Labor
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New Labor Forum Highlights, Labor Day Edition
The New Labor Forum has a bi-weekly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights from the latest edition below. New Labor Forum’s September 2018 print issue is rolling off the press now. It contains as good a reason as there is…
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Labor Notes Shares Vision for Organizing in Post-Janus America
Since the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME declared required agency fees for public sector unions unconstitutional, many in the labor world and media are scrambling to ask the question: Can labor unions bounce back after Janus? According to Labor Notes, the answer is yes — but it will require thought and a plan. The…
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Millennials and the Labor Movement that Refuses to Die
This post was originally featured at Mobilizing Ideas. By Ruth Milkman Two years ago I focused my ASA Presidential address on social movements led by Millennials, building on Karl Mannheim’s classic treatise on “The Problem of Generations.” As the first generation of “digital natives,” and the one most directly impacted by the economic precarity that emerged from the…
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New Labor Forum Highlights, June 25th, 2018
The New Labor Forum has a bi-weekly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights from the latest edition below. The future of public sector unions in the U.S. hangs in the balance, awaiting the Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision…
