One Reason Mergers Fail: The Two Cultures Aren’t Compatible
Amazon’s 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods was met with a lot of fanfare. The deal would allow Amazon to grow beyond e-commerce and sell groceries in hundreds of stores while … Continue reading
Progressive Salon.com Refuses To Recognize Union One Month After Workers Vote To Organize
One month after its employees voted to unionize, the Salon Media Group, a digital media pioneer and a stalwart of the progressive press, has still refused to recognize the move. … Continue reading
Mexican farmworkers strike over low wages, blocking harvest
The strike, which began Tuesday, has shut down schools and stores across the region and focused attention on alleged labor abuses at agribusinesses that export millions of tons of produce … Continue reading
How Detroit was Reborn: The Inside Story of Detroit’s Historic Bankruptcy Case
This is the backstory of how Detroit cleared mountains of debt accumulated over 50 years and emerged with a shot at restoring basic services for 685,000 city residents who deserve … Continue reading
Minority Groups and Bottlers Team Up in Battles Over Soda
Dozens of Hispanic and African-American civil rights groups, health advocacy organizations and business associations have joined the beverage industry in opposing soda regulation around the country in recent years, arguing … Continue reading
Twinkies’ Demise Proves the Stupidity of U.S. Labor Relations
The Great American Twinkie Crisis illuminates what is wrong with the relationship between management and labor in this country… The company blames a nationwide strike by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers … Continue reading
American Heart: Owner of Multi-Million Dollar Company Hands Over Business to Employees
Before the words “whole grain” and “organic” became part of Americans’ everyday vocabulary, Bob Moore knew the importance of healthful eating. In 1978, he started Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, as a … Continue reading
Is Occupy Wall Street Outperforming the Red Cross in Hurricane Relief?
So how did an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, best known as a leaderless movement that brought international attention to issues of economic injustice through the occupation of Zucotti Park … Continue reading
When to Leave Your Company to Advance Your Career
We all know of people who have jumped ship and found great success in a new company. Less visible are those who fail or flame out when they make the … Continue reading
