Donald Trump isn’t the first GOP president to have courted segments of the labor movement, dividing a key Democratic constituency, only to take actions that make unions weaker.
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A memorial at the site of the 1911 fire remembers those who died; a cadre of young Jewish women helped push for change in the wake of the tragedy.
Talks between the the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and company bosses have broken down. A supply chain expert explores what could happen next.
As actors join screenwriters in a strike that has shut down movie productions, a labor historian looks back at union action on the silver screen.
The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
Results already in from the first direct leadership election in the UAW’s 88-year history present a sharply divided leadership.
Thousands of volunteers joined the military during World War I. But when the war ended and the Great Depression began, the volunteers wanted a bonus to be paid in 1932, not in 1945 as planned.
Public support for unions is at a near 60-year high. Meanwhile, self-organizers at major American chains are spearheading a new movement to mobilize.
Often overlooked in the immigration debate are the contributions of migrants, such as how they helped organize workers in the 1990s.
Inspired by real events, the films tackle issues of race, gender and class in ways that will resonate with many of today’s viewers.
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint over instances of anti-union practices at Starbucks. And that was before the company’s boss threatened to withhold wages.
Successful union drives at two of America’s biggest companies were led by committed individuals, rather than established unions.
George Floyd’s death has thrust police unions into the spotlight amid a growing recognition that they are not part of the U.S. labor movement but a narrow interest group pursuing their self-interests.
Most people think of Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil rights leader who led the nation in addressing the evils of systemic racism. What many don’t know is that he also championed labor unionism.
Central Americans who came to the US in the 1980s fleeing civil war drew on their background fighting for social justice back home to help unionize farmworkers, janitors and poultry packers in the US.
Irish immigrants and their descendants played a leading part in the Easter Rising of 1916 and Ireland’s subsequent rebellion. But the inspiration worked in the other direction as well.
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Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
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E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, Occidental College
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Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Arlington
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Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, Penn State
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Professor of Social Work and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
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Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of History, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Professor of History, Western Illinois University