Archive:What’s Happening at the KI
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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
Categories: In the News, Updates
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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
Categories: In the News, Updates
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WCP: Why Dems Should Act Now on Pro-Consumer Legislation
Working-class people are exploited not only in the workplace but also as consumers, and they get little in the way of government protection either way. As Marc Dann and Leo Jennings III outline in Wo
Categories: Updates, Working-Class Perspectives
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WILL Empower Apprenticeship Applications Close May 1!
2022 Apprenticeship Application 2022 Host Site Application The WILL Empower Apprenticeship Program is a multipronged initiative designed to identify, nurture, and train a new generation o
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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
Categories: In the News, Updates
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EVENT: Envisioning Just Cause Employment & a New Social
On March 30th, KI hosted an event, "Envisioning Just Cause Employment & a New Social Compact." The event featured a distinguished panel: Guilherme Machado Dray, Professor of Labor and Comparative
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Student Blog | Local Solutions to an International Housing Crisis
On March 8, the Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a screening of the documentary PUSH, about the commodification of housing, and a panel discussion featuring UC Berkeley professor Desiree Fields, Sof
Category: Updates
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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
Categories: In the News, Updates
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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
Categories: In the News, Updates