Q & A with UNITE HERE leaders
Nobody’s breaking for lunch, as journalists race around from room to room to meet and interview leaders of the seven unions which have set up this Unite to Win federation. Here in the press room,…
I’m not the only one blogging from the floor here
Jonathan Tasini is sitting right behind me doing the same thing. You can see his blog this morning here. I’m amazed by what we can do with the new technology — could anyone have done…
Hansen proposes constitution for new federation
Joe Hansen, president of the 1.4 million member United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) has just proposed adoption of the constitution for the new federation. “We are here to change course,” he said. “Adoption of…
Stern: Workers of the world, unite
SEUI President Andy Stern was the third union president to address the convention this morning. Wearing the union’s trademark purple colours, he roused the audience with a fiery speech about the centrality of organizing new…
Raynor: No justice, no peace
Bruce Raynor of UNITE HERE was the second major union leader to address the Change to Win coalition this morning. Raynor is a real firebrand. He repeatedly brought the audience to their feet. “Somebody ought…
Hoffa: We are on the edge of making history
Teamster president James Hoffa, wearing a blue Change to Win t-shirt, was the first union president to address the founding convention of the Change to Win federation this morning. He called the union leaders —…
New hope for American workers?
Yesterday, Monday, 26 September 2005, marked a turning point in the history of the trade union movement in the United States. Or it didn’t. It all depends on who you talk to.
Without members’ emails, unions are paper tigers
Seven years ago, I was talking about the Internet to leaders of one of Britain’s largest unions. I suggested that we consider sending out a mass mailing — by post — to inform the union’s…
Gate Gourmet: The need for an online campaign
The following article, published in the most recent issue of Labour Research magazine, was out of date before it ever saw print. Working together with the union and the global union federations, we were able…
Open Letter to George Galloway (2)
Dear Sir: I was pleased to see that you vigorously condemned last week’s terrorist attacks by jihadists in Bangladesh. As I’m sure you know, today — less than a week after Israel’s withdrawal from the…