Religion, Depression, and the New Deal
The causes of the great depression started with the Wall Street; unchecked by the United States government, Wall Street, through mismanagement, caused the public to panic and start withdrawing they money from banks. The housing market collapsed as well, which also...
Working together leads to competition against each other
The very concept of unionism can trace it’s beginning to to the agrarian system. The very idea that small villages gave way to the agrarian system as they adopted a lifestyle of shared sacrifice for the common good of all. The villages gave way to manorial...
Are today’s minorities killing the union?
It is easy to assume the assimilation of Latinos, Caribbean, and African Americans has led to deconstruction of teamsters local 804. This broad statement can have many meanings on many levels. The first reaction would one of racism. If critical thinking were applied...
The simplest idea: a simple idea for a complex problem within Teamsters Local 804
As the 2018 Elections for Teamsters Local 804 approached, many were confounded with the idea of how to fix the union. The idea of how to fix the union is complicated, but in many ways it was the simplest idea. One of the biggest problems that will faced by anyone who...
Volunteering to go home: Gig economy thinking in a labor union world
It was strange delivering to a company and finding out the receptionist, who was promoted, was laid off only after two months from initially receiving her promotion. I never had a chance to say bye to her or digest the change in her fortune. Then I thought about this...Latest Blog Post List
October 7, 2019
