Hundreds of union members march in support of IBEW Local 3 (Credit: Getty/Drew Angerer) An ongoing strike by 1,800 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3 in New York, against the cable giant Charter/Spectrum, could well determine whether the American labor movement has a fighting chance for a revival.
Will New York’s Cable Strike Revitalize The Labor Movement — Or Kill It?
Bob Hennelly, Salon: Politics
Tue, 09/26/2017 - 1:59am
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