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A Moderate but Meaningful Step to Tackle Inequality

Carl Bloice Black Commentator
steps being taken in a number of countries where despite economic advances, inequality continues to grow, and where policy makers have decided that one way (not the only way) to even things out a bit is to legislate a rise in the minimum wage.

A March, A Concert, A Cooperative

By Willie Osterweil Sharable
Over a series of meetings decided that they wanted to keep the factory running, using worker’s democracy and horizontal control.

Tidbits - February 21, 2013

Published by Portside
The life and work of Jon Fromer; Readers comments on Movements Making Noise; Eslanda Robeson; Roots of Poverty; Gangster Bankers; Climate Rally; The Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy; three NYC events - Film Screening - Nothing But A Man; Book Party for Henry Foner; China in Revolt: A Roundtable; video announcement - Building On-The-Job Organizing Networks

Can We Trust Foxconn’s New ‘Democratic’ Chinese Factories?

Michelle Chen In These Times
Foxconn has announced that workers will be able to vote for union representatives at their factories. The plan, according to news reports, is to allow workers to elect “junior workers” to represent them in a union leadership structure historically dominated by management and officials.

Big Labor's Lock 'Em Up Mentality

James Ridgeway and Jean Casella Mother Jones
How otherwise progressive unions stand in the way of a more humane correctional system.