Tag: Strikes
How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’
Ian Afflerbach, University of North Georgia
Over its long history, the American labor movement has displayed a remarkably rich...
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...
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...
Railroad unions and their employers at an impasse: Freight-halting strikes are...
Erik Loomis, University of Rhode Island
The prospect of a potentially devastating rail workers strike is looming again.
5 unsung films that dramatize America’s rich labor history
Peter Dreier, Occidental College
Unions are more popular now than at any time since 1965, and the U.S. is...
Through his art, a former prisoner diagnoses the systemic sickness of...
Nicole R. Fleetwood, Rutgers University
In 2007, Haitian-American artist Moliere Dimanche was sentenced to 10 years in Florida state prisons, where he ended up serving...