Brett Banditelli's style guide to writing about labor:
The AFL-CIO is a federation, not a union
Unions are not the labor movement. The labor movement has more than unions
Unions do not have bosses, they have elected officials
You can use "rank and file" however you want
The AFL-CIO is a federation, not a union
Unions are not the labor movement. The labor movement has more than unions
Unions do not have bosses, they have elected officials
You can use "rank and file" however you want
Workers can be leaders, let them identify their title. Ask them before publishing.
Don't ask workers how they feel if you ask bosses what they think. Ask workers what they think. You're writing a story, not a emotional analysis.
Labor law isn't broken. It was designed this way.
Don't ask workers how they feel if you ask bosses what they think. Ask workers what they think. You're writing a story, not a emotional analysis.
Labor law isn't broken. It was designed this way.
Sectoral bargaining discourse isn't just about the gig economy. That's not even what started it in the US.
Workers are the experts. They have more experience in the field than the economists
You don't have to repeat the bosses same talking points that they've had for 100+ years
Workers are the experts. They have more experience in the field than the economists
You don't have to repeat the bosses same talking points that they've had for 100+ years
The US Department of Labor isn't the NLRB.
The Chemical Safety Board isn't OSHA.
NIOSH is under the CDC, *NOT* the DOL.
Wage theft and safety are enforced at the local(mostly county for wage theft) state and federal levels, in theory. It's complicated.
The Chemical Safety Board isn't OSHA.
NIOSH is under the CDC, *NOT* the DOL.
Wage theft and safety are enforced at the local(mostly county for wage theft) state and federal levels, in theory. It's complicated.
Feel free to ask more questions. It isn't old school labor reporters jobs to help you, new to the labor beat, to get better. Read in these times. Read a book. Or 5.
The PRO Act is not necessarily labor's goal in 2021. If you look at what Joe Biden campaigned on and agreed to you would need elements of 3-5 pieces of legislation, plus executive orders, PLUS his Attorney General. If you're going to say PRO Act you need a source.
Use whatever the union prefers. Capitalization depends on use, as with all writing. Steelworkers goes by USW even tho their name is The United Steel,Paper and Forestry, Rubber,Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union
https://twitter.com/ryanprice248/status/1326351198421704706
If your first time writing about labor is the national labor relations board, you're gonna wanna email someone.
https://twitter.com/jeremybaiman/status/1326355801661992962
It's OK to do follow up questions! In fact, if you're writing a story about labor, it's your job.
https://twitter.com/LorenaSGonzalez/status/1326399136216846339
"GOOD BOSS: Does not exist. (See BOSS.)
GOOD FAITH: Bad faith. The law requires the union and management only to negotiate in “good faith,” not to compromise or agree."
HELLO
GOOD FAITH: Bad faith. The law requires the union and management only to negotiate in “good faith,” not to compromise or agree."
HELLO
https://twitter.com/natogreen/status/1326403523567824899
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