The South has always been the biggest problem in American unionism. In short, it's extremely hard to organize there for a number of reasons, including but not only race. But.
Organizing the South is so very, very hard. I've discussed this many times here over the years, both in the labor history series and in discussing contemporary events. And yet,.
On October 19, 1980, the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) forced the textile company J.P. Stevens to sign a contract for the first time in North Carolina and.
The International Association of Machinists had hopes to organize Boeing's plant in South Carolina, which exists precisely because Boeing executives wanted to bust the unions in their Seattle plants. It.
As I stated earlier, I don't necessarily see the UAW-Volkswagen agreement as a major victory. It's certainly a positive thing for the workers involved, but as something to celebrate, I'm.
