Matthew Yglesias, associate editor of The Atlantic, writes Monday that business publications are missing a big labor story because none of them have full-time labor reporters.
“I’m not entirely shocked that such a big number has slipped between the waves. As David Simon and others have pointed out, the labor beat frequent falls on the non-essential list, unless you live in a city like New Haven, where labor is still an essential element of the political system. I do some labor reporting, and can testify to the fact that even in Washington, it’s not a crowded beat. And in an election where even vaster fundraising numbers are getting tossed around on a daily basis, I can see a lot of scenarios where a lot of folks decided this particular $150 million wasn’t newsworthy.
“But it matters not least because SEIU is one of the first organizations to explicitly lay out a post-election plan. I’ve written elsewhere that this election is one to watch because many unions, not just SEIU, are trying to develop strategies that will keep their members mobilized, and will help boost organizing drives and win contract fights.”
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