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En la organización sindical, el respeto es lo fundamental
Since 1979, Labor Notes has been the voice of union activists who want to put the movement back in the labor movement. »
Steward’s Corner: Respect Is the Foundation of Organizing
Solidarity among co-workers is your source of power against the employer. And one essential ingredient for solidarity is respect. In the workplace we typically don’t experience respect—we experience coercion. No matter how much the boss may call us “partners” or claim “we’re a family here,” the employment relationship is fundamentally undemocratic: The employer makes the decisions, and workers are required to comply. The union must be different in its DNA.
Steward's Corner: Respect Is the Foundation of Organizing
Solidarity among co-workers is your source of power against the employer. And one essential ingredient for solidarity is respect. In the workplace we typically don’t experience respect—we experience coercion. No matter how much the boss may call us “partners” or claim “we’re a family here,” the employment relationship is fundamentally undemocratic: The employer makes the decisions, and workers are required to comply. The union must be different in its DNA.
UCORE: School Struggle and Strikes in the US
The acronym UCORE stands for the United Caucuses of Rank-and-File Educators. It took us about two years to build the network before we even came up with a name for it. It is a network characterised by as much informality as possible. It is not a union, a federation, or an NGO. It is not really an organisation. It doesn’t have bylaws, a constitution, or officers. There is a modest budget, but it is just used to help bring people to conferences. So, in essence, it is a network.
Ellen Friedman nominerad till Årets Lokalkonsult 2025
Vi är stolta att Ellen Friedman, Co-CEO och fastighetskonsult på Tenant & Partner, har blivit nominerad till den prestigefyllda utmärkelsen Årets Lokalkonsult 2025 av Fastighetsvärlden. Vi ser denna nominering som ett erkännande av hennes breda kompetens, engagemang och förmåga att skapa värde genom att hjälpa våra kunder att utveckla kontor och arbetsplatser som verkligen gör skillnad.
Sunlight Under Scrutiny: Staying Eligible In USDA's New Era
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Sunlight Under Scrutiny: Staying Eligible in USDA's New Era | JD Supra
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) has issued a new policy directive that emphasizes portfolio stewardship and significantly alters eligibility criteria for renewable energy projects under its guaranteed lending programs. These changes follow Executive Order 14315, signed on July 7, 2025 by President Trump, which aims to eliminate federal support for energy sources deemed unreliable or foreign-controlled by the current Administration.
Wind And Solar On Public Land Face New Fee Regime Under Landmark Legislation
BB Baker Botts LLP More Baker Botts is a leading global law firm. The foundation for our differentiated client support rests on our deep business acumen and technical experience built over decades of focused leadership in our sectors and practices. For more information, please visit bakerbotts.com. The landscape of renewable energy development on federal lands is undergoing significant changes with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Act ("OBBA"). United States Energy and Natural Resources
Wind and Solar on Public Land Face New Fee Regime Under Landmark Legislation | JD Supra
The landscape of renewable energy development on federal lands is undergoing significant changes with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Act (“OBBA”). This legislation marks a notable departure from the prior discretionary fee-setting mechanisms, establishing a mandatory statutory framework for acreage rent and capacity fees for wind and solar energy projects.
Carbon Sequestration Advances In Texas As EPA Proposes To Grant Class VI Primacy
On June 9, 2025, EPA issued a prepublication version of the proposed rule granting Class VI underground injection control ("UIC") primary enforcement authority ("primacy") to Texas. Class VI UIC wells are used for the injection and permanent geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide. Texas first applied for Class VI primacy in December 2022 and currently holds primacy over all five other classes of UIC wells. Texas becomes the sixth state EPA has proposed for Class VI primacy.
Kostnads- och kvadratmeterjakt, rätt väg för statliga kontorslokaler?
Riksrevisionen har nyligen publicerat en uppmärksammad rapport: “Kostsam kvadratmeterjakt – statens användning och anskaffning av kontorslokaler”. Rapporten visar att det finns en potentiell besparing på 2,5–4 miljarder om ytan per anställd minskas. Lösningen är inte bara större eller mindre yta – utan smartare yta. Ett steg i rätt riktning Staten spenderar omkring 10–15 miljarder kronor årligen på kontorslokaler.
Activists on U.S.-China Labor Solidarity
Andrew Sebald: Thank you all for being here. Can you describe your experiences with labor organizing in China? Ellen David Friedman: I am a retired union organizer. I’ve spent about fifty years working in the U.S. labor movement, but I spent ten years living and working in China. I was drawn by a compelling need to try and understand what was happening in China after Deng Xiaoping’s “opening up” began in the 1990s. I spent ten years living and getting involved with the labor movement at many levels.
Andrew Sebald Archives - New Politics
An Introduction Ruo Yan and Andrew Sebald introduce a symposium on the independent working-class struggles in China, calling for international solidarity. Ellen David Friedman, Alex T. Tom and Kevin Lin discuss the experiences and importance of worker-to-worker solidarity for democratic unionism between the US and China.
Taking Bottom-Up Action Changes The Balance Of Power
Above photo: Involving many co-workers to develop a comprehensive demand makes it hard for management to ignore or refuse. Jim West, jimwestphoto.com. Consider two different ways a union can take action to solve problems. A top-down approach may solve the immediate workplace problem, but it may not change the balance of power. Engaging as many members as possible in a bottom-up approach may accomplish both goals.
Steward’s Corner: 'There Aren’t Enough Of Us’
Above photo: Participants conversed at the 2022 Labor Notes Conference. Jim West, jimwestphoto.com.. It’s a common situation: there’s too much union work to do, and not enough people doing it. And the ill effects are serious. Carrying too much work puts a lot of pressure on you, and you’re liable to burn out.
Steward’s Corner: 'There Aren’t Enough of Us’
It’s a common situation: there’s too much union work to do, and not enough people doing it. And the ill effects are serious. Carrying too much work puts a lot of pressure on you, and you’re liable to burn out. You may find yourself overwhelmed with tasks, unable to prioritize, dissatisfied with the results—and possibly making poor decisions, because you’re too busy to solicit and include ideas from others.
Bringing Purim smiles to IDF soldiers’ faces
In 2000, right after Rosh Hashanah, the fighting during the Second Intifada forced the closure of Kever Rachel. It stayed shuttered for 41 days, until 40 women from Hebron walked to the sacred site. The soldiers in the area were surprised to see these women facing danger to come to the tomb; they were intent on visiting the grave of our mother Rachel, seeking comfort in difficult times. The army opened the doors, and the women entered and prayed, returning home in armored vehicles.
One Happy Purim Story for a Very Hard Time
Almost 25 years ago, I met Miriam Adani, the director of The Kever Rachel Heritage Fund. She was a woman with the mission to keep the doors of Kever Rachel open for Jews from all over the world to pray. We return to our mother, Rachel Imeinu, in tough times for comfort. It is the reason I tell this story now.
Steward’s Corner: For Open Bargaining, Start Early and Build
In many unions, ratification of a collective bargaining agreement can leave members alienated and angry. Sometimes members will be learning about the major features of a tentative deal for the first time. Little time is given to discussion—members are expected to approve what leadership recommends, and officers may get defensive at questions or complaints. In some unions, members know their opinion doesn’t matter and may not even bother to vote.
For Open Bargaining, Start Early And Build
Above Photo: United Teachers Los Angeles fielded a 90-member bargaining team for negotiations this spring. UTLA. In many unions, ratification of a collective bargaining agreement can leave members alienated and angry. Sometimes members will be learning about the major features of a tentative deal for the first time. Little time is given to discussion—members are expected to approve what leadership recommends, and officers may get defensive at questions or complaints.
Steward’s Corner: For Open Bargaining, Start Early and Build
In many unions, ratification of a collective bargaining agreement can leave members alienated and angry. Sometimes members will be learning about the major features of a tentative deal for the first time. Little time is given to discussion—members are expected to approve what leadership recommends, and officers may get defensive at questions or complaints. In some unions, members know their opinion doesn’t matter and may not even bother to vote.
Significant Updates To DOE LPO Clean Energy Finance Programs Under Sections 1703 And 1706
On May 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Program Office (the "DOE LPO") released, for public comment by July 31, 2023, an interim final rule (the "IFR")1 amending regulations governing DOE's clean energy loan guarantee programs2.
Sustaining The Organizing Surge
Sustaining The Organizing Surge By Ellen David Friedman, Labor Notes. March 25, 2022 Sustaining The Organizing Surge2022-03-252022-03-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/20220325.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Workers at The New Yorker and other Conde Nast publications won a first contract last year.
3 ways a data fabric enables a data-first approach
A well-engineered modern data fabric allows DevOps and other teams to access data in the way they prefer. A data-first enterprise is a big advantage, but this strategy also puts a lot of demands on your data technology. That's all right unless your data technology puts a lot of demands on you. Take modern cars. Vehicles can now easily contain over 100 computers to manage functions like adaptive cruise control, stability control, and anti-lock braking.
Self-healing data fabric: automagical business continuity and easy expansion
by Ellen Friedman This article originally appeared in HPE Ezmeral: Uncut Have you ever heard the sound of a mobile phone cracking as it lands on a tile floor? Sadly, I have. And the result wasn’t just a cracked screen; instead, I had a non-working phone. This scenario is even sadder if it happens while you are traveling, about to go to a business meeting or the airport. You probably will be able to recover the data you had on the phone (if it was backed up properly).
Data Access Management with ACEs vs. ACLs: The Power of 'AND' and 'NOT' - The New Stack
Data Access Management with ACEs vs. ACLs: The Power of 'AND' and 'NOT' Ellen Friedman Ellen is principal technologist at HPE Ezmeral, focused on large-scale analytics and artificial intelligence. She is also a committer for Apache Drill and Apache Mahout. With a Ph.D. in biochemistry, Ellen is an international speaker and co-author of multiple books. You leave home for two weeks, so you carefully lock the door to keep your home secure. You briefly hesitate. Have you locked all the windows?
Data and Decisions: What Is Your Data Really Telling You?
Ellen Friedman Ellen is principal technologist at HPE Ezmeral, focused on large-scale analytics and artificial intelligence. She is also a committer for Apache Drill and Apache Mahout. With a Ph.D. in biochemistry, Ellen is an international speaker and co-author of multiple books. You understand the importance of data. It shapes machine learning (ML) models and drives decisions based on large-scale analytics applications. But what is your data really telling you? Let me explain.
OCC Rule Misaligned With Some Tax Equity Safe Harbors
Law360 (March 8, 2021, 5:11 PM EST) -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has recently finalized a rule governing national banks' ability to participate in equity-based finance structures involving tax credits. The rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 22, 2020, and is effective on April 1.
3 Top Resources To Learn About Apache Kafka
@stambrosStanley Ambrose Software engineer with many years of bad experience and some years of good. A sucker for technology. The popularity of Apache Kafka is not backing down. If anything, its rate of adoption has been something to behold. To put things visually, here are Google search trends for Kafka globally, over the last six years: If you haven’t gotten your head around Kafka yet, you probably should.
Our Democracy Is Faltering, but We Can’t Rely on Philanthropy Save It
The future of our democracy is on thin ice. That became tragically clear last week when the U.S. Capitol was violently attacked by American citizens following a deeply contentious and hard-fought election. In the past year, many have called on philanthropy to pour more support into efforts to shore up our democratic institutions, especially our elections.
Here's How You Keep On Keeping On
Nurses protested for safe staffing and protective gear outside the University of Michigan hospital in April. Photo: Jim West Even asking the questions is exhausting. Who’s making the Covid decisions, and why do they change every day? How has the workload doubled? What about the new extremes of micro-management? Which of my co-workers, or their families, or my customers or patients or students are going to get sick? And why can’t we seem to do anything to stop all this suffering?
It Feels Like Fear Is Saturating Us
Steward’s Corner: A Path Out of Fear What’s the greatest gift the labor movement offers? It’s not the ability to bargain a contract, protect yourself on the job, or win higher wages, though those are important. The greatest gift is a path out of fear. Once we can see that path under our feet, the real fightback can begin. But the question is, how do we find it—especially at this dire moment? Right now, it feels like fear is saturating us.
West Virginia Teachers Organizing for the Common Good
In 2018, teachers in West Virginia launched a statewide wildcat strike to protest low wages, rising healthcare costs, and a proposed measure to eliminate teacher seniority. The militancy and vision of their strike caught the nation’s attention. Despite the odds, they won — and beat back an effort by the state the next year to further undermine their working conditions and the quality of their schools.
Making AI a Reality
October 16th, 2020 RSS Share Category: Business, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Interpretability By: Ellen Friedman, PhD This blog post focuses on the content discussed in more depth in the free ebook “Practical Advice for Making AI Part of Your Company’s Future”. Do you want to make AI a part of your company? You can’t just mandate AI. But you can lead by example.
There Is No Better Time Than Now for Philanthropy to Spend Itself Out of Existence (Opinion)
As our nation grapples with a confluence of crises, philanthropy is abuzz with how best to respond. Some are increasing payouts. Others are allowing grantees more flexibility in how they spend funds. A few have issued bonds to increase their charitable giving without tapping endowments. These are all useful steps, but none do enough to uproot historical inequities and upend power structures in society and philanthropy.
In a World Where… AI is an Everyday Part of Business
By: Ellen Friedman, PhD Imagine a dramatically deep voice-over saying “In a world where…” This phrase from old movie trailers conjures up all sorts of futuristic settings, from an alien “world where the sun burns cold”, a Mad Max “world without gas” to a cyborg “world of the not too distant future”. Often the epic science fiction or futuristic stories also have a rich backstory. In the case of successful movies (at least the ones successful at the box office) they also end up generating prequels.
Containers as an enabler of AI
Containers and microservices are accelerating AI development, allowing organizations to build applications once and run them anywhere. When companies first started to use Docker containers back in the early 2010s, their main focus was on solving the mobility problem: getting software to execute and produce the same results no matter which host system it was running on.
The Balance of Power has Already Changed; Response to Curtis Rumrill
Why the UC grad student strike is exactly the kind of new militancy we need at this moment… and why we should support it. Curtis Rumrill is so right when he says there are no shortcuts to organizing. And he does us a service to emphasize the methodical long haul that is one path to building power. But it is important to apply this wisdom in the full context of actually existing conditions; and in that spirit I offer a critical and complementary response.
Explainable AI: But Explainable to Whom?
Sponsored Content by H2O.ai As the power of AI and machine learning have become widely recognized, and as people see the value that these approaches can bring to an increasingly data-heavy world, a new need has arisen: the need for explainable AI. How will people know the nature of the automated decisions that are made by machine learning models? How will they make use of the insights provided by AI-driven systems if they do not understand and trust the automated decisions that underlie them?
Did Bernie’s Campaign Lead to the Teachers Strikes?
What factors led to the current educators’ revolt, and what role, if any, did the 2016 primary run of Bernie Sanders play? At a moment of continued public school strike activity from Chicago to Little Rock, as well as a looming national Democratic primary, this is a particularly important discussion to have. The recent piece “Social Movements Gave Rise to the ‘Teachers’ Revolt,’ Not Bernie” should be commended for eloquently describing some of the various factors that led to the strike wave.
Fetching Advice: Nature makes Hudson Valley magical in spring
By Ellen Friedman, DVM There's a bunch of activity in the cypress tree outside my back porch. A robin has undertaken construction. That tree is a hot property - every year we fledge multiple robin families from there. I wonder: is this last year's parent hanging around? A baby now ready to raise his own family here? Someone altogether new? I should ask Annie, our rehab friend. She'd know all this, and more. But I'm lazy today - it's Sunday and I'm off.
Fetching Advice: Does freedom involve your pet?
By Ellen Friedman, DVM Thursday Mar 28, 2019 at 2:01 AM Dr. Dasaro and I were spending some time with old friends this week. One couple had lost both their Labradors a couple of years ago. When asked if they were planning on getting a new dog, they replied that they were traveling a lot lately, and wanted to have more freedom. Hmm. The other couple had never had pets (maybe there'd been a rabbit twenty years ago for a short stay). They had no plans in that vein. Hmm.
Fetching Advice: Aging brings changes for pets and people
By Ellen Friedman, DVM Thursday Feb 21, 2019 at 2:01 AM It was a transition week. When your pets are aging, this week always shows up, no matter how much you long for everything to stay unchanged. My eldest Lab is 12 now, and things are happening in her brain. She's had seizures since a puppy, and mostly they are controlled with a raft of medications, but her brain is showing signs of changes in ability to process information.
Fetching Advice: Snakes with a pain: Vets venture into herpetology
By Ellen Friedman, DVM Thursday Feb 14, 2019 at 2:01 AM I'm so proud of my hospital staff. For years we've seen so much wildlife, so many exotic pets, so many different animals. But we never used to care for snakes. Somehow all the lizards in the world would walk in our door, but if you didn't have legs, it just wasn't happening. Dr. Dasaro took care of everybody else, and things hummed along. We didn't even realize that we weren't inclusive.
Fetching Advice: Vets address owners' worries about vaccinating pets
By Ellen Friedman, DVM Thursday Jan 31, 2019 at 2:01 AM This week, there have been a number of articles in the newspapers about outbreaks of measles in several places in the U.S. Does this give us a reason to pause and think about protecting our pet friends? Some very infectious and dangerous diseases have been wiped out or at least limited by very good, strict vaccination campaigns. Rabies, of course, is almost nonexistent in the human population, and limited in owned pets.
West Virginia Is Set to Strike Again
West Virginia is on the eve of its second teachers’ walkout in less than a year. Only ten months after the state’s educators sparked what has now become a nationwide teachers’ revolt, a brazen attempt by Republican legislators to ram through a pro-privatization, anti-union bill has again set school workers on fire. Political developments are moving extremely quickly — it’s as if the months leading up to the 2018 strike have been compressed into a few short days.
Fetching Advice: Dogs are home's unwelcome greeters
By Ellen Friedman, DVM Thursday Jan 10, 2019 at 2:01 AM The electrician is coming over to look at something in the basement. What does this mean if you have pets, especially poorly behaved dogs? It means that one of you (Dr. Dasaro) keeps a vigilant watch out the side door to the driveway. The other one of you (me) stands ready in the kitchen. The electrician is a lovely man, but he said only that he'd be here "this morning." What does that mean? At 9 a.m.? At noon? He didn't say.
Fetching Advice: A new beginning
By Ellen Friedman, DVM A year ends, another begins. The puppy sleeps, snoring quietly. He lifts his head and he’s a full-grown dog, ready to engage the world. How did this happen? Short answer: I don’t know. Being a veterinarian gives me access to some answers, but not all. Sometimes not even very many. Why does the puppy insist on eating the dish towel? Why will the kittens knock over the Christmas tree? We shake our heads and say "pets will be pets”.
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