Haymarket statue
I am looking forward to seeing this live one day. Interesting monument to a tragic day in labor...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 15, 2004 | News
I am looking forward to seeing this live one day. Interesting monument to a tragic day in labor...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 15, 2004 | Uncategorized
This guy (God bless him – he’s 109) has been retired and receiving fully funded health insurance from GM for a decade longer than I’ve been alive. He’s one of over 240 GM retirees over 100! Couple of...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 14, 2004 | Union Avoidance, Unionized Company
Yeah, what he said (Cafe Hayek comment on the Broder article, also questioning the wage statistics much more persuasively than I did below).
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 14, 2004 | Uncategorized
A great blog post at Decembrist debates the question of whether there can be an effective progressive movement without a strong labor movement (assist from Nathan Newman at Labor Blog). I think Mark Schmitt’s point about...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 13, 2004 | Corruption
Houston Teamster leader permanently suspended for embezzlement. And a story about the nice parting gift negotiated courtesy of a Chicago Teamsters local for employees losing their jobs in a plant closing. As they say, who needs...
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