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Richard L. Trumka (1949 – 2021)

Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President, died on August 5, 2021 at the age of 72 after a lifetime of service dedicated to America’s working.

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Emmett Till & United Packinghouse Workers by Matthew Nichter – Free Access til August 1

This recent issue of the Labor: Studies in Working Class History features a terrific essay “Did Emmett Till Die in Vain? Organized Labor.

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Teaching Labor’s Story: Writing Workshop

Teaching Labor’s Story: Writing Workshop Saturday, May 22 Session B: 10:45 – 12 PST/12:45-2 CST/1:45-3 EST Are you committed to bringing labor and.

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The Legacy of Bessemer: The Amazon Campaign is a Gift to the Labor Movement

RWDSU Critics Have Misrepresented the Facts and Missed the Point Ever since the RWDSU’s election lost to Amazon in the most-watched union campaign.

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Postmortem on Bessemer Amazon Defeat

First, we must recognize that the overwhelming vote against the union in Bessemer marks a decisive defeat, not to be under estimated.  It.

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How Amazon’s Anti-Union Consultants Are Trying to Crush the Labor Movement

Workers at Amazon’s distribution center in Bessemer, Alabama are voting in a historic union election — whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and.

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Lauren Braun-Strumfels Essay on Italian Immigrant Gatekeeping – Free Access

News that hopeful immigrants continue to be transported across the border under the Biden administration at levels last reached in 2018 makes it .

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12 Facts About Morgan Lewis, Amazon’s Powerful Anti-Union Law Firm

12 Facts About Morgan Lewis,  Amazon’s Powerful Anti-Union Law Firm Unless the NLRB upholds Amazon’s recent appeal of a mail-in ballot, almost 6000.

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Collective Bargaining from All Sides in Higher Education

As we anticipate new political chances of addressing impediments to workers power,  we offer this video of a webinar that took place on.

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100-year anniversary of the Italian Hall Tragedy in Calumet, Michigan

This post was originally published in 2013. Today, Christmas Eve, 2013, marks the 100-year anniversary of the Italian Hall Tragedy in Calumet, Michigan,.

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