Dan Cornfield
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Rift within the AFL-CIO: Vanderbilt University labor expert available
Rift within the AFL-CIO about class, not power: Dan Cornfield, Vanderbilt University labor expert and professor of sociology, says the labor unions‘ split is not a power grab, but a response to the AFL-CIO‘s not giving priority to recruiting low-wage workers. He says the dissident unions tend to organize low-wage service and construction workers — who are also disproportionately women, ethnic-racial minorities and immigrants Read MoreJul 26, 2005
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Op-ed: Focus on work and family could secure win for Dems in 2008: an open letter to the Democratic leadership
Democrats need to redefine themselves to win the White House in 2008. The Party‘s leadership change is an opportunity to develop a bold platform that restores the American Dream to working families left behind by the Bush Administration. Read MoreApr 27, 2005
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New report provides first look at quality of life, improving services for Nashville’s immigrant communities
Nashville has experienced a three-fold increase in foreign-born residents since 1990 - from 12,662 to 39,596. However, 80 percent of agencies providing social services to these populations are located outside of immigrant communities, and the majority of agencies experience language barriers with the people they serve, according to a new report. Read MoreJan 8, 2004