Organizing
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Wisconsin Right-to-Work Law Struck Down by District Court
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Some Americans known him from his short stint as an also-ran in the race for the Republican nomination for the Presidency. Most on the left also know him as one of the more loathsome state executives around: an enemy of public unions who proudly boasts about his ability to ignore the unified…
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Damayan Cleaning Cooperative: From Labor Trafficking to Worker Ownership
On the Laura Flanders Show this week, Damayan Cleaning Cooperative, the first Filipina migrant worker-cooperative in the United States had a chance to tell their story. Comprised primarily of survivors of labor trafficking, these cooperative members have created dignified, democratic livelihoods for themselves by starting a cleaning cooperative. This work connects to Damayan Migrant Workers Association‘s work…
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Adjunct Organizing Gains Momentum
As millions of Americans broke bread this past Thanksgiving, an important labor victory almost fell through the cracks. Last Wednesday, Temple University’s 1,400 adjunct professors voted 609-266 in favor a proposal to join the Temple Association of University Professionals, the American Federation of Teachers’ faculty affiliate at the school. With this vote, the local union will double in…
