It’ll Take a Movement: Organizing at Amazon after Bessemer
The Amazon workers union election in Bessemer, Alabama was the most-covered union drive in many years. The New York Times
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Made in L.A.: Sweated Labor in the U.S. Garment Industry
Editor’s Note: The more things change, the more they stay the same. To a surprising extent, the super exploitation of
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Contingent Faculty of the World Unite! Organizing to Resist the Corporatization of Higher Education
The once hallowed and secure work life of American university faculty has for the past quarter century been in turmoil. Being a professor was once a respected, stable profession, but is now increasingly characterized by low pay, minimal benefits, and no job security.
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Careful What You Wish For: A Critical Appraisal of Proposals to Rebuild the Labor Movement
Alarmed at declining union density and frustrated with the National Labor Relations Act, many worker advocates want to ditch the NLRA, forsake traditional unions, and start the labor movement afresh. But they should not let novelty overwhelm judgment. Many of these new ideas are clever in theory, but in practice…
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Volume 21, Issue 1 Table of Content From the Editorial Team Under the Radar By Ben Becker Unreported and under-reported
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