Unions have the resources to deploy to new organizing and growth, writes Chris Bohner. But they are pursuing a defensive financial strategy instead.
By Chris Bohner
Labor Notes
Despite the recent upsurge in worker militancy, union membership and density have been declining for decades. But
Despite the recent upsurge in worker militancy, union membership and density have been declining for decades. But a close look at labor’s finances suggests that unions have the economic resources to potentially reverse this decline. Standard explanations for labor’s decline blame our grossly unfair labor laws, the full-scale corporate attack on organizing and collective
There may not be a big demand for 1990s nostalgia, but the 2016 presidential race could offer one more contest involving a Clinton and a Bush. Yet, some Democrats fear Hillary Clinton could ultimately fail because she lacks a vision for addressing today’s problems, says Beverly Bandler.
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Far-right Republicans continue to be obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and many of their attacks on her fall painfully flat. A case in point: Republicans playing “gotcha!” in response to a new photo of a maskless AOC drinking outside during a visit to Miami.