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The UAW is Flipping the Script on Organizing
But Will They Invest the Money to Make it Work?
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Nathan Newman 🧭
New at the Prospect: Supreme Court Could Shut Down Most Employment Litigation
An upcoming case might nullify a California statute that allows employees to enforce violations of labor law, and possibly federal whistleblower cases…
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Nathan Newman 🧭
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Organizing the Alienated: Take the Skinheads Bowling- to the Union League
Long-term Union Organizing is the Only Likely Route to Overcoming the Deep Alienation of Trumpist GOP Voters
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Nathan Newman 🧭
At the Nation- A Union Vote in Mexico Promises a New Direction in Trade Policy
Two weeks ago, workers at a GM auto plant in northern Mexico voted for a new independent union, promising not just improved rights at that factory but…
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Nathan Newman 🧭
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The Polling Behind the GOP Push to Become "Working Class Heroes"
The faction of Republicans like Rubio promoting Workplace Teams reflect polling pushing them to sound pro-worker - but also polling union folks should…
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Nathan Newman 🧭
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At Slate- Why Progressives Attacking "Bounties" in Texas Abortion Law are Falling into a Political Trap
We need private enforcement to stop corporate crime - and conservatives will take any excuse to shut the courtroom door
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Nathan Newman 🧭
Unpopularity of Child Tax Credit Emphasizes Why Job Guarantees are Better than UBI
Just depressing, sobering poll on the refundable child tax credit out today, showing extremely low support for making the Child Tax Credit permanent.
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Nathan Newman 🧭
The Labor Movement was the New Deal- and Striketober May Be More Important than Reconciliation
A lot of people - including myself at times - hoped Joe Biden might spend big enough to create a “New Deal” kind of energy that could cement new…
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Nathan Newman 🧭
A Local Half-Time Job Guarantee Makes Sense Economically - and is Better than UBI
My piece in THE NATION today on advantages of half-time job guarantee for local governments and for recipients - and why it's more politically viable…
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Nathan Newman 🧭
The Fascinating Indian Job Guarantee Program
What we can learn from a policy providing employment to 90 million people in 2020
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Nathan Newman 🧭
New at TheWeek.Com: A creative solution for saving labor rights
Responding to the Cedar Point SCOTUS decision: How can lawmakers protect organizing rights against a hostile Supreme Court? Buy them.
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Nathan Newman 🧭
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