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CSEA Supports Hillary For President

Stephanie West Labor Press
The 300,000 members Civil Service Employees Association, AFSCME of New York, endorses Senator Hillary Clinton.

Connecting the Dots Between the “Identity Politics” of Black Lives Matter and Class Politics

Ethan Corey Working In These Times
“There is space for us to fight along multiple dimension at once. We don’t have to pick one. I don’t have to be a worker today, a queer person tomorrow, a woman tonight. I can be all of those things, all at once, hallelujah.“ It’s not about identity politics. It’s about our lives. The very sanctity of our lives is at stake. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.”

The Hellish Conditions Facing Workers At Chicken Processing Plants

BRYCE COVERT thinkprogress.org
Poultry worker average about $11 an hour, or between $20,000 and $25,000 a year. For every dollar spent on a chicken product, a worker sees just two cents. That kind of pay qualifies a poultry worker with two children for food stamps and free school lunches. And they still might not see all of their promised pay. They often working more than 40 hours a week — they’re required to stay at most plants until all chickens are processed — but rarely get overtime pay.

Clinton Clinches Labor Majority

BRIAN MAHONEY Politico
Hillary Clinton’s endorsement Friday by the country’s largest public employee union marks a turning point in her nomination battle as she shores up support from a labor movement that flirted in recent months with Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.

How Social Dialogue Led to a Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisia

Houcine Abass Equal Times
Dialogue is essential. It is the only way to put an end to situations of conflict. Otherwise there will be particular interests that will push conflict. There are governments, which claim that they want democracy but at the same time they encourage and assist terrorist bodies. To bring peace to the world is not an easy task because this depends on social justice.

Why Tipping is Wrong

Saru Jayaraman New York Times
Tipping creates a two-tier wage system in the restaurant industry. The practice should be stopped everywhere.