With @CTULocal1 on strike and fresh memories of the #RedForEd walkouts across conservative states last year, @awh and I wrote this column together framing his rad new research on attitudes toward teacher strikes in the broader context. 1/5
I review some of what I covered in my Labor Day column on strikes: equitablegrowth.org/the-once-and-f…
A reminder that strikes are super important way that workers exercise their power, through collective action in order to demand wage gains and better working conditions. 2/5
A reminder that strikes are super important way that workers exercise their power, through collective action in order to demand wage gains and better working conditions. 2/5
And @awh's @equitablegrowth working paper from earlier this year shows that workers have increasing support for unions, but they want collective bargaining and portable benefits and generally do not favor strikes. equitablegrowth.org/the-once-and-f… 3/5
His new research w/ @snaidunl & Reich just released today on @equitablegrowth shows firsthand knowledge of strikes, like having children affected by walkouts, increased support for strikes as a way to use collective action to improve labor conditions. equitablegrowth.org/working-papers… 4/5
These actions are part of a broader effort from grassroots groups to policymakers to revive the labor movement. We also need policies and institutions to support worker power, but grassroots collective action is key to making this successful. 5/5
