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April 4, 2023

The Undercover Organizers Behind America’s Union Wins

Josh Eidelson Bloomberg Businessweek

Activists known as “salts” have been a key to recent successful organizing campaigns. And they say they’re just getting started.

July 18, 2022

Why Union Drives Are Succeeding

Ian Prasad Philbrick The New York Times

College-educated workers are driving a spike in union organizing.

June 20, 2022

Why a Rhodes Scholar’s Ambition Led Her to a Job at Starbucks

Noam Scheiber The New York Times

Jaz Brisack became a union organizer and barista for the same reasons that talented young people have long chosen their career paths: a mix of idealism and ambition.

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