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The Silver Lining of the New Gilded Age: Fewer Targets | The American Prospect
When a private equity firm like Blackstone becomes a mega-landlord, money lender, and construction behemoth, many different progressive constituencies can come together to pressure and bargain with it. Read the article here.
Academics, Organizers, and Activists Gather to Address Bank Worker Organizing
On Thursday, July 19, the Bargaining for the Common Good Network convened a luncheon entitled Regulating from Below, which highlighted the role Bank Workers can have in Bargaining for the Common Good On Thursday, July 19, the AFL-CIO, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, the...
Labor’s Existential Crisis | Commonweal Magazine
The Catholics on the Supreme Court, along with some bishops, neglect church teaching on social justice, collective bargaining, and the dignity of labor Source: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/labors-existential-crisis
Bank Workers Rising | The American Prospect
The workers who blew the whistle on Wells Fargo have joined with other bank employees to win a better life for themselves and a safer economy for the nation. Source: http://prospect.org/article/bank-workers-rising
Unions Forge Partnerships With Communities for the Common Good | Truthout
Unions are fighting for quality of life, not just contracts. Source: https://truthout.org/articles/unions-forge-partnerships-with-communities-for-the-common-good/
Activists Strategize to Bring Common Good to Higher Ed
Last week's Bargaining for the Common Good in Higher Education gathering at Rutgers University drew 200 organizers from unions, community organizations, and student groups from over 50 public and private colleges and universities. Over the course of three days, they...
St. Paul teachers say they are looking beyond pay to student needs | Star Tribune
"Bargaining for the common good" catches on with other teacher unions. Source: http://www.startribune.com/st-paul-teachers-say-they-are-looking-beyond-pay-to-student-needs/474656053/
How to Halt Labor’s Slow Death | The New Republic
The success of a Minnesota teachers' union shows the way forward for a beleaguered movement. Source: https://newrepublic.com/article/147098/halt-labors-slow-death
Unions Aren’t Just Fighting for Themselves Anymore | Governing
Public-sector unions are becoming more altruistic. They may need to be. Source: http://www.governing.com/columns/smart-mgmt/gov-unions-bargaining-common-good.html