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The Labor Movement Comes to Virtual Reality

June 2019June 2019 Paula Finn digital media, union organizing

NLF Highlights for June 10th In the current issue of New Labor Forum, columnist Sarah Jaffe covers a very bright

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The Labor Movement Comes to Virtual Reality: Unionizing Digital Media

May 2019June 2019 Sarah Jaffe collective bargaining, contingent workers, Labor, media, trade unions

Kim Kelly’s first “real” job—outside of dishwashing, retail sales, and touring with metal bands as a merchandise person—was at Vice

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Stop & Shop Workers and the Come Back of the Strike

May 2019May 2019 Paula Finn collective bargaining, Labor, labor movement, stike, work stoppages

According to a recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of U.S. workers involved in work stoppages

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STRIKE! Why Mothballing Labor’s Key Weapon Is Wrong

April 2019April 2019 Joe Burns Labor, labor movement, strike, trade unionism

When the labor movement rises again, it will not be the result of improved methods of organizing house calls, the

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Daniel in the Lion’s Den: Tech Workers Organize

March 2019March 2019 Paula Finn arbitration, collective bargaining, Labor, tech companies, tech workers

NLF Highlights for March 4th Until recently, it has been assumed that among the most highly skilled and best paid

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#CountMeIn: The NYC Building Trades Campaign Puts It All on the Line

February 2019 David Mirtz collective bargaining, Labor, middle class, trade unions, unorganized workers, working class

An unusual but increasingly common sight on the streets of New York City, hundreds, some- times thousands of union construction

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#MeToo Inside the Labor Movement

January 2019February 2019 Ana Avendaño collective bargaining, equality, gender discrimination, Labor, racism, trade unions, union democracy, women workers, working class

The #MeToo movement represents an opportunity for the labor movement to authentically connect to the experiences of women in all

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The Beginning of a New Militancy Among Federal Workers?

January 2019January 2019 Paula Finn AFGE, airport workers, federal workers, government, shutdown

Highlights for Jan 7th While reports on the political implications of the current partial government shutdown continue to run on

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Who Built Zion? Palestinian Labor and the Case for Political Rights

August 2018February 2019 Andrew Ross colonialism, construction trades, Labor, Palestine, politics

Those conscripted to build Israel are due full citizenship rights.

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The Case for “A Right to Your Job” Campaign

August 2018February 2019 Moshe Marvit and Shaun Richman community organizations, democractic party, employment rights, just cause, Labor, union organizing

A proposal for Advancing Worker Rights and Power

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