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February 2023

January 2023

The week in US unions, January 22-29, 2023
STRIKES & NEGOTIATIONS Last week, I mused that the HarperCollins UAW Local 2110 strike (which is now bringing in a federal mediator) might be the…
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The week in US unions, January 15th-22nd, 2023
For Jacobin, I wrote about the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report on union membership in the United States, and the big picture, twenty-year view…
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The week in US unions, January 8th-15th, 2023
Happy Martin Luther King Day, and a shout out to one of the most important labor champions and socialists in history. I will always recommend Going Down…
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Three weeks in US unions, December 18th, 2022 - January 8th, 2023
Happy new year! The holidays brought an unexpected semi-hiatus, so welcome to one of our three-week mega-editions. Fair warning that there are…
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December 2022

The week in US unions, December 11th-18th, 2022
Happy Hannukah! STRIKES & NEGOTIATIONS The remaining 36,000 University of California strikers, members of Student Researchers United and UAW Local 2865…
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The week in US unions, December 4th-11th, 2022
STRIKES & NEGOTIATIONS The largest strike in the country got a little bit smaller this week, with University of California post-docs with UAW Local 5810…
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The week in US unions, November 27th-December 4th (or so)
A mid-week edition due to other work (and a big week in labor (see items on the UAW and the railroads below)) means there’s a little bit of this week in…
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November 2022

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