Today on TAP: The American South and declining U.S. wage standards
unions
Posted inWorking in America
A Great Organizer Steps Down
Jono Shaffer, who pioneered the organizing of janitors, security guards, and child care workers, is retiring.
Posted inVideos
⏩ Organizing for Social and Political Empowerment: Watch Our Conference
A half-day Zoom conference on challenges and strategies, featuring national and local progressive organizers and students of organizing
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Even West Virginia Bows to Solar
The epicenter of coal country belatedly begins to acknowledge the realities of renewables.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Man Bites Dog: Government Helps American Workers in Trade Dispute
For the first time ever, the U.S. trade representative has initiated a trade complaint against a foreign factory (which makes GM cars and pickups).
Posted inTAP
General Motors Has Second Thoughts
Today on TAP: The company pledges to respect workers’ right to unionize
Posted inTAP
GM and Ford: Going Green and Anti-Union
Today on TAP: The two legacy automakers are moving into electric and moving out their unionized workforce
Posted inPolitics
Maloney Yanks DeJoy-Friendly Provision From Postal Bill After Union Complains
A provision that would have allowed the U.S. Postal Service to set its own delivery standards is removed, but penalties for noncompliance with targets are also gone.
Posted inDay One Agenda
$15 an Hour for Federal Contractors Is Great. A Union Is Better.
Biden could kick-start labor organizing, without approval from Congress.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Good-Paying Union Jobs? Here’s How to Get Them.
Today on TAP: The president’s infrastructure plan and American labor