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Strikes in 2023

Drew DeSilver Pew Research Center
2023 saw some of the biggest, hardest-fought labor disputes in recent decades

Iowa Requiem, 2018

Peter Neil Carroll
Peter Carroll’s visit to Perry, Iowa gives no warning of sudden violence that occurred there this week, except for feelings of despair that might afflict a troubled young man with nowhere to go.

Ceasefire Now!

Virginia Rodino and Kathy Black Coalition of Labor Union Women
The time has come for labor to speak out against war. We cannot become inured to the barbarism our species resorts to when conflicts arise. As women, workers, veterans and citizens of the world, we must demand a peaceful world, and work to create it

Green Jobs in Agriculture in Guatemala: How Close Are They?

Luis Linares Equal Times
The creation of green jobs in agriculture requires state action to protect natural resources, encouraging sustainable practices to prevent pollution, while at the same time ensuring compliance with labour legislation and workers’ fundamental rights.

The Vegan School Lunch

Jesse Hirsch Ambrook Research
In the popular imagination, vegan school lunch may seem like the exclusive provenance of big cities like New York, but the tide appears to have shifted significantly in much of the country.

Employment Law – What To Look Out for in 2024

Peter Crush TLNT
Human resources associations & union busting law firms keep close track of changes to labor & employment law. While mostly anti-union, these organizations are good sources of information like this list of laws going into effect in 2024.