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Showing videos filed under: Employee Free Choice Act
Bill Fletcher, Jr.: Economic Royalists and Obama
August 4, 2010Barack Obama spent his 49th birthday speaking to labor leaders at an AFL-CIO federation meeting, but GRITtv commentator Bill Fletcher, Jr. noted that Obama needs to do more than attend meetings--it's time for some action on the Employee Free Choice Act. In addition, Fletcher notes, Obama should be situating himself among working people, not just union higher-ups, against the "economic royalists" who would keep the economy's fundamental inequality.Bill Fletcher Jr., Holy Wars, and Courage Campaign
August 4, 2010Barack Obama spent his 49th birthday speaking to labor leaders at an AFL-CIO federation meeting, but GRITtv commentator Bill Fletcher, Jr. noted that Obama needs to do more than attend meetings--it's time for some action on the Employee Free Choice Act. In addition, Fletcher notes, Obama should be situating himself among working people, not just union higher-ups, against the "economic royalists" who would keep the economy's fundamental inequality.Max Fraser & Michael Whitney: The Convoluted Future of Labor
June 22, 2010Despite the enormous growth under Andy Stern’s leadership, current president Mary Kay says that the SEIU is still fighting for paid sickdays. None of the laborers cleaning up the gulf coast are even under a union contract in the first place.Bill Fletcher Jr.: Slap in the Face to Labor
June 9, 2010"It was a Sister Souljah moment," says Bill Fletcher Jr. of Bill Clinton's support for Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln in her primary battle against insurgent Bill Halter. Lincoln, of course, is one of the Democrats whose refusal to support the Employee Free Choice Act keeps labor from expanding its base. Labor came out for Bill Halter, but the party elites supported Lincoln and helped her keep her seat.Bill Fletcher Jr., Bolivia's Water, BP and Afghanistan
June 9, 2010"It was a Sister Souljah moment," says Bill Fletcher Jr. of Bill Clinton's support for Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln in her primary battle against insurgent Bill Halter. Lincoln, of course, is one of the Democrats whose refusal to support the Employee Free Choice Act keeps labor from expanding its base. Labor came out for Bill Halter, but the party elites supported Lincoln and helped her keep her seat.Year in Review: What EFCA is Up Against
December 29, 2009Discussion of the Employee Free Choice Act, like most other major reforms, has stalled while Congress is locked in a battle over health care reform. In June, we held a roundtable on the legislation and the likelihood of getting labor law reform through a technically-Democratic Congress.Pennies for Standing All Day Next to Multimillion-dollar Art
December 22, 2009The Philadelphia Museum of Art security guards have been caught in a labor struggle for years, dating back to the subcontracting out of what were formerly union jobs. They finally held--and won--a union election earlier this fall, but AlliedBarton, the contractor the guards work for, has so far refused to negotiate a contract.Media Establishment, Mark Danner and Durban II
December 17, 2009Joe Lieberman hijacked news coverage for a while this week, but it was Howard Dean's defense of real health care reform that inspired White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs to a snarling personal response. Ben Bernanke was anointed Time's Person of the Year despite a hold on his renomination and a bill passing the house to audit the Federal Reserve. Is the Establishment closing ranks around its own?The F Word: Union Labor is Sexy Too
December 17, 2009President Obama gave a speech this week touting weatherization as a “sexy” way to save money and make the world a greener place. His audience included Senators, mayors, and labor leaders, and he cracked jokes in between serious discussion of insulation, job creation, and clean energy.Week In Review: Which Side Are You On?
November 28, 2009What happened to organized labor in the US? With the decline of manufacturing jobs and rise of female-dominated service fields, does the old labor union model still hold up, or do we need new ways of organizing and supporting workers? And what happened to solidarity?
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