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Columbus Museum of Art Workers Vote To Form Union

ARTFORUM Artforum
Staff at the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) in Ohio on October 27 voted overwhelmingly to unionize as the Columbus Museum of Art Workers United (CMAWU) under the aegis of AFSCME Ohio Council 8.

On the Frontline of the Meme Wars

Mary Fitzgerald Prospect Magazine
This book, writes reviewer Fitzgerald, is a "rigorous, meticulously detailed narrative of how right-wing internet subcultures came to dominate US media and politics—and 'memed' Trump into office."

Yale Agrees to First Graduate Union Election in Three Decades

Megan Vaz and Miranda Wollen Yale Daily News
The university’s statement affirms it will honor Local 33’s petition for an official election via secret ballot while maintaining a commitment to academic supervisors’ freedom to express opinions on unionization.

Students Surge Back to Chile’s Streets

John Bartlett The Guardian
Since Chile’s progressive movement was deflated by the crushing defeat of a proposed new constitution in September, high school students have taken to the streets to rekindle their demands.

The Fed Chair’s November Surprise

Matthew Cunningham-Cook & Andrew Perez The Lever
Jerome Powell is preparing to crash the economy days before the midterm elections, hurting workers and ushering his fellow Republicans into power.