“While the Strand’s unionized employees are predominantly younger creatives, their tendency to take organization into their own hands illuminates the broader picture of how some labor activists are thinking about new models as the economy continues to change and union membership declines. Multiple labor organizations that participated in New York City’s May Day events are not unions, including the Restaurant and Opportunities Center, Brandworkers International and New York Taxi Workers Alliance.”
Read more: http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/2012/05/picket-line-at-the-strand-and-evolving-labor-tactics/
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