Author: Phillip Wilson

Who’s watching the till?

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 15, 2004 | Corruption

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I am always suspicious when an office secretary is able to abscond with $40 large. Carpenters have put the local under trusteeship, and additional charges may be forthcoming...

Haymarket statue

Posted 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...

How long until the Big 3 got the way of steel and airlines?

Posted 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...

Labor political power RIP? (part III)

Posted 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).

Labor political power, RIP? (part deux)

Posted 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...