Come learn about the history of US unions and where we could be going from Dr. Lane Windham (!!). We're so excited for lecture, which is the last event in the Democracy and Labor series UCW-CSU is co-organizing.

Amazing panel on Labor Organizing in the DMV! #LaborSpring Great job Georgetown Coalition for Workers' Rights. AFA-CWA DC Jobs With Justice NDWA ROC-DC

Labor Spring is coming to Holy Cross History! 🌹 Kalmanovitz Initiative

'It's been a long time since we've seen something like this, and certainly never in the service sector' - KI's assoc. dir Lane Windham on the possibility of labor contract negotiations between Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United

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Weary of another round of Biden age chatter? I discuss the paradoxes of class in 2024: Biden’s program is lifting up the working class but Trump will be done in by his weakness with the college educated. Key: the anti-Dobbs, anti-vulgarity vote
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This is my annual roundup of labor data on union membership, elections and strikes. How is the U.S. labor movement doing? There's some great news, but much more organizing is needed!
#UnionYes #UnionStrong #1u
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#LaborSpring goes international!

Thank you to @USDOL's Bureau of International Labor Affairs and ILO Office for the United States and Canada for presenting cutting-edge and necessary research on child labor and forced labor across the globe and how to turn that research into action to #endchildlabor and #endforcedlabor

Wow!! Starbucks Stops Opposing Its Baristas’ Union prospect.org/labor/2024-02-…

Get inspired! Another week of #LaborSpring events are coming.

Some highlights: A virtual discussion from Eric S Yellin and Frederick Gooding on public workers; at Wesleyan Local 217 - UNITE HERE!'s dining workers rally together, and Georgetown students honor the workers on their campus

Tonight #LaborSpring takes off at Georgetown with convo with unionizing and organized workers. Lots of discussion of power and HOPE! UNITE HERE local 25 Kalmanovitz Initiative Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees
Starbucks Workers United

What's happening in #LaborSpring this week? Check out our public events list and attend an event near you!

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THIS!! US unions target the housing affordability crisis as ‘biggest issue’ theguardian.com/society/2024/f…

We are in a moment! Insights from Erica Smiley and Margaret Poydock at Economic Policy Institute cnbc.com/2023/12/19/str…

Over 300 strikes so far this year have labor scholars calling our current era 'The Great Reset'

KI Assoc. Dir Lane Windham dives into this phenomenon to discuss the first-of-its-kind moment shaking up workers' rights

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In a victory for labor, animation production workers at Disney vote overwhelmingly to unionize -- 63 to 5 -- with the Animation Guild
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CALL IT THE GREAT RESET

Unions across the U.S. are MAKING BIG CONTRACT GAINS as workers have reset their expectations to demand far more than just a few years ago & that has pressured many corporations to reset & increase what they're giving in contracts
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“For 40 years, workers have been putting up with low wages and bad jobs. But after coming through the pandemic, many people said: ‘I’m not going to do this any more. I’m not going to put up with this any more.’” Lane Windham #1u

The KI's Associate Director Lane Windham on CBS Mornings discussing the strike at Kaiser as our essential workers hit the streets to demand better pay

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Got the chance to give big context for 75,000 healthcare worker Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions strike at Kaiser Permanente today. Workers' energy inspires others to act. SEIU-UHW #United4All OPEIU Local 2 IFPTE SEIU @OPEIU #United4All

Check out The KI's Associate Director Lane Windham discussing how the UAW's historic strike fits into the larger wave of labor activism as workers stand up across the country to demand what's right. #UAWStrike #UAWSolidarity

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