Archive: In the News
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The 40th Anniversary Of The PATCO Strike: The Strike That Changed American Labor | KALW
KI Executive Director, Joe McCartin discusses the 40th anniversary of the PATCO Strike on "Your Call" on KALW in San Francisco. Listen to the full episode below. https://www.kalw.org/directions-to
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Labor shortage leaves union workers feeling more emboldened | PBS NewsHour
KI Executive Director, Joe McCartin comments on the changing dynamics of the workforce during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the PBS NewsHour. NORFOLK, Va. — When negotiations failed to prod
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It’s not a labor shortage — it’s a wage and workers rights shortage | The Hill
KI Associate Director, Lane Windham writes on the myth of the labor shortage and the need for comprehensive worker rights legislation in The Hill. As we approach Labor Day, America’s working
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Reaching the End of the PATCO Era? | The American Prospect
KI Executive Director writes about the legacy of the 1981 PATCO strike in The American Prospect and the future of unions, worker organizing, and the labor movement as the country faces new political
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The Changing Face of America’s Unions | Marketplace Radio
KI Associate Director Lane Windham appears on Marketplace Radio's Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly to describe the demographic shifts in America's unions and the impact of this shift on the labor mov
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House passes sweeping pro-union bill that would reform labor laws | USA Today
On March 9, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), a bill that would fundamentally change the dynamic and power imbalance in worker organizing. K
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Lane Windham in The Hill: It’s time for a new social compact
“This Labor Day, working people and their labor organizations can lead the way to a new, 21st century grand bargain that leverages government support in novel ways to build workers’ social protections.”
Category: In the News
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Will the Teachers Take Control? | Dissent Magazine
KI Executive Director, Joseph McCartin writes about the power of educators in confronting the urgent needs of communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. With no coordinated plan to mitigate the ongoin
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Our Statement on Police Brutality, Recent Unrest, and Racial Justice
The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer is yet another tragic chapter in the long, sad history of lethal violence meted out to African Americans. This act of police brutality, a contemporary manifestation of the historically unfair and racist treatment of Black people by law enforcement and the criminal justice system, has sent people to the streets once more in protest, demanding to right this systemic wrong.
Categories: In the News, Race and Economic Empowerment Project
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Resource from DC OAG: Informal Tenants Are Protected
The Office of the DC Attorney General just released an important resource in English and Spanish informing DC tenants of their rights during and after the COVID crisis, and confirming that these rights also apply to tenants in informal housing situations (ie, without a written lease) and regardless of their immigration status
Categories: Immigration and Labor Project, In the News