Author: Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a longtime labor activist. Over the years he has been active in workplace and community struggles and has worked for several labor unions, serving as a senior staffperson in the national AFL-CIO.  He is the former president of TransAfrica Forum; a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies and an editorial board member of BlackCommentator.com. He is a syndicated columnist and a regular media commentator on television, radio and the Web. billfletcherjr.com/