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Workshop Talks: Nurses vs. Kaiser
From the September-October 2014 issue of News & Letters: Workshop Talks: Nurses vs. Kaiser Contract bargaining has begun between the California Nurses Association and Kaiser Permanente. CNA has steadfastly rejected management’s demand to hold negotiations in closed sessions….
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Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, alienated labor, alienation, California Department of Managed Health Care, California Nurses Association, caregiver, CNA, commodity, cost-control mandate, division of mental and manual labor, healthcare exchange, healthcare workers, Htun Lin, Kaiser Permanente, labor power, patient safety, SEIU, Veterans Administration
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Legislators let us down
People shared stories about their experiences with Medicaid, the minimum wage, disability rights, and talked about the importance of seeing the human side of issues. The only things the legislators would say was that “revenues were the problem.” Continue reading
Workshop Talks: Capitalism trashes union democracy
From the new July-August 2012 issue of News & Letters: Workshop Talks Capitalism trashes union democracy by Htun Lin The “Great Recession” we’re living in will continue so long as we accept that there is no alternative to capitalism. It … Continue reading
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Tagged 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, automation, capitalism, Charles Denby, class struggle, containerization, democracy, economic justice, healthcare, Indignant Heart: A Black Worker's Journal, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Joseph Stiglitz, labor, Labor-Management Partnership, Longview, Occupy Movement, SEIU, Union democracy, United States, workers
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Class enemies in union clothing
From the November-December 2011 issue of News & Letters: Workshop Talks Class enemies in union clothing by Htun Lin The spreading Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has gripped the attention of the country. Some signs in these tent cities say … Continue reading
