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

More #LaborSpring coming to HC! 🌹 @georgetownkilwp.bsky.social

Weren't able to make our book talk on Labor's Partisans? Catch up on Youtube 📺and zip through 70 years of labor organizing (and key lessons for today) with Jules Bernstein, Michael Kazin, Ruth Milkman and James Benton 💪 lwp.georgetown.edu/events/the-k...

No Concessions! The role of flight attendants as Aviation’s First Responders is critical to the safety of everyone onboard. LaborSpring solidarity with @afacwa.org as they fight for recognition, respect, and improvements in their economic and quality of life negotiations! 🌹

Hey friends, it's not too late to grab a ticket for free.99 and join us to see the groundbreaking documentary UNION on the campus of Georgetown University in the Student Center. Stick around after for a discussion with film production. www.eventbrite.com/e/film-scree...

And don't miss my Shows You Should Know segment!

Join us TOMORROW to discuss the NEW publication Labor's Partisan's and @dissentmag.bsky.social We have an exciting lineup of speakers and panel will be joined by experts from our initiative and moderated by our very own James C. Benton. Register below! lnkd.in/ev2KB4-k

#OtD 27 Feb 1937 Woolworth's sitdown strike of women workers in Detroit began. 150 women occupied their workplace and won improved pay and conditions, and helped galvanise the militant workers' movement sweeping the country at the time stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...

We're 18 followers away from 1000! Let's share and start a #labor #union follow train!

We've started! Learn how CWA members fought for working conditions and became a workforce of resistance. www.eventbrite.com/e/connecting...

Alejandra shared this photo saying, "I was harvesting lemons in Kern County and earning piece rate. I earned $45 for each 1,000 lb box I filled." #WeFeedYou

It has a cover! I am so excited to have The Predatory Sea: Human Trafficking and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean coming out September 2025 with @pennpress.bsky.social! 🗃️

Labor Spring 2025 is HERE! Students, workers, unionists, allies, environmentalists & elected leaders who want to support workers’ organizing efforts in a broad range of events on college campuses + in the community! @georgetownkilwp.bsky.social is helping organize lwp.georgetown.edu/labor-spring/

I was happy to join recently with friends at theateralliance.com to mark the beginning of #LaborSpring --gatherings across the nation in defense of working people and unions at a time when both are threatened. Find out how to organize an event of your own here: lwp.georgetown.edu/labor-spring/

Zoom Book Talk!📖 On 2/26 at 4:00 PM, Labor Historian Debbie Goldman, @cwaunion.bsky.social Area Director Pat Telesco and KI Associate Director @lanewindham.bsky.social Windham will discuss call center workers, AI, and the lessons labor can learn from history! #LaborSpring 👉http://bit.ly/cwaqa

Hey DC Area! Labor is taking the stage in The Garbologists - use the code "LaborSpring" for a special discounted ticket on 2/8! Stay after the 5 pm showing or swing by before the 8:00 pm showing for a community talk back! theateralliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/eve...

New Resource! Check out the Immigration and Labor Starter Pack from @mikeelk.bsky.social 💪 go.bsky.app/4JJcYdi

Check out Kim Kelly LIVE at the Kalmanovitz Initiative #LaborSpring www.facebook.com/kilwp/videos...

We're so excited to welcome @kimkelly.bsky.social to campus as a part of #LaborSpring! What Does it Profit Podcast will be joining Kim Kelly to discuss the power of labor organizing, labor history, and the next generation of labor organizers. www.eventbrite.com/e/labor-voic...

We're so excited to welcome @kimkelly.bsky.social to campus as a part of #LaborSpring! What Does it Profit Podcast will be joining Kim Kelly to discuss the power of labor organizing, labor history, and the next generation of labor organizers. www.eventbrite.com/e/labor-voic...

🍗✨ Join KI Research Analyst Patrick Dixon at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social for a discussion on his new book, "Nuggets of Gold: Further Processed Chicken and the Making of An American Diet"! RSVP now www.eventbrite.com/e/nuggets-of...

Not to mention the History major working with me on planning the third year of Labor Spring on campus! @georgetownkilwp.bsky.social

Our Associate Director @lanewindham.bsky.social joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the changing landscape of labor leadership and the importance of empowering women in the movement. awf.labortools.com/listen/follo...

Big poultry is misleading the public on workplace safety by underreporting workplace injury numbers Underreporting is harming workers - KI worker safety expert @debbieberkowitz.bsky.social weighs in and finds the truth www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/11/lett...

New from @georgetownkilwp.bsky.social & Americans for Financial Reform Action Network: "How Workers' Pensions Can Help Solve the Housing Crisis" georgetown.app.box.com/s/khfm0czel1...