Faculty Writing
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Publications, Podcasts and Commentary by SLU Faculty, Staff and Alumni
Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce have published their annual report on the geographic, demographic, and occupational makeup of union membership in New York City, New York State, and the nation. This new study considers the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns, which generated vast job losses across the United States. The New…
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A Debate on Bargaining for the Common Good
In this piece from Organizing Work, Marianne Garneau debates with labor organizer and journalist Chris Brooks and veteran union negotiator Joe Burns about Bargaining for the Common Good and its use as a model for connecting workplace fights with broader social demands. Read part one and part two here.
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Strike for Democracy
Labor Studies Professor Stephanie Luce writes about organizing in the labor movement to defend democracy in the event of a contested election. She notes that some unions are trying to connect their core activists with local “protect the vote” groupings in key states and cities to show up to polls and fight to make sure…
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Old Wine in New Bottles: Gender and the Gig Economy
Ruth Milkman has published “Old wine in new bottles: gender and the gig economy” about her study (along with Luke Elliott-Negri, Kathleen Griesbach, and Adam Reich) of the platform-based food economy, which had an explosion in demand when COVID-19 hit. She found that the majority of the workers were white women, and describes the “class-gender…
