Thank you for your incredible support of the KI throughout the year. Today, on Giving Tuesday, you have the opportunity to continue to support worker justice throughout the country Join us in bringing people together to build an equitable future. Find out how to make your gift below bit.ly/48wqvW2

Congratulations to our very own Dawn Carpenter for winning the Webby Anthem Awards for her documentary Interwoven. Interwoven was born from the Kalmanovitz Initiative's Solidarity Economy Workshop and their podcast "What Does It Profit?". Read more here: lwp.georgetown.edu/interwoven-f...

Solid piece by @blackwomanteacher.bsky.social, doing the work, lays out connections that can inform this timely webinar. Hope folks attend, read her piece: futureschools.substack.com/p/climate-ch...

Join KI Research Director Sara Myklebust and our friends at Bargaining for the Common Good for their briefing on “Bargaining for Green Schools, Good Jobs, and Bright Futures" on 11/19 at 3:00 PM! Learn how unions can mobilize for clean energy in local communities. RSVP at bit.ly/bargain4clea...!

Today's #Solidarity Breakfast goes out 7:30 AM Eastern Australia Time on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social 855 AM. Tune in at www.3cr.org.au/ #Solidarity#1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod #Melbourne

Dubbed the "Red Cup Rebellion," about 1% of the company's workforce took the the picket lines Thursday in over 40 cities, calling for higher pay and better staffing. (via @kuow.org)

NEW: Threatening lawsuits against newsrooms is an embarrassing tactic for the leader of a nation where a free press is essential. We stand with BBC + @nujofficial.bsky.social Read our full statement: newsguild.org/the-newsguil...

Heather McPherson's fight against company unions The MP for Edmonton Strathcona, Heather McPherson, is running for the leadership of the federal NDP. She is calling for a fairer deal for workers, including a ban on company unions. The LabourStart report about union events. And singing "She's A Re

Join our panel discussion on academic freedom and free speech, featuring speakers from campuses in NJ, Texas, and NY that are seeing the crackdown on basic democratic rights firsthand. “Fighting for Our Right to Teach and Learn” will take place Friday, Nov 7, at noon. RSVP: https://loom.ly/JEheEg8

Thank you DC LERA for bringing people together by co-sponsoring Flamenco at the Spanish Embassy! Read more about their work here: lerachapter.org/dclera/

Congratulations to the recipient of the 2025 Edna Berger Young Courageous Leader Award - Claudia Quiñones Torrico, Organizing Director @unitedwedream.org 🎉🎉 Claudia has been described as "the courageous fire of the movement" and we could not agree more! Thank you Claudia!🔥🎉

While worker pensions are being held captive by Wall Street, @bcgproject unions and advocates are making pensions work for the people. Read more about pensions here: bit.ly/47rZ3Zd And check out Bargaining for the Common Good to learn more about their advocacy efforts: bit.ly/47rF8cG

Joe McCartin, Executive Director of the KI, connected Catholic teachings to labor rights in his advocacy at Loyola Marymount University. "There is no way to square what they are doing with Catholic social teaching," he said. Read more about his defense of the employee union here: bit.ly/49nyAOO

James Benton, Director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project here at KI, defends Job Corps Centers as a life-changing program for young people: "[Job Corps is] something that is crucial for the economy to perform, and for people to have meaningful work." Read more here: bit.ly/47wwuK1

Join us October 27th for a conversation with labor organizer, journalist and author @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social about labor history, the current state of labor organizing and the potential of unions to be “laboratories of democracy” events.georgetown.edu/law/event/35...

Because they celebrate the stories that lift us all — stories that remind us that justice begins in community. indiewrapmag.com/reviews/revi... Don't forget to vote for Interwoven for the upcoming anthem awards by 10/30! bit.ly/intrwvn

Sometimes, you need to step out the classroom to really learn! Prof James Benton's DC Urban Justice class learned about the lives of the African American and European Immigrant domestic and household workers employed by the family of local brewer Christian Heurich between the 1890s and the 1950s

Join us October 27th for a conversation with labor organizer, journalist and author @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social about labor history, the current state of labor organizing and the potential of unions to be “laboratories of democracy” events.georgetown.edu/law/event/35...

Georgetown students stand in solidarity with the Black Lung Association, Appalachian Voices, the United Mine Workers of America! As miners and their supporters rallied together last week, out students showed up in solidarity after making signs and posters

It's time to VOTE 🗳️ Help tell a story of worker dignity by heading over to bit.ly/intrwvn and clicking celebrate 👏 to vote for Interwoven! Interwoven documents how North Carolina workers solidarity, employee ownership, and environmental care first. 📣Amplify their voices! Vote today!

It's time to VOTE 🗳️ Help tell a story of worker dignity by heading over to bit.ly/intrwvn and clicking celebrate 👏 to vote for Interwoven! Interwoven documents how North Carolina workers solidarity, employee ownership, and environmental care first. 📣Amplify their voices! Vote today!

An optimistic book in a grueling time. @dskamper.bsky.social gives us hope with stories of strategic fights led with the awakening of worker power. Solidarity is essential and so is reading this book. I was honored to write the foreword of Who✊s Got the Power?

Rudi Batzell takes on some of the biggest questions in US and British labor history in his new book. Join us Friday for a riveting discussion about his arguments and more!

Get ready New York! 🏙️ this year's 14th Annual Workers Unite Film Festival Interwoven 🧶 - the story of a resilient North Carolina town putting worker solidarity and cooperation first 5:00pm, Monday, 10/20 at Cinema Village theater (22 E 12th St) Get your tickets today! 🎫 bit.ly/CoopWUFF14

So proud of this class whose hosts include @unitehere.org, @opeiu.org, @jwj.org, @labwc.bsky.social, @powerswitchaction.org, @ncstateaflcio.bsky.social, @aflcio.org

We're just two days away!

The latest Labor and Energy Show goes live on WMAL DC 105.9 FM in #WashingtonDC at 8:00 PM Eastern! Listen live at www.wmal.com/##WashingtonDC #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

The Kalmanovitz Initiative invites you to join Gloria J. Browne-Marshall (professor of law and Africana studies, John Jay College, CUNY) in a discussion on the significance of protest in American society, with particular focus on labor rights and unions. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...

The Kalmanovitz Initiative invites you to join Gloria J. Browne-Marshall (professor of law and Africana studies, John Jay College, CUNY) in a discussion on the significance of protest in American society, with particular focus on labor rights and unions. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...

We are so happy to celebrate @weleadlabor.bsky.social graduating class of 2025! Congratulations to all the apprentices🥳 #labor #congrats Learn more at WillEmpower.org

Charlie Fanning joined America's Work Force Union Podcast this week for a conversation about the history of farm worker organizing in Florida, the impact of immigration policies on labor rights and innovative strategies employed by workers to improve conditions. awf.labortools.com/listen/labor...

"I am reminded—for a second time in my life—that the stakes we have in a democratic system of education are always under threat and that, for those of us who value it, the fight for its preservation is an urgent, if never-ending, challenge." Joan Wallach Scott 🗃️ www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-g...

The first LAWCHA book talk of the fall will take place on Wednesday, September 17th at 7.00pm EST with special guests Danielle Phillips-Cunningham and LaShawn Harris. Please register for the event using this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Did you know we're on @linkedin.com? Check out exclusive profiles of leaders on the frontline of innovation for workers' rights - like Gianna Sansonetti, who just started with the Labor Network for Sustainability @ln4s.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/welead...

Hey hey, Georgetown Students! Are you interested in social justice and the workers' rights movement? Head over to our open house TOMORROW 9/3 from 6:00 - 7:00 to learn more about what we offer.

The latest Lunch with Labor goes on the air at 2:00 PM Eastern in #Baltimore. Hear it at wolbbaltimore.com/listen-live/#Baltimore #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

Nominations EXTENDED to SEPTEMBER 1st for the WILL Empower Edna Berger Young Courageous Leader Award - $15,000! ✨Do you know a young courageous leader (age 30/under) committed to worker, racial, and gender justice? 🔥Nominate here by 9/1: go.rutgers.edu/sf3j15y3

This Bill Fletcher essay on how the labor movement can save itself is 100% spot on. It needs to be the antifascist leader. But it's hard because union leaders themselves have stopped educating their membership on politics. inthesetimes.com/article/labo...

Reminder that flight attendants usually don't start getting paid until the cabin doors close, which makes exactly zero sense www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com...

Veteran labor organizer/scholar Bob Bussel explains why we need to put efforts at labor law reform aside to focus on what unions themselves can do to revive the labor movement. nwlaborpress.org/2025/07/unha...

The KI's director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project James Benson joins America's Workforce Union Podcast to discuss the history of trade, the devastating effects of NAFTA, AI and Automation and what workers need for an equitable workplace in 2025 awf.labortools.com/listen/labor...

Worth sharing for the reference list alone (a lot of bangers on that list!). But this is a real question and the examination here by @lanewindham.bsky.social is a great read. Personally I believe organizing around working people's solidarity and life improvement is always a better option.

Georgetown students! 🤩Looking for a paid internship? Want to gain real world experience making a difference at unions and social justice organizations around DC? 💪 Apply for our KI internship now Deadline: 9/5 More Info: 🖱️▶️https://www.myworkday.com/georgetown/d/inst/15$392530/9925$40859.htmld

Pausing for a moment to note that my new book, "Who's Got the Power?: The Resurgence of American Unions" is out October 14th from The New Press. Learn about it here: bsky.app/profile/dska...

All right, to hell with it. One like, one enraging, amusing, or obscure labor history nugget.

31 July 1945: London dockers go-slow Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history. Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at

[email protected] AMcCartin on the Trump administration cutting contracts with federal workers: "by far the largest single action of union-busting in American history." www.americanprogress.org/article/the-... #labor #federaljobs #unionbustingisdisgusting #unionstrong

Now available on Portside! "Is the purpose of organizing to increase union membership, or is it to rebuild a working-class movement that can effectively make life better for the vast majority of working people?" @lanewindham.bsky.social for New Labor Forum portside.org/2025-05-28/c...

*taps mic* Is this thing on? The Kalmanovitz Initiative is back on Bluesky! Share and reply with the latest news from the world of labor or let us know what's on your mind.

90 years after the Wagner Act, labor unions must return to their roots of civil disobedience and join forces with other progressive forces to protect workers, get real legislation passed and rebuild from the rubble prospect.org/labor/2025-0... @josephamccartin.bsky.social for The American Prospect