What’s Good for Boeing Workers Is Good for the Public - Jacobin
WEB1 day ago · Negotiations resumed on Tuesday, with a federal mediator present at the bargaining table. Boeing machinists’ average pay has risen 15 percent over the past decade to $75,000. For workers faced with the soaring cost of housing in the Seattle area, that’s a far cry from the family-sustaining wage enjoyed by prior generations at the plant.
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Social Housing Goes to Washington - Jacobin
WEB1 day ago · Social Housing Goes to Washington. With the newly introduced Homes Act, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pushing legislation to create the next generation of decommodified, dignified homes, including public housing and co-ops. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 26, 2021, in Washington, DC.
The NLRB Is Hamstrung by the Dysfunctional US Legal System
WEB16 hours ago · On July 23 of this year, Judge Alan Albright (Republican, Western District of Texas) granted SpaceX’s request for a preliminary injunction (PI) against a run-of-the-mill unfair labor practice proceeding initiated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against the company. Albright’s reasoning for granting the PI was that (1) Article II of the US constitution requires that the ...
240 Articles by: Ben Burgis - Jacobin
WEB5 days ago · Articles by Ben Burgis. Ben Burgis is a Jacobin columnist, an adjunct philosophy professor at Rutgers University, and the host of the YouTube show and podcast Give Them An Argument.He’s the author of several books, most recently Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters.
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WEB4 days ago · The Dream and Nightmare of Neoliberalism. The spread of neoliberalism promised economic efficiency and freedom for the powerful while wreaking havoc for millions. In recent years, claims of a post-neoliberal era have emerged, but a new book argues that these claims may be greatly exaggerated. 09.15.2024. Edwin F. Ackerman.
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Religion - Jacobin
WEBReligion. Issue 53. Spring 2024. “To me Jesus Christ is as real, as palpitant and persuasive as a historic character as John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, or Karl Marx. He has persisted in spite of two thousand years of theological emasculation to destroy his revolutionary personality, and is today the greatest moral force in the world.”.
What You Should Have Read in 2022 - Jacobin
WEBDec 31, 2022 · There’s no sugarcoating it: 2022 was rough. Between spiraling living costs, the war in Ukraine, and the return of fascists to power in Europe, it gave 2020 a run for its money as a year we’d all rather forget. But it’s also been a year of promise, with workers across the United States and the world striking in response to these challenges ...
The Best Books We Read in 2022 - Jacobin
WEBDec 21, 2022 · On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build a Union. Daisy Pitkin. Algonquin, 2022. Chances are you’ve read articles decrying some injustice that end with a call for “the boring, difficult, unglamorous work of organizing.”.
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