The top 10% now hold 67.4% of all the wealth in the US. The bottom 50% hold 2.5%.

Location Change! The “Dark Side of the Chip,” a one-day conference hosted by @chipscommunities.bsky.social , will now be hosted at 435 S 3rd Ave.

The next three months will determine the future of Starbucks, according to @sbworkersunited.org. Union baristas are demanding more hours, higher pay, and resolution of hundreds of unfair labor practice cases—warning a strike is on the table.

Fong and Jenkins for @jacobinmag.bsky.social : “In a situation where no one has a strategy for a realistic reversal of the union density trend… it makes sense that there would be a noticeable gap between leadership and (potential) rank and file.” More here: jacobin.com/2025/09/labo...

ONE WEEK until you all get to hear from our new Visiting Scholar, Teresa Ghilarducci! Join us on September 24th in West Hall room 135 for her public talk on wealth, retirement, and the union advantage. RSVP here: bit.ly/GhilarducciT...

A living wage is for everyone—janitors, teachers, nurses, delivery drivers, rideshare drivers.  If you love your job, unionize and fight to protect it. ✊ If you don’t, unionize and fight to improve it. ✊

Thank you to everyone who popped by for our first Open House Luncheon of the semester! It’s always a great time getting together to talk about the Center and our work. See you all in October!

@chipscommunities.bsky.social presents: the DARK SIDE OF THE CHIP, a one-day conference surrounding the semiconductor industry's impact on workers and the environment and how folks can organize so it benefits all of us. Learn more about the event and RSVP here: bit.ly/DarkSideofth...

“Legal and political constraints… limit broad-based organizing and deter unions from innovating at scale. Yet the demand for worker power to counter corporate dominance will not disappear... expect more experimentation in how organized labor grows…” -Teresa Ghilarducci

This weekend, Michael, Maria, and Jonathan attended the annual Leadership Assembly hosted by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West. Thank you for having us, UHW!

❗️New from CWD Visiting Scholar Teresa Ghilarducci for @forbes.com : “Labor Day 2025: Who Owns The Economy?” Read it here: www.forbes.com/sites/teresa...

Labor Day was born in struggle. Workers striking, marching, and demanding dignity. Black, brown, white, immigrant, shoulder to shoulder, we built this holiday. In 2025, we carry that legacy forward. We’re rising to say loud and clear: Families First, Not Billionaires.

#OnThisDay in 1963, the March on Washington changed the course of history. Meet the labor leader who helped make it happen: A. Philip Randolph. By threatening a 1941 march, he forced an end to defense job discrimination & laid the groundwork for 1963. inthesetimes.com/article/a-ph...

"The lowest-paid 20% of workers suffer 5x's as many heat-related injuries as the highest-paid 20%. And Black, Hispanic & immigrant workers face higher exposure to extreme heat because they are more likely to work in high-risk industries like construction & agriculture." www.epi.org/blog/extreme...

BREAKING: Workers at Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks just won their union elections. They are the first national parks to unionize in several years.

It's Women's Equality Day! 💜 We honor the generations of women who have organized for justice in the workplace and beyond. At SEIU 925, we're proud to be a women-led union, continuing that legacy every day by fighting for equity, respect, and dignity for all working people. #WomensEqualityDay

Please welcome the newest addition to the CWD this semester: Visiting Scholar Teresa Ghilarducci! An economist and expert in older worker labor markets and retirement security from the @nssrnews.bsky.social , Teresa will make an amazing addition to the team.

Sun Devils are back on campus (and already in class)! CWD staffers Michael, Maria, and Ben are super excited to have students back in the classroom this fall. 💪📘🤓

Google's data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa used 1 BILLION gallons of water in 2024 - enough to supply all of Iowa's residential water for five days. Researchers in water law and policy explain how companies rarely tell the public exactly how much water data centers consume: buff.ly/uRvYWPN

Last week, the CWD’s Ben Case spoke at #ASA2025 on panels like “Public Sociology in a Time of Genocide” (pictured) as well as others surrounding political engagement. We’re proud to have had Ben share his impressive research and represent the Center in front of so many talented sociologists!

New from Laura Montanari & the CWD’s Jonathan Rosenblum: “Italian Amazon Workers Strike and Win. Will Unions Elsewhere Follow Suit?” for @truthout.org ! Read more about the new agreement for Amazon workers in Italy and what we can learn from it: truthout.org/articles/ita...

Workers fought for and won Social Security and the right to retire with dignity. But on its 90th anniversary, that earned benefit is under threat like never before. If this admin thinks it can come for Social Security without a fight, it’s sorely mistaken. aflcio.org/press/releas...

Our talented peers at @morrisoninstitute.bsky.social just released their 2025 “State of Housing in Arizona,” a report that highlights things like cost of living in the state, statistics of homelessness, home prices, eviction rates, and more. Read it here: morrisoninstitute.asu.edu/arches/state...

Today, the CWD's Ben Case spoke at #ASA2025 (@asapolisoc.bsky.social ‬) about direct democracy, the popularity of egalitarian and redistributive ballot measures, and our report, "Majority Rules 2025." We’re proud to have you on our team, Ben!

#OtD 7 Aug 1931 workers building the Hoover Dam went on strike after 30 workers had their pay cut, demanding better conditions and a maximum 8-hour day. After a week, the strike was largely beaten but employers did agree to improve water and housing stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7977...

In a recent mini-doc from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social , their team dives deep into the sinister corporatization of dialysis clinics across the country. Learn more about the dialysis system and the folks fighting to make it better here: youtu.be/08eVXNsta4M?...

"Over a thousand public defense attorneys ended a labor dispute with the city’s largest legal aid organization when they voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement on Thursday." queenseagle.com/all/2025/8/4...

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Texas data centers are projected to use 49 billion gallons of water this year, as the state faces a prolonged drought.

​“We’re not asking for legislative changes. We are asking for the hazardous material regulations that are there to provide basic protections to also apply when it comes to the oil and gas industry.”

You can preorder the latest book from our Activist-in-Residence Jonathan Rosenblum here from @orbooks.bsky.social ! 👇📘😎

The worst CEO-to-worker pay ratio out of ALL S&P 500 companies in 2024. WOW. When Starbucks and CEO Brian Niccol tries to tell us they can't afford fair union contracts... remember this.

In a new interview from @phenomenalworld.bsky.social , Andrew Yamakawa Elrod sits down with the CWD’s Ben Fong to discuss the state of the NLRB and how workers can organize beyond its current confines. www.phenomenalworld.org/interviews/b...

After an eight-day strike, DC33 reached a tentative agreement with the city of Philadelphia last week. Tonight, we’ll find out the results of the membership vote. I wrote about the human costs of the strike and the cruelty of the city’s response for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

🚨NEW BOOK FROM JONATHAN ROSENBLUM!🚨 In “We’re Coming For You And Your Rotten System: How Socialists Beat Amazon and Upended Big-City Politics,” the CWD AiR recounts the success story of socialist Kshama Sawant’s election to the Seattle City Council, one long-dominated by pro-business Democrats.

“Amazon likes to say it’s all about safety, but we all know it comes second to productivity,” In his new piece for @thenation.com , J. Rosenblum reveals the true price of Amazon Prime Week discounts: worker safety and wellbeing. Read more here: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Any successful union started with two co-workers talking. You can get the pay, benefits, and respect at work that you deserve by having those conversations and organizing with your co-workers to put pressure on your boss. United we bargain, divided we beg.

“Citizen-initiated ballot measures have helped bridge the gap between public preferences and government policy in half the country. The logical next step is to extend that opportunity to all 50 states” - @maresastrano.bsky.social

“Amazon likes to say it’s all about safety, but we all know it comes second to productivity,” In his new piece for @thenation.com , J. Rosenblum reveals the true price of Amazon Prime Week discounts: worker safety and wellbeing. Read more here: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Today, the CWD hosted our annual staff strategy meeting to discuss plans for the 2025-2026 academic year. Our team's got big things coming– stay tuned!

Philadelphia works because AFSCME District Council 33 does! City workers are holding the line until they get a FAIR contract with the wages and benefits they deserve. One day longer, one day stronger, no matter what it takes.

In Philadelphia, AFSCME DC33 is on strike for a fair contract that offers the wages needed to live in the city they serve. Learn more about the strike below! apnews.com/article/phil...

We are deeply disappointed the Senate passed a dangerous budget that guts health care, slashes food aid, and raises costs for working families — just to hand billionaires more tax breaks. Now the bill goes back to the House. Tell them: VOTE NO www.afscme.org/press/releas...

The labor movement supports workers across all different types of industries. Organizing could help better your workplace, too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

President Trump committed the biggest act of union-busting in history, stripping nearly 1 million federal workers of their right to collectively bargain & have a voice on the job. We’re thrilled to see the court block Trump’s retaliatory executive order. aflcio.org/statements/a...

87 years ago, President Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into law, establishing the 40-hour workweek, child labor protections, overtime pay, minimum wage and more. These protections were won because workers stood up, organized and demanded better.

“The agenda of mass deportations is a deeply anti-worker agenda” In a recent statement, the @aflcio.org took a firm pro-immigrant, anti-deportation stance, outlining a number of reasons why this mass deportation agenda is antithetical to working-class values. fortune.com/2025/06/14/u...

A bill creating a minimum wage for farmworkers in Maine has been signed into law. Starting next year, farmworkers' minimum rate will rise to $14.65 an hour. Currently, their minimum wage is only $7.25/hr.

#OtD 19 Jun 1865 during the US civil war Union Gen Granger proclaimed in Texas that enslaved people were free. Many of the enslaved began to desert their plantations. They later decided to celebrate Juneteenth on its anniversary each year. Learn more: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9111...

We stand united with all our immigrant co-workers and patients. ✊🏾 Our hospitals and clinics must remain places of healing, not fear. 💜