Black Workers, Labour Unions and Justice
August 10, 2017
For Black unionists, labor reforms, like those in education, law enforcement and politics, are more rhetoric than reality. They must understand that reform emanates from privileged conversations and closed door decisions by leaders who do not l look like them. And given Blacks’ continuing low priority status in unions, it’s safe to conclude organized labor’s high-level decisions routinely do not take Black workers’ needs and concerns into proper consideration.