Why Unions Matter
His "Why Unions Matter" sheds critical light on the US labor movement at a time of promise and peril, nationally and globally. The author's approach to organized labor in the world's most powerful nation is personal and political. He is no armchair theorist. Yates's aim and interest is not to dazzle readers with theory. Rather, he wants to empower ordinary people to see their history as a way to change themselves and the world for the better. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
The EFCA would help in organizing non-union workers. Whether working to elect Obama and other democrats was good strategy pivots somewhat on EFCA passage. There are indications that big corporations own too many Democrats in combination with their captive Republican toadies to allow passage.