The San Francisco hotel strike is now underway, with additional actions likely in LA and D.C. The union (UNITE HERE) is using an interesting tactic, calling for a two-week walkout to prove to the hotel how damaging the strike...
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I love this argument over at Labor Blog. Nathan Newman claims that unions raise wages and working conditions for all workers, even though they only represent 13% (less than 9% of the private sector, where competitive pressures...
Read MoreDaniel Drezner destroys the outsourcing “epidemic” argument in this NYT op-ed. Now if the rest of the paper (heck, just the rest of the op-ed page would be a start) would just pay attention. UPDATE: Not letting the...
Read More All the action on labor issues these days is with the agencies (the NLRB and the DOL). That is where a Kerry administration would have an immediate and important impact on unions. Within days of a Kerry inauguration you can say...
Read More The Machinists are threatening to leave the AFL-CIO if the reform movement accomplishes its goal of a New Unity Partnership. Tom Buffenbarger in a recent interview in Business Week Online. It’s part of a cover article on...
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