Archive:Strikes

• Scripps News Weekend| Lane Windham| The Year of The Strike

  Lane Windham, Associate Director of The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and The Working Poor discusses the recent UAW strike and the wave of worker support sweeping the country on Scripps News Weeke

  Category: In the News Tags: gen-z, Lane Windham, SAG-Aftra, Strikes, UAW, unions, WGA

• WCP: The Global Working Class Fights Back

  2018 has seen many working-class people around the world standing up for their rights and pushing back against injustice and inequality. Some of these fights have made the mainstream news in western countries, but many have not. As we reflect on the year that is ending, let’s not forget the struggles of working-class people and the successes of collective action and solidarity. Around the world, people have had enough of corporate greed and government inaction to combat inequality.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Collective Action, Global, International, John Russo, Sarah Attfield, Sherry Linkon, Strike, Strikes, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• OVERTIME: Labor Stories of the Week (Feb 12, 2016)

  Celebrate your love for worker justice this Valentine's Day weekend by catching up on some of the week's best labor stories! Our nation's capital, a haven for low-income workers? DC edges closer t

  Category: In the News Tags: Friedrichs, Hedge Clippers, Islamophobia, Layoffs, Muslims, Overtime, Paid Family Leave, Slave Labor, Strike, Strikes, Uber