30 Citations Needed #Labor Episodes: 2. Citations Needed News Brief: "Unions, Gaza and Labor's Checkered Relationship With US Militarism" w/ Verso Books author, labor historian Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies & In These Times/Jacobin writer Jeff Schuhrke x.com/citationspod/s…

30 Citations Needed #Labor Episodes: 8. Citations Needed Ep. 182: "Hardhats vs Hippies and the Cold War Curation of the Conservative Union Guy Trope" w/ Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies's Jeff Schuhrke x.com/citationspod/s…

Union leaders have historically not done a good job forging solidarity with the global working class. During the Cold War, the US gov't partnered with the AFL-CIO’s anticommunist leadership to suppress leftist and labor movements in other countries. ueunion.org/ue-news-featur…

Labor historian and author Jeff Schuhrke joined me on Unauthorized Disclosure podcast to discuss his new book, "Blue Collar Empire," which tells the story of how US labor unions partnered with the CIA, USAID, State Department, and National Endowment for Democracy youtu.be/7IYKQyLRH78?si…

NEW: Alabama is farming out incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. The state takes 40% of wages and often denies parole to keep people as cheap labor. Getting written up can lead to solitary confinement. This is modern day slavery.

Reminder! 🗣️Don’t cross the picket line! Support San Francisco hotel workers by respecting our strike. We are in this together!

17,000 AT&T workers in the southeast are still on strike. wsj.com/business/telec…

Highly recommend! There are also a *bunch* of other sessions from the conference available, many more than I'd realized.

Battery workers are seizing their power! Today, 1,000 workers at Ultium Cells in Spring Hill, TN, voted to join the UAW. They are the second Ultium plant built in the US and the second to go union. The first was Lordstown, OH, in 2022.

Last week to apply! This is for freelance journalists who want to do investigative reporting on defense contractors across the country – particular interest in Texas, Missouri, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi and Alabama

Mark Ruffalo, Mahershala Ali, Cynthia Nixon and Ilana Glazer Call for End to Illegal Arms Sales to Israel in New ... variety.com/2024/film/glob…

An American activist was shot in the head by the Israeli army in Beita, near Nablus, a short while ago. We are devastated to learn that she has succumbed to her wounds. May she rest in eternal power and peace and may her killers be held accountable.

The passive voice can be extended even to US citizens, as long as the killer is Israel.

Blue Collar Empire: On the History of the 'AFL-CIA' and Possibilities fo... youtube.com/live/294Ned7QB… via YouTube

Hey how’d they die, Matt? Was it magic? Who or what killed Aysenur? Asking on behalf of Americans who want to know.

Honored to win first place in the AAR's 2024 Journalism Award! It's for my Jewish Currents piece on Hinduphobia—a dissent-silencing tool created by US Hindu nationalists in alliance with the pro-Israel groups that have long weaponized antisemitism Read: jewishcurrents.org/the-hindu-nati…

Longtime Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack describes the “intentional killing” of American Aysenur Eygi in the West Bank: “It was quiet. There was nothing to justify the shot. The shot was taken to kill.”

BREAKING: Apple retail workers in Oklahoma City secured a tentative union contract, the 2nd store to do so at Apple. CWA says highlights include: -Pay increases of up to 11.5% over 3 years -Severance & store closure protections -Worker involvement in scheduling

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