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Remembering the 1932 Ford Hunger March: Detroit park honors labor and environmental history

by Paul Draus, University of Michigan-Dearborn The intersection of Fort Street and Oakwood Boulevard in southwest Detroit today functions mostly as a thoroughfare for trucks...

Why is free time still so elusive?

Spending free time in the city. Adobe Stock Image by Gary Cross, Penn State There have been massive gains in productivity over the past century. So why...

2023’s historic Hollywood and UAW strikes aren’t labor’s whole story – the total number of Americans walking off the job remained relatively low

SAG-AFTRA captain Mary M. Flynn rallies fellow striking actors on a picket line outside Netflix studios in November 2023. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello by Judith Stepan-Norris, University...

With the end of the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, the creator economy is the next frontier for organized labor

by David Craig, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and Stuart Cunningham, Queensland University of Technology Hollywood writers and actors recently proved that they...

Next on the United Auto Workers’ to-do list: Adding more members who currently work at nonunion factories to its ranks

  Will Tesla’s workers be the next to approve a UAW contract? AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez Marick Masters, Wayne State University and Raymond Gibney Jr., Penn State Having...

UAW President Shawn Fain urges ratification of historic Ford agreement

UAW President Shawn Fain, supported by a backdrop of UAW negotiators, announced via Facebook Live on Sunday, “I wholeheartedly endorse the tentative agreement we...

Ford Motor Co. and UAW reach historic tentative agreement

Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have arrived at a tentative agreement, a deal both entities have described as historic...

A memorial in Yiddish, Italian and English tells the stories of Triangle Shirtwaist fire victims − testament not only to tragedy but to immigrant...

New York City commemorated the 108th anniversary of the fire in 2019. Spencer Platt/Getty Images by Karla Goldman, University of Michigan The 10-story Brown Building, site of...

Why the UAW union’s tough bargaining strategy is working

by Marick Masters, Wayne State University The United Auto Workers union isn’t backing down as it bargains for more compensation and better benefits in its...

United Auto Workers Union and Mack Trucks reach tentative agreement amidst industry strikes

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has reached a key tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks, impacting approximately 4,000 workers across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and...

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