Mother Jones did a long interview with me about the state of the labor movement, our labor history, and the idea of the general strike. I have to say, I was really honored by this and I think it turned out pretty well. Here's a...
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On May 2, 1972, a fire started in the Sunshine Mine, outside of Kellogg, Idaho. The fire filled the mine chambers with carbon monoxide and other poisonous gas. Of the.
On May 1, 2010, a group of 1,000 subcontractors from India and Nepal laboring in Iraq working for the U.S. military occupation went on a violent rampage against their terrible.
On April 25, 1923, dockworkers in San Pedro, California, organizing under the banner of the Industrial Workers of the World, went on strike over the horrible conditions of their work and lives. The last major American strike organized through the IWW, the longshoremen of San...
On April 23, 1927, a fire broke out at the Briggs auto plant in Detroit. It killed 21 workers. This terrible incident is a window into the racialized forms of.
I recently finished reading Emily Bender and Alex Hanna's The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want. They are experts in the field.
Catholics like to talk a good game about social justice but working for Catholic colleges is pretty terrible from an employment perspective. Just about everyone I've known who teaches at Catholic colleges talks about low wages and the overall atmosphere that you should be happy...
If there's one place I DO NOT WANT TO SEE AI, it's ProPublica, that gem of investigative journalism. Alas, they are run by bad people too it turns out. And.
On April 9, 1917, the Supreme Court upheld Oregon's new 10 hour day law for both men and women that also provided for overtime pay. The Court went away from.
Stephen Lerner and Joseph McCartin, two people I respect a great deal, suggest it's possible and note the key roles of union in South Korea and Brazil in resisting fascism. Two points first. First, despite stereotypes about unions that liberals love to track in (very...
On April 7, 1947, Japan passed its Labor Standards Act. Based on the Fair Labor Standards Act in the United States, the Labor Standards Act is a way to understand.
Not that I have a lot of faith, or any for that matter, in the courts, but still, you like to see this: The Department of Veterans Affairs is restoring.