Open Thread on Immigration
   The immigration bill is headed back to the Senate floor today. It is unclear whether there will be enough votes–60 are needed–to allow the bill to proceed. And, even some of the Senators who say...
View ArticleBad Trade Deal–Redux
My email box runneth over with various statements from union leaders on the trade deal struck between the Administration and Charlie Rangel and some of his sidekicks in the Democratic leadership. Anna...
View ArticleLabor’s Choice For President (Part IV): SEIU Neutral
(This is the fourth installment of an occasional update on where the labor movement is ending up in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination) At this point, this is really not a...
View ArticleJohn Edwards Rocks The Change To Win Convention
Whew. John Edwards just spoke to the Change To Win convention in Chicago and blew the delegates away. I’ve got a few snippets here from his speech. First, to repeat some of the background: Three of...
View ArticleChange To Win Convention–Random Thoughts
I’m here in the Windy City for the Change To Win convention. I’ve only got a few minutes before the convention goes back into session–and there is no wireless in the hall so it’s tough to get...
View ArticleBREAKING–SEIU Says No Endorsement–YET
The Service Employees International Union will not endorse any candidate in the Democratic primaries–at least until next week. This announcement came just a few minutes ago via a conference call...
View ArticleLabor’s Choice–Part III
This is a good day to check in on the lay of the land regarding where unions are going in the Democratic presidential primaries. Today, two important unions are hearing from the Democratic...
View ArticleLabor’s Choice For President–Updated–The Long Version
Three weeks ago, I took a look at where unions might end up in the Democratic presidential primary race. There has been a fair amount of movement so it’s a good time to check back and see where we...
View ArticleMajor Unions Set To Endorse–But Will They?
Today is a significant day for the Democratic presidential race: the unions of the AFL-CIO will be freed up to endorse candidates. But, I suspect that a number of unions may hold back, at least until...
View ArticleWhat Is Labor’s Plan Now?
   Okay, no surprise, the Employee Free Choice Act is dead. I’ve gotten no fewer than a dozen e-mails from various politicians and organizations, including the AFL-CIO and Change To win, hailing...
View ArticleWhat Will Labor Do With Edwards Out Of The Race?
One interesting aspect–and an important one that has gotten very little coverage in the media (please put links to anything you see in the Comments section)–is what happens now to the labor support...
View ArticleObama’s Critique of Unions–Long-Lasting Damage?
Ben Smith of the Politico talked to me New Year’s Eve about whether Sen. Obama was doing long-lasting damage to his relations with labor because of his criticism of 527 money flowing in to Iowa in...
View ArticleObama’s Critique of Unions–Long-Lasting Damage?
Ben Smith of the Politico talked to me New Year’s Eve about whether Sen. Obama was doing long-lasting damage to his relations with labor because of his criticism of 527 money flowing in to Iowa in...
View ArticleUFCW and AFL-CIO: Working Together on Safety
This was interesting. Yesterday, the AFL-CIO and UFCW issued a joint press release about a victory in a long battle: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will finally require–drumroll,...
View ArticleEdwards Gets Large SEIU Push
I’m trying to keep election news t a minimum so we can focus on labor and workers’ issues that get less discussion but, let’s face it, people want to know and politics will dominate even more in...
View ArticleWhat Will Labor Do With Edwards Out Of The Race?
One interesting aspect–and an important one that has gotten very little coverage in the media (please put links to anything you see in the Comments section)–is what happens now to the labor support...
View ArticleWhat Will Labor Do With Edwards Out Of The Race?
One interesting aspect–and an important one that has gotten very little coverage in the media (please put links to anything you see in the Comments section)–is what happens now to the labor support...
View ArticleWhat Will Labor Do With Edwards Out Of The Race?
One interesting aspect–and an important one that has gotten very little coverage in the media (please put links to anything you see in the Comments section)–is what happens now to the labor support...
View ArticleWhat Will Labor Do With Edwards Out Of The Race?
One interesting aspect–and an important one that has gotten very little coverage in the media (please put links to anything you see in the Comments section)–is what happens now to the labor support...
View ArticleWhat Will Labor Do With Edwards Out Of The Race?
One interesting aspect–and an important one that has gotten very little coverage in the media (please put links to anything you see in the Comments section)–is what happens now to the labor support...
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