Tag: Organized Labor
1 in 10 US workers belong to unions − a share...
Jake Rosenfeld, Washington University in St Louis
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The share of U.S. workers who...
United Auto Workers union hails its tentative strike-ending deals with Ford...
Marick Masters, Wayne State University
The United Auto Workers union agreed on tentative new contracts with Ford Motor Co....
Reality TV show contestants are more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars
David Arditi, University of Texas at Arlington
In December 2018, John Legend joined then-newly elected U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
Taylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike –...
Aarushi Bhandari, Davidson College
This fall, I’ve been starting my sociology classes by asking my students to share some...
Railroads and unions reach deal to avert devastating strike, keeping America’s...
Jason Miller, Michigan State University
Most Americans may not appreciate the central role that private railroads play in supporting...
Amazon, Starbucks and the sparking of a new American union movement
John Logan, San Francisco State University
April 1, 2022, may go down as a pivotal day in the history...
Why so many unions oppose vaccine mandates – even when they...
Jeffrey Hirsch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, labor unions have...
Research shows labor unions help lower the risk of poverty
Tom VanHeuvelen, University of Minnesota and David Brady, University of California, Riverside
The Research Brief is a short take...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
