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Chapter 10: Are American Unions Obsolete? with a highlighted line "Finally, there was a marked increase in the labor force participation rate of women. This trend has a depressing effect on unionization rates because women are less likely to join unions"
I was skimming the widely used Borjas' "Labor Economics" textbook to understand how the neoclassical view is presented and boy, even when correlation-causation isn't being twisted with motivated reasoning, the hegemony building is very thinly veiled
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One of the most important tests for the UAW and the labor movement today. If we can't contest the restructuring of manufacturing sector between EV technology introduction and policy whiplash, workers will continue suffer under the whims of market competition
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
Another step on the road to extinction? Weak labor power and lack of cross border solidarity led Canada to make deals with China to import cheap (and technologically superior) EVs
The inward turn by auto unions weakens all North American workers www.wsj.com/business/aut...
I reviewed MORE AND MORE AND MORE which argues that there’s no historical precedent for an “energy transition”; instead, we see symbiotic linkages between wood, coal, oil, and now renewables. I’m convinced. But the book’s analysis of capitalism falls short @thebaffler.com Link ⬇️
Any union utility / electrical workers following me that would be up for being interviewed by a researcher i'm working with? 👀
Appreciate the discussion, and would also love to hear insights from this group about the current situation
The concept of a 1 day streak is so ambitious
Email from chess.com saying "Your 1 day streak is about to end!"
I know there's a lot going on, but also @chess.com needs to dial it back
Regardless if the US takes over Venezuelan oil fields or whatever else people are speculating, this openly reminds fossil capital that the full might of the US state will defend oil hegemony. Despite short-term chaos, a bunch of other structural rearrangements follow from this
You gotta hand it to them, US auto execs pivoting away from EVs and back to combustion engines is proving to be a pretty smart financial decision
They must be feeling pretty giddy right about now
Case studies for General Motors, John Deere, and Cleveland Cliffs, examining layoffs at each
UAWD's Daily Struggle is embarking on a project to understand the underlying causes of the boom and bust cycle in the auto and other manufacturing sectors
In this release, we dig in to examine recent layoffs at General Motors, John Deere, and Cleveland Cliffs:
dailystruggle.org/boom-and-bus...
Title: Boom and bust, understanding layoffs and the restructuring of the auto industry. Red sign that says "Danger Layoffs Ahead" in front of a cliff
In the last 2 years, the auto sector reduced by +46,000 jobs, with more than 4,000 GM workers laid off during these holidays
But there's nothing natural here, corporations are intentionally restructuring the industry to continue making profits at the expense of workers through the EV transition
Is the current form of collective editing through google docs the highest level we're able to achieve?
It's fine if yes, I just want to know
Report cover, beyond the NLRB
But overall, an important addition to a much needed strategic discussion that needs to go far beyond "[simply] running more and better organizing drives"
Thanks to @cwd-asu.bsky.social and the authors, Benjamin Y. Fong, @mgmcquarrie.bsky.social, Maria Esch
I don't agree with all the conclusions here, and unfortunately I think some of the "successful" case studies, despite the sober lens this report takes, are still too rosy and don't sufficiently grapple with the challenges of breaking business unionism on the Local and rank-and-file levels.
A useful contribution — with many case studies and analysis — for anyone thinking critically about how to reverse the continued decline of the labor movement
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Worker compensation, productivity, union membership over time
"We start this report from the premise that any revitalization of the labor movement will not come through existing methods, and Democrats will not deliver salvation through labor law reform."
Pretty broad question, but will take any leads:
Is there a body of research that has systematically studied the political-economic impact of various large-scale strikes in the US?
Thinking especially of manufacturing, transportation, logistics sectors
Nearly 6 million US households have utility debt “so severe” that it will soon be reported to collection agencies.
apnews.com/article/trum...
"We are not kidding ... We will do whatever it takes to protect our jobs, our members and the future of this plant."
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President of a Unifor Local representing Canadian GM autoworkers, whose jobs are threatened by tariffs and EV policies, is drawing a line in the sand:
"Nothing comes in and nothing goes out. If they try to remove even one single thing from the plant, we are ready to take over."
If the auto industry is not the job maker of the future, what does long haul strategic organizing look like?
socialistproject.ca/2025/11/cana...
Canadian Big 3 auto plant status between 2020 and 2025
Anyone looking to understand the restructuring of the North American auto industry should grapple with this long-but-useful piece by Sam Gindin:
"Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction"
I've been replaying this episode and find myself learning something new every time I turn it back on
Strongly recommend this two-parter with @melindacooper.bsky.social
@debtcollective.bsky.social @latenantsunion.bsky.social @tenantpower.bsky.social have you seen anyone analyze this or organize against it?
Landlords would have us believe that they are taking on a risk, but, of course, tenants also take on risk. If humans were valued more than property, you could never construct a system where tenants collectively subsidize landlords en masse.
Anyway, public housing for all
You might say: but what happens if the tenant damages the property! Well, even in our current anti-human system, you could have a landlord make a damage request and ask tenants for compensation afterwards.
