Archive:What’s Happening at the KI
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Marketplace | What the Supreme Court’s rulings on workplace vaccine mandates mean
KI Fellow, Debbie Berkowitz is interviewed by "Marketplace Morning Report" on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down OSHA's testing and vaccine mandate. Listen to the int
Categories: In the News, Updates
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Deadline Extended: Spring LCS Fellowship
The deadline has been extended for the Spring Labor Capital Strategies (LCS) Fellowship. Applications are now due Monday, January 17. These paid fellowships match undergraduate and graduate students
Category: Updates
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Washington Post | Court packing isn’t the only way to reform the Supreme Court
KI Senior Resident Fellow, Leon Fink, discusses the historical precedent for Supreme Court reform in the Washington Post. There is widespread hand-wringing about the state of the U.S. Supreme
Category: Updates
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The American Prospect | Can OSHA Keep Workers Safe? The Court Hears the Case Tomorrow.
KI Fellow, Debbie Berkowitz writes in The American Prospect on the upcoming hearing before the Supreme Court on the the Biden Administration's new OSHA standard on vaccines and testing. As COV
Category: Updates
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Your Call Radio | The fight for workers’ rights in 2021 & the path ahead
KI's Lane Windham appears on KALW's radio show Your Call Radio to discuss the year in workers rights. https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2021-12-15/the-fight-for-workers-rights-in-2021
Categories: In the News, Updates
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ABC | Starbucks employees vote to unionize at Buffalo location.
KI Associate Director Lane Windham speaks on the unionization effort of Starbucks workers in Buffalo on ABC's podcast, Start Here. Listen to the interview here or read the transcript below. I
Categories: In the News, Updates
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Washington Post | Starbucks workers in Buffalo win watershed union vote
KI Associate Director, Lane Windham, discusses the first successful union vote at a standalone Starbucks location in Buffalo, NY in the Washington Post. [Other workers are "definitely going to be
Categories: In the News, Updates
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Salon | Sit-down strikes revolutionized the labor movement — could it happen again?
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-down strike. "The activists used the
Categories: In the News, Updates
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Mother Jones | Meatpackers “Prioritized Profits” Over Worker Safety During the Pandemic. A New Bill Would Force Them to Change.
KI Fellow, Debbie Berkowitz, is quoted in Mother Jones, discussing the importance of legislation to protect workers in meatpacking plants. She says of the Bill, sponsored by Ro Khanna (D-CA) and
Categories: In the News, Updates
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NPR | It’s Been a Minute: Was 2021 Labor’s Year?
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 living through a worker rights revival. E
Categories: In the News, Updates