By Frank Emspak Labor Day is here, and the usual suspects will write the usual pieces, either describing organized labor on its deathbed, or claiming organized labor is about to experience a rebirth because of new leadership and the possible … Continue reading Labor Day 2021
The Meriter nurses’ victory will resonate beyond one hospital. Continue reading Meriter Nurses Score Significant Gains
Workers at Colectivo are in the middle of a unionizing drive. Here’s what you need to know and where to read more. Continue reading Union Yes, with a Shot of Truth
Emails between the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce and Public Health Madison & Dane County show a close, collaborative relationship. Continue reading How Madison’s public health officials talk to the business community
Ten years after the historic uprising against Scott Walker’s attack on Wisconsin unions, Frank Emspak reflects on the labor movement’s prospects and predicament. Continue reading Commemorating the Wisconsin Uprising
An interactive poem by Mary Croy Continue reading empire mean time, a poem
In advance of a Madison DSA event, Building the Union Without Permission, Monday February 1st at 6:30pm, Frank Emspak spoke with Angaza Laughinghouse, member of North Carolina Public Services Union and veteran of black liberation, anti-imperialist, and workers’ rights struggles. … Continue reading “We Brought Our Fighting Spirit From the South” – An interview with Angaza Laughinghouse, UE 150
The difference is clear: the Madison School Board has a relationship of respect with the union, Madison Teachers Inc. and those it represents. The University of Wisconsin disdains those who work at the University and disrespects their organizations. The anti-union bias of the University places all of us in jeopardy. Continue reading The Union Difference: How Their Power and Influence Affects Everyone’s Safety
This resolution was created by members of Madison Area DSA to help you take up the call for #Justice4George with your union. Continue reading Draft Resolution for Unions to Demand Justice for George Floyd
The brutal killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 sparked an initial rebellion in the Twin Cities that included protesting the police, and looting and setting fire to businesses (and Minneapolis’ 3rd Police Precinct). Cities across the country … Continue reading No Justice, No Peace: Protesting the Police in Madison
