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Backstage with a Makeup Artist

January 2021January 2021 Kressent Pottenger 0 Comments austerity, Labor, racism, social welfare, trade unions, unemployment, union democracy, women workers, working class

Editor’s Note: For this article, New Labor Forum’s “Working-Class Voices” columnist Kressent Pottenger interviewed Cynthia O’Rourke, a makeup artist and member

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More Austerity Coming? Lessons from New York’s 1970s Fiscal Crisis

October 2020October 2020 Marc Kagan austerity, collective bargaining, COVID, economic crisis, Labor, neoliberalism, new york city, trade unions, working class

Photo caption: Andrea Vásquez, Professional Staff Congress (PSC) first Vice President, before heading to the May 18, 2020, caravan calling

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The Red for Ed Movement, Two Years In

October 2020October 2020 Administrator education, Labor, trade unions, unorganized workers, working class

Photo caption: Teachers’ strike in Phoenix, Arizona on April 26, 2018. Photo credit: Eric Blanc By Eric Blanc In late

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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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#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

“Diversity, Women, and Power” Illustration by Yesenia Cortinas #MeToo

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Beyond #MeToo

August 2018February 2019 Judith Levine contingent workers, gender discrimination, immigrant workers, Labor, trade unions, unorganized workers, women workers

Power and sexploitation at work.

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The Remarkable Rise of Jeremy Corbyn

August 2018February 2019 Hilary Wainwright Brexit, Corbyn, democracy, equality, trade unions, U.K. Labour Party

Taking back the British Labour Party.

Reverend N. José “Pepe” Wilkinson and other members of the Invest in San Diego Families Coalition at People’s Budget press conference in January 2017, calling on county supervisors to dramatically increase funding for services.

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Going on Offense During Challenging Times

January 2018May 2018 Marilyn Sneiderman and Secky Fascione austerity, collective bargaining, community organizations, corporations, debt, education, finance, Labor, racism, trade unions, Winter 2018

How collective bargaining becomes a revolutionary act.

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White Working-Class Voters and the Future of Progressive Politics

May 2017June 2019 Michael Zweig capitalism, collective bargaining, Democratic Party, elections, Labor, politics, populism, racism, Spring 2017, trade unions, working class

In the aftermath of the 2016 election, there have been hundreds of reflections written on the behavior, attitudes, needs, and prospects of the “white working class,” a segment of the population that will prove vital to any progressive coalition that stands for both social and economic justice. But what do we mean by “white working class”?

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