Article 5 of 5 Link to previous article in series –Â http://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2016/10/04/labor-wars-put-workers-back-at-the-center-of-organizing/ The respondents have expanded the discussion far beyond the
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Article 3 of 5 Link to previous article in series – http://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2016/10/04/labor-wars-labor-needs-a-bold-vision-to-inspire-workers-in-the-new-economy/ I strongly disagree with Brother Richman’s assertion that the
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Article 4 of 5 Link to previous article in the series –Â http://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2016/10/04/labor-wars-time-to-set-new-priorities/ Late one night in the fall of 2015,
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Article 2 of 5 Link to previous article in series –Â http://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2016/10/01/on-the-contrary-labor-wars/ A little more than thirty years ago, I first
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In this article, views of Shaun Richman are expressed followed by a response from Jonathan Rosenblum Two Reasons Why Most Unions Don’t Do Large-Scale Organizing By Shaun Richman In 2005, the labor movement…
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Austerity, growing inequality, and the economic and political domination of billionaires, bankers, hedge funds, and giant corporations make the current moment ripe for birthing a movement that can radically transform the country and the world. This is a time of great peril, but also of extraordinary opportunity and—yes—reasons for hope. The last four decades have been characterized by unrelenting attacks on the working class, the weakening of unions and the financialization of capitalism.
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The once hallowed and secure work life of American university faculty has for the past quarter century been in turmoil. Being a professor was once a respected, stable profession, but is now increasingly characterized by low pay, minimal benefits, and no job security.
Read MoreThe folks at Fight for $15 put together this video to celebrate their day of action, April 14, 2016.
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Kendall Fells is Organizing Director of Fight for $15. Watch this video of his remarks to a recent Murphy Institute
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Invisible Lives, Targeted Bodies: The Impacts of Economic Injustice on LGBTQ Communities was A 2-day conference on the impacts of economic injustice on vulnerable LGBTQ communities. One of the speakers was Stuart Applebaum, President of RWDSU.
Other speakers included:
Amber Hollibaugh, Kenyon Farrow, Rebecca Lurie, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas & Reina Gossett.
