Organizing Grievances

Labor faces a moment of truth - Ben Smith and Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com Many strategists and even some labor officials argue that the g...

An Econ prof begs me, literally begs me, to get this word out to my union contacts: You are killing yourselves and this country by protectin...

Dissent Magazine: Melvyn Dubofsky on "The Legacy of Andy Stern" The distinguished sociologist Daniel Bell wrote this in 1995 about...

All I can say is that I was unaware of the negative consequences of EFCA when I wrote in support of it in the past. All I can say is that I...

have a nice day.

Labor activists have always believed that union security prevents non-members from benefitting unfairly from the sacrifices they make to obt...

See for yourself . This is meaningful, I think. So does Ezra K . Here's hoping this inspires a hilarious revival of the ACORN-Alinsky sh...

Ezra Klein gives voice to one of the many renters in my panic-ridden chest: You have to imagine that organized labor, which spent $100 mill...

I seem to remember a certain union offering Obama's support for merit pay as a prime reason to support his Democratic opponents in the p...

I love it when we're the ones who can speculate about our Dream Team Cabinet. As for who will run the show at Labor ... Former Rep. Ri...

Avi Zenilman and Ben Smith give credit where credit is due , to the "older, industrial unions" that have, in their opinions, actua...

I made this for CGE to celebrate them getting fair share. Thought I'd throw it up on the ol' blog.

Krugman : There seem to be two prevailing narratives about the bailout plan(s). Both have elements of truth, but are fundamentally wrong. O...

Writing out of frustration: Member-run unions are, apparently, great, right up until the moment that your members start telling you that the...

to be an absurd framework through which to understand labor's political identity in the 21st Century, in my opinion. but some interestin...

it's all about the fidelity on the vocal track, here. imagine hearing this on a record with no accompanying visuals or text.

"When your child goes to school, they build your future."

"I'm opposing Measure 64 because it's going to make our job of protecting our communities harder."

Every liberal special interest group from MoveOn.org to Big Labor to anti-drilling extremists are laying it all on the line in 2008 with one...

excerpt from The Wrecking Crew by Tom Frank, from the chapter entitled "The Best Public Servant is the Worst One:" In the mytholo...