Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor
Salon | Sit-down strikes revolutionized the labor movement — could it happen again?
December 8th, 2021
Matthew Rozsa writes on the a wave of labor activism , strikes , and resignations . He interviews KI Executive Director , Joe McCartin who speaks on the Flint sit – d…
Mother Jones | Meatpackers “Prioritized Profits” Over Worker Safety During the Pandemic. A New Bill Would Force Them to Change.
December 7th, 2021
KI Fellow , Debbie Berkowitz , is quoted in Mother Jones , discussing the importance of legislation to protect workers in meatpacking plants . She says of the B…
NPR | It’s Been a Minute: Was 2021 Labor’s Year?
December 6th, 2021
KI Associate Director , Lane Windham appears on the NPR podcast , ” It ‘ s Been a Minute ” to talk about an increase in labor activism in 2021 . ” I think we are li…
WCP | Building Back Better?
December 3rd, 2021
For the first time in decades , American workers seem to be gaining power . As Joseph A . McCartin writes in this week ‘ s Working – Class Perspectives , the ” Great…
