labor unions in the US and certainly in Western Europe. Unions are declining all over the world. So nothing is balancing the power of capital. There is no countervailing force to say we ought to care about people. It is all about money. Unless that changes, I'm not very o...
Although America and its economy need unions, it’s become nearly impossible for employees to form one. The Hart poll I cited tells us that 57 million workers would want to be in a union if they could have one. But those who try to form a union, according to researchers at MIT, have...
After years of declining influence, unions are having a resurgence. Employees from companies across the country are increasingly organizing as a means of asking for more benefits, pay and safety from their employers. Between October 2021 and March of this year, union representation petitions filed a...
The Norris La Guardia Act was passed in 1932 to protect organized labor and unions. Labor unions were restrained by legal and judicial barriers from certain activities and could be taken to court for striking, boycotting, picketing, and the like. The act also kept employers from forcing employe...
Those elements of life persist, of course, but they are somewhat diminished, as Robert Putnam, a social scientist, observed in 1995 in “Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital”. He described the shrivelling of civic institutions, which he blamed on many of the forces that coincide...
He has “gambled” that the pay increase will be 2 per cent, and budgeted accordingly. But, after years of declining per-pupil funding, this, together with other financial pressures, means that his school has been forced to warn the ESFA that the school is going to plunge into deficit fo...
- by Imran Khan Amongst people under the age of 35 in America, a predominant view that I see emerging is how the Baby Boom generation in the US (born 1946-64) is consuming the future of the younger generation in...
The Norris La Guardia Act was passed in 1932 to protect organized labor and unions. Labor unions were restrained by legal and judicial barriers from certain activities and could be taken to court for striking, boycotting, picketing, and the like. The act also kept employers from forcing employe...
Those elements of life persist, of course, but they are somewhat diminished, as Robert Putnam, a social scientist, observed in 1995 in “Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital”. He described the shrivelling of civic institutions, which he blamed on many of the forces that coincide...
Certificates of deposit (CDs)are an excellent place to stash that cash now. While I bond rates have been declining, certificates of deposit (CDs) are still paying exceptionally high rates. In fact, current CD returns aren't far below their highest levels in more than 20 yea...