Wednesday Afternoon Orgdown

Introducing a new feature on the site- a weekly rundown of organizations that I've come across and think are worth reporting:


New York City Central Labor Council @ http://www.nycclc.org/

In Solidarity Divided, Fletcher and Gapasin argue convincingly for the re-animation of Central Labor Councils- a key local coordinating effort of the AFL-CIO- such as took place in LA (see Milkman, LA Story). The NYCCLC seems distinctly pre-re-animation. I first found out about them at the 2010 Left Forum, where I saw their former director Edd Ott speak on a panel with Domestic Workers United and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance on the upcoming May Day march. Ott seems like a good union guy and has taken some good positions, which means that his stepping down as prez leaves some questions...

The National Labor Committee @ http://www.nlcnet.org/

International Labor support network, linked to AFL-CIO and TUC (International Trade Union Confederation). Found them via Wake Up Walmart and the UFCW, linked through their story about a protest of Textile Workers in Bangladesh.

Here's a video they produced (a bit goo-goo, but fundamentally sound)