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Astute newsletter readers may have noticed we are now in the longest hiatus in WGTB history.
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Jonah Furman
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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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Jonah Furman
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The week in US unions, February 19th-26th, 2023
The ILR Labor Action Tracker’s 2022 report is out, and it’s a must-read for anyone who’s obsessed enough with the US union movement to subscribe to a…
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Jonah Furman
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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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Jonah Furman
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Three weeks in US unions, January 29th-February 19th, 2023
Hi all, apologies for a delayed edition, and just a quick note that because it’s such a mega-edition I left out some lower-frequency stuff (like smaller…
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Jonah Furman
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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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Jonah Furman
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The past two weeks in US unions, November 13th-27th, 2022
STRIKES & NEGOTIATIONS Education: The 48,000 University of California academic workers of UAW Local 2865, UAW Local 5810, and Student Researchers United…
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Jonah Furman
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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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Jonah Furman
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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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Jonah Furman
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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Jonah Furman
The past three(-ish) weeks in US unions, September 10th-October 2nd, 2022
It’s Yom Kippur, and first and foremost I’d advise anyone who’s fasting to go to bed, it passes the time faster. Second, I’d like to ask for your…
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The week in US unions, November 6th-13th, 2022
This Saturday, November 19th, Labor Notes is holding a New York City Troublemakers School, a day-long conference of trainings and workshops on building…
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Jonah Furman
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