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Right to Work Laws

SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
5/1/2023

How Labor Won the Repeal of "Right to Work" in Michigan

by Jennifer Standish

Labor and its political allies must recognize the importance of state level legislation and coalition-building and resist the temptation to nationalize politics if they hope to repeat their success in Michigan and roll back the state-by-state advance of anti-labor legislation.

SOURCE: Financial Times
3/29/2021

The Ultimate David and Goliath Fight in Alabama

The effort to organize Amazon Workers in Bessemer, Alabama may succeed if it connects the cause of labor to broader civil rights issues that resonate with the local Black community and echo the involvement of Martin Luther King in struggles for workers and economic justice, say historians Keri Leigh Merritt and Michael Innis-Jiménez.