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Taylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narratives

by Aarushi Bhandari, Davidson College This fall, I’ve been starting my sociology classes by asking my students to share some uplifting news they’ve come across. On...

Reality TV show contestants are more like unpaid interns than Hollywood stars

Country singer Adley Stump, a former contestant on NBC’s hit reality show ‘The Voice,’ performs at an Air Force base in Washington state. Joint Base...

United Auto Workers launch historic triple strike against the Big 3 automakers

Late Thursday night, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union initiated a historic strike action against all three major Detroit-based automakers—Ford, General Motors (GM), and...

US autoworkers launch historic strike: 3 questions answered

by Joshua Murray, Vanderbilt University The United Auto Workers union, or UAW, has told workers at three factories to go on strike after failing to...

What are strike funds? A labor-management relations expert explains

by Raymond Gibney Jr., Penn State When people go on strike, their employers don’t pay them. That makes it hard for workers who have walked...

Waves of strikes rippling across the US seem big, but the total number of Americans walking off the job remains historically low

Maryam Rouillard puts her fist in the air on Aug. 8, 2023, while taking part in a one-day strike by Los Angeles municipal workers...

UPS and Teamsters agree on new contract, averting costly strike that could have delayed deliveries for consumers and retailers

by Jason Miller, Michigan State University The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and UPS have agreed on a new five-year contract that boosts wages and...

UPS and Teamsters agree on new contract, averting costly strike that could have delayed deliveries for consumers and retailers

Teamsters employed by UPS practiced holding rallies ahead of the strike that wasn’t. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes by Jason Miller, Michigan State University The International Brotherhood of Teamsters...

UPS impasse with union could deliver a costly strike, disrupting brick-and-mortar businesses as well as e-commerce

Placards are part and parcel of a protest. AP Photo/Brittainy Newman by Jason Miller, Michigan State University Talks between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and UPS over...

Quiet quitting and the great resignation have a common cause – dissatisfied workers feel they can’t speak up in the workplace

by James Detert, University of Virginia U.S. workers have been at the forefront of three big trends in recent months. First there was the “great resignation,”...

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