Hope was a byword of the AFL-CIO Convention this year, and the positive vibe was contagious even long distance. As the federation wrapped up its business in Los Angeles this week, the positive signs were all around, even with the challenges that lie ahead. Labor seems fit for the organizing, bargaining and legislative campaigns comingContinue reading “Good Vibrations in LA”
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Reinventing Labor
The pressure that labor faces this week at the AFL-CIO Convention in Los Angeles is palpable even here on the East Coast, and across the nation. The labor movement is at a crossroads, and major changes are on the horizon. We will soon see if the federation can implement a radical plan to revive aContinue reading “Reinventing Labor”
Whither Labor
Four years ago, in Pittsburgh, the American labor movement was retooling for the challenge of an economy gone terribly wrong. Rich Trumka, the fiery former coal miner and inveterate boat rocker, was assuming the helm of the AFL-CIO with a warning shot across the bow of Wall Street and K Street. And he elevated twoContinue reading “Whither Labor”
It’s Not Over Except for the Shouting
There it was – a full day without political commercials. Wasn’t it lovely? No 30-second snippets of vitriol, tightly engineered messages of hate and innuendo. Mostly lies, no matter which side of the aisle you come down on. I approve this message even though in the past I’ve been part of the creative teams whoContinue reading “It’s Not Over Except for the Shouting”