Category Archives: Labor Power Loss

Is the power of labor not only falling but being suppressed? Are court rulings favoring corporations over unions? Are new court appointees more likely to be pro business? Have unions been added to the enemy list? Is union busting being sanctioned by government action or inaction? Are employees afraid that if they unionize, the store may be closed? Are national unions splitting apart? When will laws that protect workers trying to unionize be repealed? When will unions be subsumed through government mandated guilds for both employers and employees heavily weighted in favor of the corporations and their owners? When will unions be outlawed? How far is too far?

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

Bush Appointees Create Third Class of Worker – And Exempts Them from Union Representation

Posted on October 8, 2006 by Andy Hailey

On October 3, 2006, the five member National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled by a 3 to 2 vote to ‘clarify’ the definition of a ‘supervisor’ to favor employers and oppose employees. The vote had three Bush appointees supporting the … Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6193870" target="_blank" title="The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that nurses with certain responsibilities are supervisors, and therefore barred from joining unions">Labor Board Decision May Slash Union Membership</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://edworkforce.house.gov/democrats/pdf/NLRBreport071306.pdf" target="_blank" title="President Bush’s National Labor Relations Board Rolls Back Labor Protections">WORKERS’ RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK BY BUSH ADMINISTRATION</a>
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An American Caste System In the Works? – Rich Make Significant Strides While Poor Fall Farther

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Jim Vogas

A full-time worker making the minimum wage earns $5.15 an hour. (no raise since 1997) Last year, the CEO of Wal-Mart earned $3,500 an hour. (679 times what the minimum-wage earner makes) The CEO of Halliburton earned about $8,300 an … Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5171690" target="_blank" title="The Living Wage: A Hand Up, or Bad for Business?">Ed Gordon explores the issue with economists David Swinton of Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., and Bernard Anderson, professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania.</a>
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More Corporate Failure – And a Win for Labor?

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Andy Hailey

In Has America’s Greatest Generation Begat The Failure Generation?, I summarized the introduction to “The Rise of the Rogue Executive,” where the authors point out, “Business scandals are just another part of the stream of daily news that is full … Continue reading →

  • Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5056527" target="_blank" title=""December 16, 2005 · In Los Angeles, a federal grand jury has handed down an indictment to Ralph's supermarket chain.>Ralph's Supermarkets Charged in Labor Dispute</a>
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As Membership Wains, So Does Labor Power

Posted on October 16, 2005 by Andy Hailey

As a percentage of the workforce, union membership peaked around 1960 and has declined to one fourth of that. Continue reading →

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The WAWG Index

Posted on October 9, 2005 by Andy Hailey

This index attempts to ‘measure’ the extent to which the list of 14 characteristics monitored by this blog apply to the United States over time.   The index will be determined monthly as a percent change from the previous month. … Continue reading →

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The Right to Take – A Combination of Unlimited Freedom and Excessive Greed

Posted on March 27, 2005 by Andy Hailey

Labor law – right to take from union benefits without paying union dues Funding the Public – right to take citizenship benefits wihtout paying citizenship dues Gun ownership – the right to take lives with military weapons without paying for … Continue reading →

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