This past summer, we stayed at Oakland House Seaside Resort, in Brooksville, Maine, along the Eggemoggin Reach in Penobscot Bay. The property is large and consists of several business entities. We lodged in the hostel,…
Scabbing for the Huffington Post
I have a Facebook friend who is a prominent liberal activist and writer. He tells us on his website that "My labor experience dates back to working as a staff organizer in Las Vegas for…
Mother Nature, Make Me Rich
NBC recently aired a show called America’s Next Great Restaurant. Contestants, each of whom hoped to open a restaurant chain, were put through a series of tests to see whose idea had the best chance…
Speak Out, Fight Back!
We spent six weeks in January and February in Ford City, Pennsylvania, my hometown. We stayed with my mother, in the house in which I grew up, and slept in the twin beds in my…
Radical Labor Education, Part 5: A New Labor…
A few weeks ago, I was a guest on a radio show hosted by Ed Martin on KDVS in Davis, California. The Egyptian revolt was in full swing. I said: I know there's a lot…
WISCONSIN LABOR ON THE MARCH
Here is a link to an interview I did with France Kassing at KDVS radio in Davis, California. I am the first person on the show, so just click on the link and listen. Link:…
Radical Labor Education, Part 4: Renewal?
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 had the champions of capitalism crowing that history had ended, that there was no alternative to the "magic of the marketplace." Historical developments since then have given…
Radical Labor Education, Part 3: The Decline of…
In the United States, radical labor education had great vitality from the heyday of the Socialist Party and the IWW before the First World War until the end of the Second World War. In fact,…
Radical Labor Education, Part 2
While unions are indispensable organizations of the working class, they are not likely to lead a radical social transformation. They face inherent constraints. First, unions may replicate already existing divisions within the working class. Many…