As a national rail shutdown over mounting labor disputes looms in the US, it’s worth asking how we got here from the folks who know best—the workers themselves.
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MINNECULTURE | CRAFTING SPACES: JOSINA MANU MALTZMAN ON CARPENTRY AND WRITING
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“I see building as how I approach everything I do.” says Josina Manu Maltzman.
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Belabored Podcast: Dangerous Work, with Debbie Berkowitz and Xian Barrett
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Workers are being asked, once again, to keep working despite a surge in COVID-19 infections. As employers push for a return to “normal,” how should we deal with the risks of returning to work?
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HOW UNIONIZING STARBUCKS WORKERS TOOK ON A CORPORATE GIANT
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After leading an organizing campaign during a pandemic and facing relentless pushback from the company, workers in Buffalo are on the verge of forming the first Starbucks union in the US.
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The Rank-and-File Fight for Direct Democracy at UAW
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A conversation with Justin Mayhugh, a worker at General Motors in Kansas City, about a referendum on whether UAW members can directly elect top union officers.
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The Small-Town Beekeeper Facing Down Big Ag
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A conversation with rural Wisconsin beekeeper Kristy Lynn Allen.
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The Legacy of Occupy Wall Street, with Ruth Milkman and Nastaran Mohit
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Though the occupation didn’t last long, it shaped many subsequent campaigns and movements, including in organized labor.
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Lost in Work, with Amelia Horgan
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Amelia Horgan’s new book, Lost in Work: Escaping Capitalism, asks what work is, why it sucks, and what we can do to change it.
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Work Doesn’t Have to Destroy Your Soul
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How worker cooperatives are creating direct democracy on the job.
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My Family of Essential Workers
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What does it mean to be an essential worker during a pandemic? What is it like sharing a household with someone whose life is at risk when they go to work for the day?
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Hammer and Hope: Danny Glover on the Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama
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TRNN Editor in Chief Maximillian drove 14 hours from Baltimore to Bessemer to sit down with Glover and talk about why this vote is so significant and how Amazon workers in Bessemer.