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I get the impulse - and the fury behind it - but Dems shouldn’t oppose this nominee. There are political and policy upsides to backing her. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Shaking up the Dems' consultant class was good advice two decades ago (via @amysullivan.bsky.social) and is good advice today: washingtonmonthly.com/2005/01/12/f...

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And it shows: "Martin is the first U.S. attorney for D.C. in at least 50 years not to have served as a judge or federal prosecutor." (More here: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...) bsky.app/profile/jess...

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An expanding labor force means unions must recruit many members just to maintain the prior unionization rate. All else equal, 2.2 million new jobs means unions must organize 220k workers to maintain last year's 10% density. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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UNION MEMBERSHIP continues to fall, now below 10% for the first time in over a century. This despite a huge increase in workers winning union elections last year, but not yet enough to impact this long decline (that summary here: ericdirnbach.medium.com/u-s-union-el...). www.bls.gov/news.release...

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Wilcox’s term wasn't up until 2028; her firing appears blatantly illegal. With no quorum, the NLRB cannot operate. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

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Absolutely dispiriting. With an opportunity to lock in their majority on the NLRB until 2026, Dems needlessly delayed the vote then forgot to get word to Harris in time to break the deadlock. www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

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Delighted that the Winter @ucstonecenter.bsky.social Inequality Workshop will open with @jakerosenfeld.bsky.social. His fascinating 2021 book You're Paid What You're Worth is particularly valuable to fellow economists given the complex sociological perspectives on wage determination he develops.

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A looming port strike will provide an early test of how much power the pro-labor contingent has within the new administration. So far, Trump is siding with the union: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/b...

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Winter IWS opens with @jakerosenfeld.bsky.social, Professor of Sociology at WUSTL . He will discuss a survey of 4,000 public sector workers that highlights unmet demand for unions among women and Black workers, revealing opportunities for public sector union growth. 🔗Register here: bit.ly/41tmGPG

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Turns out it could be the Hardee's guy after all. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

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Upside: slightly higher rating than the average GOP rep on the AFL-CIO's scorecard: aflcio.org/scorecard/le... nypost.com/2024/11/12/u...

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Tuesday's result overshadowed an important vote on Monday. In @us.theconversation.com I examine the outcome of the Boeing strike, and discuss why future labor wins will be harder to come by in the Trump administration. theconversation.com/boeing-worke...

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Revisiting for obvious reasons. "If education and geographic location increasingly pattern the white vote, the same goes for many second- and third-generation nonwhite Americans." www.dissentmagazine.org/article/majo...

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Big win for the workers, obviously, but also for union leadership, whose reputation was on the line after bringing forward two prior contract agreements that the rank-and-file rejected. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/b...

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If Boeing were to reinstate a defined benefit pension, it would stand almost alone among its peers: all the momentum has been toward 401ks. If this demand by the strikers is non-negotiable, we could be in for a long, long stoppage. apnews.com/article/boei...

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(1/3) Very thoughtful @ericlevitz.bsky.social analysis of the union vote. Still a lot we don’t know, but at the very least it seems clear the pro-union agenda of the Biden admin hasn’t gained it much by way of the union vote share. www.vox.com/politics/378...

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1/2 New article alert What leads workers to break the salary taboo? And how do employers respond? We find workers are more likely to talk about pay when trust in management is low, and the potential benefits of pay information are high. academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

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Read about our survey and opportunities to raise public sector density: equitablegrowth.org/will-labors-...

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We also find overwhelming support for unions among existing members - critical in the post-Janus landscape: equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/u...

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Want to grow the labor movement? Look to the public sector, with its lower barriers to entry, and higher demand for representation. Over half of nonunion public sector workers would vote for a union if given the opportunity. So give them the opportunity! equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/u...

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What to make of GOP outreach to union voters? See my thoughts here: t.co/UTqq9OOvHo

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In terms of sheer numbers added to union rolls, this is the equivalent of 5+ large auto plants organizing simultaneously. www.aft.org/press-releas...

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The UAW’s 2023 strike kickstarted organizing drives across nonunion plants. Why didn’t UPS’s historic contract win do the same? I point to the fractured logistics industry (lots of subcontractors) and the Teamsters’ more limited vision: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/b...

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"Mercedes brought in Nick Saban, the hugely popular former football coach at the University of Alabama, to talk to workers in an effort to persuade them to vote against the U.A.W." The anti-union effort at the AL plant was much more intense than in TN. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/b...

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Why does manufacturing remain critical to the health of the labor movement? Sheer size of establishments. This single @UAW win adds as many new union members as 200 Starbucks. www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/b...

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Despite labor’s wins last year, the overall unionization rate remains flat. An overlooked reason why: a hot economy. Rapid job growth means unions have to organize a greater number of workers just to match last year’s density. theconversation.com/1-in-10-us-w...

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Recent strike settlements represent something we haven't seen in decades: clear wins for labor: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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