December 31, 1997 PREFACE: In an age when “how to” books deal with self-centered making out, whether in commerce or sex, Jeremy Brecher’s work is astonishing and refreshing; and, God knows, necessary. History From Below is an exciting primer, enabling “ordinary” people, non-academics, to recover their own personal and community’s pasts. At a time… Read More »
AMERICAN LABOR ON THE EVE OF THE MILLENIUM
December 14, 1997 Periods of mass strike don’t last forever. If they don’t lead to fundamental social change, they are likely to be followed by a truce between workers and employers, by a gradual erosion of workers’ gains, or by cascading defeats. Gradually or rapidly, workers’ assertiveness, autonomy, and solidarity diminish. Some turn to… Read More »
A NEW LABOR MOVEMENT IN THE SHELL OF THE OLD?
March 1, 1996 by Tim Costello and Jeremy Brecher Labor Research Review #24: PART I: THE POLITICS OF REFORM PART II: THE FUTURE OF THE REFORM AGENDA JOHN SWEENEY RESPONDS RON CAREY RESPONDS JANE SLAUGHTER RESPONDS PART I: THE POLITICS OF REFORM A lot has changed since the formation of the AFL-CIO 40… Read More »
REFORMING LABOR LAW, REFORMING LABOR
November 12, 1989 By Tim Costello & Jeremy Brecher The arena was a National Labor Relations Board election in Smyrna, Tennessee One contestant, representing multi-national capital, was the Nisson corporation. The other, representing the American labor movement, was the UAW. The result this June was a smashing defeat for the union. This highly symbolic… Read More »