This the page for the Labor Liason blog by Lester Greene. As columns are written they will be posted here.
Here are three posts written in 2016 and 2017.
Labor Liaison – August 2023
By Lester Muata Greene The week of August 30 – September 3 is Labor Rights Week. It’s when we as working people get the word out that ALL workers have the same right to a […]
Labor’s Moment
By Lester Muata Greene, Labor Liaison Labor unions in the United States are having a moment that hasn’t happened in over 60 years, since writers and actors strike together. Along with UPS workers poised for […]
LABOR LIAISON JUNE 2023
Let’s look at the current state of healthcare in the United States and unions part in improving it and or hampering it. The rise of Medicare for All has been accompanied by growing confusion over […]
LABOR LIAISON MAY- 2023
It’s been awhile since my last newsletter article, but I’m back and will bring you updates and politics from the Labor movement every month. Being that we are halfway through May, this issue will be […]
LABOR LIAISON OCTOBER 2022
The midterm election day is November 8, polls are open from 0600- 2100. Early voting October 29-November 6, 2022. To find your voting pace go to voter lookup: https://elections.ny.gov/ Never forget organized labor unions are […]
LABOR LIAISON – SEPTEMBER 2022
The first Monday of September Labor Day is celebrated in the United States, this grew out of the late 19th century organized labor movement. On September 1882 the unions in New York City decided to […]
LABOR LIAISON AUGUST 2022
Let’s continue the overview of “Class Struggle Unionism” by Joe Burns which I started in the June 2022 Labor Liaison article. Joe Burns shows that the only answer is a movement grounded in a clear […]
Labor Liaison July 2022
The so-called dog days of summer, the unions continue the fight. DC 37, our parent union which we are part of, is also part of a union coalition demanding action on a minimum $22 an […]
LABOR LIAISON JUNE 2022
The cross union City Retirees Organizing Committee is calling a rally on June 16, 12 noon in front of City Hall Park, Broadway between Murray St and Park Pl.to deliver a message to the Mayor […]
Labor Liaison – May 2022
May Day which is Labor Day around the world.It is the celebration of labor and the working class. While it has been part of spring festivals, the date was chosen by the Second International as […]