The ironies here can’t be richer! It’s not Top-Down or Die, or Collaborate or Die, or Marketing Development Reps or Die, or even Business Unionism or Die? IT IS “ORGANIZE OR DIE”! Had the title down, the remaining 127 pages was what not to do in a free market capitalistic society if you are a… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Unions
ALS IceBucket & Market Development –
During my session of the Labor Rising classes, I devote a good deal of time to discussing the power of social media. While it may seem, on the surface, a way to share pictures of cats and be annoyed by people you haven’t seen in ten years, it is actually one of the most powerful… Continue Reading
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Pension Protection Act 2006 – Sunset Provision 2014
Definition of Sunset Provision – A condition or provision in a law that designates a certain point in time when that specific law will no longer be in effect. The law will no longer have any effect at that point, unless the governing powers reinstate the law or extend the sunset provision before the expiration… Continue Reading
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Northwestern University and the L A Clippers –
The student athletes at Northwestern University organizing a union is a great stride forward. However let’s go to school, so to speak, on the mechanism they chose to accomplish that goal. Enter the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) – by placing the decision to advance their rights as employees/players in another entities hands, this may… Continue Reading
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Union Organizing and the New Reality –
The loss of jobs in construction may very well be the new reality. The loss of jobs will be permanent for both union & non-union and is due to ongoing technology in construction delivery and will also accelerate as modularization advances. Why there is a lack of hard discussion about jobs at the national and… Continue Reading
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