strikes
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Joshua Freeman: Pandemics Can Mean Strike Waves
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we’ve heard comparison after comparison to the Spanish flu of 1918. But, observes SLU professor Joshua Freeman in Jacobin, we rarely hear about the strikes waves that began at the same time. He writes: It is rarely noted that the greatest burst of labor militancy in the history of the…
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City Works: Randi Weingarten & Teachers Strike with Stacy Davis Gates
City Works is a NEW monthly news magazine program produced by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) in collaboration with CUNY TV and hosted by Laura Flanders. The show’s mission is to create is a visual and thematic presentation of work, workers and worker organizations, employing topical examinations of the changing nature…
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Observations From a Trip to China: Part I
Photo: Professor Lu Zhang speaks about labor conditions inside Chinese auto factories. By Stephanie Luce I recently returned from two weeks in China, where I participated in a scholar exchange sponsored by the American Sociology Association, Labor and Labor Movements section. The exchange was the third piece of an ongoing effort to increase communication and collaboration…
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The World Cup: Panem et Circenses et Transit (Killjoy Alert!)
Kafui Attoh is an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at the Murphy Institute. The World Cup is upon us! All praise be to FIFA! In less than a week, millions of people worldwide will tune into what promises to be the largest global bread and circus event of the year. Indeed, an estimated half a million…
