Cassandra Klewicki builds things. Train platforms. Bridges. And international labor organizations. Cassy is a concrete carpenter with Local 290, and how she got there was quite a journey. “I’ve worked all over, in six states and 24 countries.” she said. “I worked at a coffee farm in Ecuador. I took seasonal jobs where you live in … Continue Reading ››
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Response to Nick Unger’s “Unions as Consciousness Builders – Part 2”
On July 3rd, we posted Part II of Nick Unger's series on union structures, labor history and union member consciousness. As with the first installment, the responses have been rolling in. Here's a sampling: From Martin … Continue Reading ››
Another go-round on Unions as Consciousness Builders – Part 2: Hello & Goodbye with Far too little In Between
By Nick Unger
Why would one expect American unions to foster a broad insurgent culture? The legal framework, political and organizational for today’s unions goes back almost 80 years. It has always encouraged a culture of accommodation with the needs of production, output and efficiency and discouraged a broad insurgent culture of conflict, turmoil … Continue Reading ››
