Laundry workers win right to organize
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Joel Dresang - a rare quality labor journalist at the increasingly reactionary paper - is reporting that
"Unite Here, a union for textile and hotel and restaurant workers, declared a victory for workers at Superior Health Linens after the Madison-based company posted a settlement notice to employees saying it wouldn't interfere with their rights to unionize."
This is great news for these workers. When an employer decides to respect workers' right to decide for themselves whether they want to form a union - free from employer interference and intimidation - workers overwhelming vote to have a voice at work.
"Unite Here, a union for textile and hotel and restaurant workers, declared a victory for workers at Superior Health Linens after the Madison-based company posted a settlement notice to employees saying it wouldn't interfere with their rights to unionize."
This is great news for these workers. When an employer decides to respect workers' right to decide for themselves whether they want to form a union - free from employer interference and intimidation - workers overwhelming vote to have a voice at work.
Long term opinion research shows that working class Americans, those with less than a college education, are increasingly voting Republican. The almost complete disconnect between economic self interest and political perspective is largely a consequence of the fact that Americans are less and less organized. The vast majority are not part of any organization that represents their interests in governing decisions. There is no reliable way people are educated about their own or any legitimate common interest.
Progressive activists and political leaders must understand that union organizing is a top priority for rebuilding a progressive politics.