February 26, 2006

… is a wage and hour violation?

Filed under: organizing, labor law

Here’s what I thought it was: when you work at your job and management makes you do work off the clock, uncompensated. (more…)

February 16, 2006

… is the future of operaismo?

Filed under: work, reading plans

This is the question provocatively asked in a recent piece at prol-position. The piece engages a lot with Silver’s Forces of Labor, which I keep meaning to finish. (Incidentally, Wildcat assembled a dossier on Silver that’s quite good.)

February 12, 2006

… should you do first?

Filed under: organizing, work, union

If you want to organize your workplace, that is. (more…)

January 13, 2006

… is the future of the union?

Filed under: organizing, work

No, not another IWW thing or whatever. It’s a proper name. (more…)

January 11, 2006

… is Employee Engagement?

Filed under: work

Someone I know is looking for information on the Gallup Employee Engagement Survey. (more…)

September 11, 2005

… is visceral hatred?

Filed under: organizing, work

Angela brought up the idea of visceral hatred for bosses, as something I’d said before. (more…)