What is inflation, why is it important, and what can we do about it? As union members we have little control over prices, but we do have the power to bargain for pay that keeps up with the cost of living. We’ll cover the basics of inflation, including how it’s calculated and what we mean by good and bad inflation. The session will also equip organizers with strategies to win strong wage clauses that stay strong even as costs rise.
Learn about the tricky web of health care profits and money-making schemes, clearly explained in a way you can break down for your fellow members. But it's not all doom and gloom: you'll also hear how health care unions are fighting for well-funded workplaces and better patient care.
Bring your burning organizing questions and labor knowledge to the first-ever live episode of The Labor Notes Podcast, our weekly show on rank-and-file news and organizing tactics! With special guests: two casino dealers who helped lead a remarkable recognition strike at the Horseshoe Indianapolis Casino last fall.
Despite promising to be the “peace president,” Trump is using our tax dollars to wage illegal wars and regime change operations in Latin America and the Middle East, bringing suffering to our fellow workers abroad and endangering everyone’s future. Join a discussion with an intergenerational group of unionists who have been at the forefront of labor’s antiwar organizing at key moments in our recent history—from Reagan’s nuclear arms buildup to Bush’s invasion of Iraq to the ongoing Gaza genocide.
