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So far, increasingly militant workers are lacking something vital: a leader who can unite them all. Will that change?

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35:01 'Play' to hear more about the history and current state of organized labor from author Steven Greenhouse.       Detailing the modern labor landscape with stories of dozens of American workers, from GM employees to Uber drivers to underpaid schoolteachers, Greenhouse believes the fight to take power back is crucial for America’s future. Steven Greenhouse was a reporter for  The New York Times from 1983 to 2014 and covered labor and the workplace for nineteen years there. His last book, The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, received a New York Press Club award, a ...

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Labour unions are back in the spotlight in the US and for all the right reasons. There are implications for organised workers’ movements everywhere, as well as for the call to rebalance the deepening divide between labour and capital. The resurgence goes beyond the obvious signals from America’s new administration. President Joe Biden has conspicuously placed a bust of the Latino labour activist Cesar Chavez in his office. This week, Marty Walsh, the former construction union leader he nominated for labour secretary, faces US Senate questioning on his suitability for office. And Janet Yel...