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JwJ Co-Director Smiley named first ‘Will Empower’ recipient for woman labor leaders
October 5, 2018Smiley will use the fellowship “to concentrate on completing a book on a 21st-century framework for organizing and collective bargaining.”
Read moreNorth Carolina farmworkers win back right to bargain for dues checkoff
September 26, 2018In a win for North Carolina’s unionized farm workers, a federal judge reinstated the right of their union to negotiate for a dues checkoff.
Read moreAuto Workers still frustrated in organizing the South
June 14, 2018Racial divide and conquer tactics employed by bosses in the South contributed to UAW losses in union elections in the recent period.
Read moreUAW on organizing roll among college teachers and researchers
April 25, 2018The Harvard vote April 19 was 1,931 to 1,523 in favor of the union. It was a bigger margin with a much larger turnout, in a rerun election the National Labor Relations Board had ordered after...
Read moreWarning: Studies show GOP can win presidency again in 2020
April 24, 2018The takeaway for labor and its allies in this election year and going forward is: Organize, organize and organize more to get out the vote!
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