Archive: In the News
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DCist | Union Kitchen Workers Face Uncertain Union Victory Amidst Firings And Delays
KI Associate Director and Director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project, James Benton, discusses the unionization efforts at Union Kitchen and the challenges workers are facing as they fight
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Fortune | Workers at a second Amazon facility on Staten Island just voted against unionizing. But that doesn’t mean the movement is slowing down
KI Executive Director, Joe McCartin comments on continued organizing efforts at Amazon warehouses across the country. Part of what made ALU initially successful in resisting Amazon’s oppositio
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The Street | Would Having Starbucks Unions Affect the Price of Your Coffee?
KI Executive Director, Joe McCartin speaks on worker unionization at Starbucks in The Street. Read an excerpt below. "Joseph McCartin, a history professor and executive director of the Kalman
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Newsy: The Why | Interview with Lane Windham
https://youtu.be/lslJC3_F5U4 KI Associate Director, Lane Windham is interviewed by Newsy's "The Why" on the increase in worker activism in recent months. "Public approval of unions is at a h
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Bloomberg Law | Minimal DOL Budget Boost in 2022 May Be Blunted by Rescue Cash
KI Fellow Debbie Berkowitz appears is quoted in Bloomberg Law on the affect of increased funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Read the full article here. “The extra m
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Recurring chemical leaks rattle poultry workers
KI Fellow, Debbie Berkowitz is interviewed on dangerous conditions for poultry workers at a Georgia poultry processing plant. Debbie is collaborating with worker advocates on the ground who argue tha
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The American Prospect | Activision Workers Fight to Unionize
KI Associate Director, Lane Windham, is quoted in The American Prospect in a piece on the ongoing unionization efforts of Activision workers. Read the full article here. “Management has been
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Washington Post | More Starbucks stores want to unionize. These women and nonbinary workers are leading the push.
KI Executive Director, Joe McCartin, comments in the Washington Post on the ongoing unionization campaigns at Starbucks stores across the country. Read the full article here. “It’s spread wit
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WCP | Christian Nationalism Is a Class Matter
As Christian nationalism has gained support and attention over the last few years, many commentaries have emphasized its racist dimensions. Given familiar images of the January 6 insurrection, in whi
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DCist | Alexandria Firefighter Union Wins Historic Collective Bargaining Vote
KI Executive Director, Joe McCartin speaks to DCist about a historic win for labor in Northern Virginia as firefighters in Alexandria gain collective bargaining rights. “It’s a big move. It’s
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