Rebecca Kolins Givan and C.M. Lewis look back at the year in labor.

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A discussion on global shipping, just-in-time manufacturing, and why fixing the supply chain means rethinking endless growth.

The post Belabored: Supply Chain Chaos, with Charmaine Chua appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Sadé Dozan of Caring Across Generations discusses the Build Back Better bill, which would put some $150 billion into Medicaid-supported homecare services.

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How do you take industrial action when your workplace is your computer? In his new book, Phil Jones considers the millions of "microworkers" around the world who process data for digital platforms.

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For decades, the United Auto Workers has been controlled by a tight-knit group of insiders. Now members are voting in a historic referendum on how the union elects its central leadership.

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Eve Livingston's new book, Make Bosses Pay, aims to get young people connected to unions and to push unions to engage more with the working class as it is today: diverse, precarious, and perhaps on the brink of rebellion.

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Though the occupation didn’t last long, it shaped many subsequent campaigns and movements, including in organized labor.

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How did Occupy change the labor movement? And what lessons might it still hold for unions struggling to find their footing in an ever more crisis-prone world?

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As hopes for ambitious climate policy fade, Joe Uehlein, Founding President of the Labor Network for Sustainability, talks about why we must decarbonize the economy while protecting workers.

The post Belabored: Washington Retreats from a Just Transition, with Joe Uehlein appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Amelia Horgan's new book, Lost in Work: Escaping Capitalism, asks what work is, why it sucks, and what we can do to change it.

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