What is a scab?
A scab is traditionally a union member who crosses the picket line to return to work, while others remain on strike.
Bill Barry
December 26, 2024
Blog
Don’t Quit. Organize.
So, you’re sitting around at work, and everyone is complaining about the low pay, the lousy health insurance and the erratic scheduling that disrupts your
Bill Barry
November 26, 2024
Who holds the power in your workplace?
Unions have relied on staff to encourage members to build the union through new organizing at non-union workplaces, but they could be doing much more.
Bill Barry
October 24, 2024
Every Member an Organizer
Unions have relied on staff to encourage members to build the union through new organizing at non-union workplaces, but they could be doing much more.
Bill Barry
September 27, 2024
The Supreme Court’s Starbucks ruling is a gift to bad bosses everywhere
The NLRB cannot get an injunction to immediately have a member of a union organizing committee reinstated.
Bill Barry
July 23, 2024
What are the benefits of being in a union?
So you have a supervisor who only communicates by screaming at you? Your work schedule is unpredictable—some days are cancelled, some days are scheduled at
Bill Barry
June 20, 2024
Recent posts
Categories
Newsletter
The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee newsletter includes the latest news on our organizing efforts, resources to organize your workplace, and updates on upcoming events.