unions

American workers can do everything right and still lose.

Submitted by subir on Thu, 08/25/2016 - 7:43pm

This diary is simply a pointer to the best article I’ve read on the plight of organized labor in the US. I would urge you to read it in full if you have an interest in labor, unions, or the working class as a whole. It presents a good explanation for why the organized labor has been eviscerated in this country and an excellent explanation for why organized labor is essential to maintain a strong, secure working class.

Sanders: DNC Stacked Platform Committee with Lobbyists While Rejecting Labor Leaders

Submitted by TheJerry on Wed, 06/01/2016 - 7:43pm

US Uncut, is reporting that Bernie today stated that the DNC had rejected his proposed platform committee appointment of Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United.

DeMoro's response was:

Trumka: "Show us the [Damn] Treaty"

Submitted by divineorder on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 5:41am

AFAIK, Richard Trumka did not actually use the 'D' work like Bernie Sanders did during the Dem 'Debate', but he has apparently thrown up his hands and called for the latest draft Obama trade treaty to be released.

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/256963-trumka-calls-for-immediate-rele...

Trumka calls for immediate release of TPP text

The Great Strike Wave of 1946

Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 08/30/2015 - 2:09pm

[The 1946 coal strike] is the most momentous event in the country's peacetime history."
- Evansville Courier, 1946

When most people think of labor unrest in America they think of the 1930's, or the various major strikes of the 19th Century. The fact is that no year, before or since, saw so many strikes, and such a large percentage of people on strike, or so many industries effected by strikes, as 1946.
Never before had labor unions flexed so much muscle.