Subcontracting

  • How to Bargain Concessions (If You Must)
    Richard de Vries
    May 15 2012 - 4:10pm

    Can concessions save jobs? Almost always they cannot, and certainly not in the big picture. Concessions can’t fix a collapsed market or stop offshoring, nor the 1%’s relentless assault on the working class. But concessions may save jobs in the short term if the union bargains hard in areas not traditional to our thinking and gets specific, concrete guarantees.

  • Minneapolis Hunger Strike Ends with Promises to Press On

    Retail cleaning workers and community allies ended a 12-day hunger strike against the Supervalu grocery chain Thursday. The workers, members of a Minneapolis worker center, called off the action when religious leaders and elected officials said they'd press management for a solution.

  • Jobs with Justice Backs Hyatt, Verizon Workers
    Jane Slaughter
    Oct 24 2009 - 1:02am
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    Jobs with Justice’s Week of Resistance and Recovery September 24-October 1 brought out thousands of workers and allies to chastise bailed-out bankers and agitate for jobs. In 20 cities across the country, JwJ chapters attempted to spark a fight for economic recovery.