Labor Issues Made Real for Crazy TV Watching Life
The writers for FASHION POLICE are on strike. This is a good little case study in labor. Let's learn together.
Little Labor
Josh Eidelson explores the rise of nonunion labor groups—20 years ago, there were five, now there are 214—and possibly also the future of labor organizing in this country. (“As unions face declining membership these workers’ groups—like the mostly union-free job sectors they organize—are on the rise, particularly in New York. Because of their efforts, more restaurant workers in the city get paid sick days, domestic workers receive overtime pay, and taxi drivers will soon have health insurance.”)
‘Don’t Ever Write Anybody Off, Because I Changed’
Corey Robin's memories of Lucille Dickess, a registrar at Yale who became president of the local union in the eighties, are really beautiful.
Fast Food Workers Go On Strike
Workers want to unionize and raise their pay from minimum wage to $15 an hour, but it would be more likely that companies would negotiate that figure down—if they're willing to negotiate at all.
How and Why Josh Eidelson Went From Being a Labor Activist to a Labor Journalist (Also: Labor 101)
Logan Sachon: Tell me about you, Josh Eidelson.
Josh Eidelson: I grew up outside of Philly and got involved in the labor movement in college. My first month in college I participated in civil disobedience with campus workers who were trying to win a union contract.
