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Michael C. Duff

Michael C. Duff

About Michael C. Duff

Against Silencing Race & Class Resistance, in Ferguson & Everywhere

August 28, 2014 by Michael C. Duff Leave a Comment

Recently I read an essay on the Huffington Post written by Baptist theologian and activist, Jeff Hood, about developments in Ferguson, Missouri.  Hood took issue with clergy on the scene who asserted to African-American protesters, “If we remain peaceful then we will get what we want!”  On the contrary, Hood argued, suppressing anger in the […]

Filed Under: Labor movement, Race and Class Tagged With: "class warfare", nonviolence, race and class, racism, speaking up, struggle

Another Supreme Court decision threatens workers

August 4, 2014 by Michael C. Duff Leave a Comment

If you are like me you may have had trouble keeping up with all the bad news U.S. Supreme Court opinions issued in recent months. I would like to discuss one of those opinions, Noel Canning, because I think it had some real social class dimensions that may not be immediately noticeable. Noel Canning is […]

Filed Under: Classism in Politics, Politics and Class Tagged With: labor law, policy

Beneath the Veneer of Harris v. Quinn

July 17, 2014 by Michael C. Duff 2 Comments

Harris v. Quinn is a recent Supreme Court opinion, featured often on the news, holding that “partial” public employees – home health care providers – should not be “compelled” to join a union or, put in less charged language, to contribute to union representation in their workplace even when a majority of employees has voted […]

Filed Under: Classism in Politics, Labor movement Tagged With: labor law, public services, Right to Work, unions

The Worker Center Boogyman

December 9, 2013 by Michael C. Duff Leave a Comment

Lately the Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) has been complaining loudly that Worker Centers are a kind of front group for unions.  Worker centers are community-based and community-led organizations that engage in a combination of service, advocacy, and organizing activities to provide support to low-wage workers. The vast majority of the Centers were created primarily […]

Filed Under: Labor movement, Politics and Class Tagged With: labor law, union-bashing, unions, worker centers

Imagining a Labor Day without a Labor Board (It isn’t Hard to Do)

August 30, 2013 by Michael C. Duff Leave a Comment

Recently there has been much congressional skirmishing over the funding of the National Labor Relations Board, often referred to as simply the “labor board.”  During the last year or so President Obama’s recess appointments to the labor board have also been widely discussed. But I am not especially interested in the details of the latest […]

Filed Under: Labor movement, Politics and Class Tagged With: National Labor Relations Board, unions

What Declines in Union Representation Say About Class

January 23, 2013 by Michael C. Duff Leave a Comment

Labor law is in reality “play nice” law.  The law – much of which was set up in the 1930s – recognized that bosses would not “play nice” with workers unless forced to do so.  Tellingly, the law is centered on compelled “recognition” of unions, the elected workplace representatives of workers.  In other words, the […]

Filed Under: Classism in the Economy, Labor movement Tagged With: classism, union-bashing, working class

The law in our heads

January 2, 2013 by Michael C. Duff 2 Comments

I don’t want to sound like a Paul Simon song, but in my little town I grew up believing in the rule of law. I wanted to work for a unionized company because there, I was told, I would experience justice in the workplace; I would be protected. Well, now that I am a Harvard-educated […]

Filed Under: Labor movement, Workplace classism Tagged With: academia, labor law, working class

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