By Kris Warner A federal ruling this week in a Memphis union campaign underscores the toothlessness and ineffectiveness of labor law. For the past seven years, workers there have been attempting to organize and collectively bargain at several Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL) distribution centers. Last Friday, the U.S. Court of

By Mike Elk Today, media workers at Law360 struck a decisive blow in the burgeoning media workers rights movement. Staff at the legal news publication voted 109 to 9 to join the NewsGuild in a National Labor Relations Board election. The victory at Law360 opens the door for further organizing

When JP Wright is not wearing his Folk Labor Desk hat, he is a Locomotive Engineer, driving trains from Louisville, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee. This song details the stress of working a job that takes a person away from home for 70 hours a week. Freight railroad workers work on

By Mike Elk It’s Payday, Folks! Greetings from the Pittsburgh of the South: Chattanooga, Tennessee! Happy 82nd Birthday Roberto Clemente – Why Won’t MLB Retire His Number? Roberto Clemente’s birthday was yesterday, and despite calls from Alex Rodriquez and top Latino leaders, Major League Baseball still refuses to