Archive: News
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WCP: Amazon and the Southern Key
In Working-Class Perspectives this week, Wade Rathke argues that while we shouldn't be surprised that the recent effort to unionize Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama failed, the campaign reminds us
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Wrap Up: Constructing a New Social Compact
Thank you for registering for “Constructing the New Social Compact: A Public Forum on Empowering the Post-Pandemic Working Class,” organized by the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Po
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On May Day: The Enduring Importance of Labor Unions
This was originally published in The Jesuit Post. “Unions used to be important, but they’re not necessary anymore.” It’s a line many of us have heard. We often associate unions with particular
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WCP: English Football and Working-Class Culture
The recent announcement that some of the top football clubs in Europe were going to form a separate elite league drew immediate protests from fans. In Working-Class Perspectives this week, Sarah Attf
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Race, Tax Enforcement and the Social Compact
Restructuring tax enforcement is a matter of fairness, anti-racism and smart revenue raising – there has never been a more important moment to properly fund the IRS.
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“What Happened?” Photo series by Tom Conway
Photographer Tom Conway’s photo series, “What Happened?” submitted as part of Constructing a New Social Compact: A Public Forum for Empowering the Post-Pandemic Working Class.
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WCP: Is Neoliberalism Dead? Class Struggle and a Wealth Tax
The first months of President Joe Biden's term offer hope that we may soon see the end of neoliberalism. Instead of cutting taxes for the rich in the hope that wealth will somehow "trickle down" to
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The Underground Economy and Wage Theft
Our friends at the Catholic Labor Network have released a report on wage theft in the commercial construction industry in Washington, DC. CLN's Ernesto Galeas construction sites across the DC are
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Featured Speakers: New Social Compact
From April 28-May 1, the Kalmanovitz Initiative will host a multi-day, international convening on forging a new social compact in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that will protect and advance socia
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WCP: Sea Shanties and the Pleasure of Work
Even if you're not a TikTok user, you might have heard about "Shantytok," the viral series of short videos featuring, of all things, sea shanties. In Working-Class Perspectives this week, Kathy M. Ne
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