Labor things that, while interesting, are not in fact new

This informative list comes from the twitter feed of Josh Eidelson, Labor reporter for Bloomberg News and Businessweek.

Labor things that, while interesting, are not in fact new (a running list):

- Workers organizing without seeking NLRB elections, or without seeking recognition or collective bargaining 

- "Professional" workers organizing - Workers being employees under some laws but not others

- Union support for immigration reform 

- Tech workers organizing 

- Workers at multiple companies mounting coordinated strikes 

- Unions relying on community support to pressure companies or boost campaigns 

- Company business models built on classifying workers as contractors

- Workers organizing via social media 

- Workers organizing around issues other than "pay and benefits" 

- Union members voting for Republicans 

- Employers saying they aren't anti-union, but that unions are more appropriate for other sorts of workers with worse/better pay/skills

- Union contracts covering some US fast food workers (while the overall industry remains overwhelmingly non-union) 

- Unions organizing types of workers whose jobs seem very different from the ones listed in that international union's name 

- Strikes that don't shut down production

For the original list, and much more, follow @josheidelson on twitter. Go do it.