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Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?

Paige Oamek The Nation
For May Day, we talked to young workers—in tech, retail, food service, and more—about what brought them to the labor movement. Those under 35 overwhelmingly approve of organized labor—77 percent.

Tidbits – Apr 27, 2023 – Reader Comments: McCarthy’s MAGA Holds Country Hostage; Military Budget, Arms for Israel; Harry Belafonte, Social Justice Song List; May Day in New York; Ukraine What Next?; Fighting for Democracy in the Workplace

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Reader Comments: Young Voters Message; McCarthy's MAGA Holds Country Hostage; Military Budget, Arms for Israel; Harry Belafonte, Social Justice Song list; May Day in New York; Webinars: Ukraine What Next?; Fighting for Democracy in the Workplace

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Can Labor Seize Its ‘Movement Moment’?

Rand Wilson and Peter Olney Stansbury Forum
If we agree that a revived labor movement—and more worker organizing—is essential to combat the far right or tackle economic inequality, then we can’t wait for union treasuries to open. It’s imperative to unite as much of the labor movement as possible with a broader Left to defend our entire democracy.

Tidbits – Mar. 23, 2023 – Reader Comments: Bank Failures, Deregulation and Fed-Raising Interest Rates; He Illegal Invasion of Iraq; Slash Pentagon Budget; Jim Crow South; New Day for UAW; Letters From Langston; US Policy and Taiwan; How Workers Win

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Reader Comments: Bank Failures, Deregulation and Fed-Raising Interest Rates; Illegal Invasion of Iraq; Slash Pentagon Budget; Jim Crow South; New Day for UAW; Light Communication; Letters From Langston; US Policy and Taiwan; How Workers Win

Tidbits – Mar. 16, 2023 – Reader Comments: Bank Failures, GOP Deregulation; Pentagon Budget; MAGA Bans Books, Not Guns; Workers and Unions; False Promise of ChatGPT; Triangle Shirtwaist Anniversary; Vietnam War Ends; Rosenberg Case 70 Years Later;

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Reader Comments: Bank Failures, GOP DeRegulation; Pentagon Budget; MAGA in Office Bans Books, Not Guns; Workers and Their Unions; AI, False Promise of ChatGPT; Triangle Shirtwaist Anniversary; Ending the Vietnam War; Rosenberg Case 70 Years Later;

How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union

Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier The Nation
The players who make America’s pastime possible have had enough of dismal working conditions, and they’re organizing to change them.
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