Paul Burstein, AAUP LISTSERV A bit on research about democracy in unions: In 1956, the sociologists Seymour Martin Lipset, Martin Trow, and James S. Coleman published a book entitled Union Democracy, long considered a classic. It began by describing how rare it was for unions to remain internall[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Unions’
March 3rd, 2016 - 9:19 am § in Misc.
When Unions Cease Being (d)emocratic
February 17th, 2016 - 9:32 am § in Misc.
(Seattle) Vast Far-Left-Wing Conspiracy to Control UW Unmasked
The AAUP listserv is beginning to sound more than a bit like a Republican Presidential debate. While one side brings up the issues of politicization of the UW by SEIU, the other in a not so naive way, proclaims that is is shocked at claims that the SEIU and SEIU/UW have been associated with c[...]
February 8th, 2016 - 9:12 am § in Misc.
Is Bernie Sanders a Hypocrite?
More super PAC money has been spent in express support of Sen. Bernie Sanders than for either of his Democratic rivals, including Hillary Clinton, according to Federal Election Commission records. National Nurses United Move ON Communications Workers of America Postal Workers Union. Read more on DAI[...]
December 19th, 2015 - 9:39 am § in Misc.
Davey Jones: Lawyers and Unions at Sea
For some reason the demon stopped harassing the AB, no one knows why, perhaps my cutting and welding the pipe scared it off, but more likely as the ship made Honolulu, the demon simply went on vacation in Hawaii. (that’s my theory anyway) While in Honolulu something far worse than a demon harass[...]
November 24th, 2015 - 10:59 am § in America
Nov. 24 in South Carolina: Why do we export jobs to this foreign country?
Is South Carolina A Part of The Union? Now that the government of the Palmetto State has decided that flying the racist flag is in bad taste, perhaps the time has come to decide whether the first state to secede might be asked to do that again? The history of South Carolina as an independent [&hel[...]
October 24th, 2015 - 9:28 am § in Misc.
The other side: Adjunct Faculty are like sharecroppers
Elizabeth Hanson FACEBOOK Posters done for adjunct faculty recognition week at Shoreline CC and other colleges nationwide…Did you know that 50% of part-time faculty is eligible for public assistance? Did you know that most part-time faculty don’t know from one quarter to the next if th[...]
July 26th, 2015 - 10:03 am § in Misc.
MadeWith Pride .. but no unions!
Why is this better than making planes in Thailand?[...]
July 16th, 2015 - 9:18 am § in The Ave Scene
SEATTLISH: Slave Wages at the meh Space Needle
Space Needle employees are finally getting a raise (but the Space Needle still sucks) After 11 attempts at mediation, the Space Needle has apparently been worn down enough to give raises to some of its employees, retroactive to 2011 when they first started getting up to their union-busting bullshit.[...]
July 2nd, 2015 - 8:57 am § in Misc.
Will Unions FINALLY Organize The New Digital Workforce?
The decision by Salon employees, announced in a press release by the union Thursday, suggests that Gawker’s high-profile union campaign may indeed have a domino effect in new media, which is generally a union-free world at the moment. A statement signed by all 26 editorial employees said that [...]
Seattle City Poltics
David Brewster In sizing up what’s happening with the Mayor and the Police Guild, and the departure of two key oversight officials, take a look at this 6/22 story from The Stranger about the contract negotiations. Mayor Murray is walking a fine line, keeping the endorsement of the SPOG while a[...]