YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - The Night Light: Genora Johnson
This Labor Day, we remember union leader, activist and the founder of an all-female force known as the Women's Emergency Brigade in 1930's Michigan.
AXIOS (Andrew Pantazi) - A record 47% want stronger unions. Labor's challenge is turning support into power.
For only the second time in a quarter century, a majority of Republicans — 52% — approve of labor unions , according to a new Gallup poll . Why it matters: Despite Americans' rising approval , union membership remains near a modern low. Congress has repeatedly blocked labor's biggest priorities, and House Republicans are now investigating unions, even as their own voters approve of them. - Republicans' warmer feelings toward unions don't translate into wanting them to wield more power: 49% of Republicans want unions to have less influence, compared with just 19% who want them to have more. Data: Gallup Poll Social Series; Chart: Andrew Pantazi/Axios By the numbers: Overall, 71% of Americans approved of unions, tying the 2022 level.…
DAILYCALLER (Faith Miller) - Union Boss At Center Of Warring Socialist Factions In Battle For Control
‘Class struggle, not class collaboration’
AI:UAW President Shawn Fain is currently navigating a volatile internal power struggle as the United Auto Workers union fractures into warring socialist factions. The conflict centers on competing visions for the organization's future, with radical elements advocating for aggressive class struggle rather than traditional class collaboration. This internal upheaval reflects broader ideological battles within major labor organizations as leftist agitators attempt to seize control of mainstream institutions to advance their radical agendas.Open
NYTIMES (Jill Cowan and Mark Abramson for The New York Times) - After the Cesar Chavez Scandal, Can Johnny Itliong Restore His Father’s Activist Legacy?
Johnny Itliong says Cesar Chavez stole credit from his father, the farmworker activist Larry Itliong. For years, he has been trying to correct the record.
NYTIMES (Chris Hippensteel and JoAnna Daemmrich) - May Day Protests Pushing for Worker Protections Expected Across the U.S.
Organizers have billed the events as a nationwide day of action to demand policies that put the interests of working people over those of the ultrawealthy.
NYTIMES (Tim Arango and Ariana Drehsler) - After a Hero’s Fall, What to Do With the Art That Honored Him?
Artists who created public depictions of the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez have had revisit their works after revelations emerged of Mr. Chavez’s sexual abuse of girls in the movement.
REDSTATE (Brad Slager) - It Was a Good Week for Union News (That Is, Unless You Are a Member…)
NYTIMES (Soumya Karlamangla, Jill Cowan and Orlando Mayorquín) - On What Was Once Chavez Day, Some Try to Highlight a Movement, Not a Man
The reconsideration of the legacy of Cesar Chavez after he was accused of abusing women and girls has led some to question the lionization of icons, when reality is so often a letdown.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Arthur Schaper) - Cancel Cesar Chavez, Whether the Allegations Are True or Not
Cancel culture is back in the news, this time over long-gone United Farm Workers founder and leader Cesar Chavez. He survived and thrived among leftist […] Source
NYTIMES (Shawn Hubler, Sarah Hurtes and Manny Fernandez) - Inside La Paz, the California Mountain Compound Led by Cesar Chavez
In his remote headquarters, the United Farm Workers leader began to see himself as not just a union leader, but a visionary healer.