Archive: News
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Georgetown Hosts Memorial for President John Sweeney
On May 5, a memorial service for AFL-CIO President Emeritus, John J. Sweeney was held in Gaston Hall at Georgetown University. President Sweeney passed away in February of 2021 but the pandemic preve
Category: News
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EVENT | Labor and Ukraine: Solidarity in a Time of War
On May 5, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor and the Solidarity Center hosted an event, "Labor and Ukraine: Solidarity in a Time of War." The panel featured activists from Ukra
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Category: News
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EVENT | Women Leading the Labor Movement Surge
On May 4, WILL Empower, the Kalmanovitz Initiative, and The Century Foundation hosted an event, "Women Leading the Labor Movement Surge." The event featured a panel of women activists and highlighted
Categories: Events, News, Women Innovating Labor Leadership
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Financial Times | ‘Union drip’ shows how the American labour movement is changing
KI Executive Director Joe McCartin is featured in a piece about "union drip" and the changing face of the American labor movement. "But the history of organised labour in the US shows that fa
Categories: In the News, News
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EVENT | Stopping Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Work
On April 26, the Kalmanovitz Initiative and the Solidarity Center hosted a panel, "Stopping Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Work." The panel discussed the new book by the same title which des
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DCist | Union Kitchen Workers Face Uncertain Union Victory Amidst Firings And Delays
KI Associate Director and Director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project, James Benton, discusses the unionization efforts at Union Kitchen and the challenges workers are facing as they fight
Categories: In the News, News
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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, News
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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, News
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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: News, Working-Class Perspectives