by Jeremy Brecher | Apr 20, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director When young people around the world began their Climate Strikes, organized workers began joining in, contributing to the September 20, 2019 tally of more than seven million participants worldwide. Many unions were...
by Jeremy Brecher | Apr 14, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director This is the fourth in a series of commentaries on Workers vs. Coronavirus. The previous commentary “I Talk to Workers Every Day – They’re Afraid They’re Going to Die”[1] described how workers are being affected by...
by Jeremy Brecher | Apr 9, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director This is the second in a series of commentaries on Workers vs. Coronavirus. The first, “Strike for Your Life,” describes how in recent weeks workers in diverse industries and regions have initiated more than a dozen...
by Jeremy Brecher | Apr 2, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director There have been more than a dozen strikes in the past two weeks by workers striking to protect themselves against infection by the coronavirus. They have already won increased protection. What do they portend for the...
by Jeremy Brecher | Mar 30, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director This is the third in a series of commentaries proposing an Emergency Green New Deal. The first, “As Workers Fight Coronavirus, They Are Laying the Basis for an Emergency Green New Deal”, describes the need for...
