2019 was a productive writing year for me, with 14 pieces. Some on my Medium blog, others for @OrganizingWork, @LaborNotes and @DemSocialists, thanks to those folks for posting! #1u #UnionYes Here's the list:
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists A review of the classic #LaborFilm #NormaRae, this was really fun to write, organizing.work/2019/01/movie-…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists A review of the great book “Edge of Anarchy” about #EugeneVDebs and the famous Pullman strike of 1894, dsausa.org/democratic-lef…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists A discussion of new data on union membership and strike activity, #1u #UnionYes medium.com/@ericdirnbach/…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists #LaborNotes asked for reviews of labor episodes of TV shows and I had to do the classic #ATeam episode where they help the farmworkers, labornotes.org/blogs/2019/03/…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists I researched the history of the #FoodCoop and #CreditUnion that my #HousingCoop used to have, it was really fun finding out about them, and the research continues, researchaction.net/2019/03/22/his…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists A discussion of the role of #Cooperatives and the #SolidarityEconomy in the #ClassStruggle, organizing.work/2019/07/what-r…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists Discussion of large strikes in 2019, which looks like it will beat the number for 2018, #1u #UnionYes medium.com/@ericdirnbach/…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists Another TV show labor episode review, this one was the classic #Simpsons episode where Homer’s union goes on strike, labornotes.org/blogs/2019/08/…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists A review of the recent #LaborFilm “American Factory” about the reopening of a former GM factory by a Chinese glass company, dsausa.org/democratic-lef…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists A review of the book “Private Government” which discusses how workplaces are dictatorships, #1u organizing.work/2019/09/why-is…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists A discussion of issues regarding #GradStudent worker organizing in response to the #NLRB’s likely move to restrict their organizing rights, organizing.work/2019/09/studen…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists A discussion of issues regarding #WorkerCenters since the DOL has been investigating several of them and may want to classify them as unions, organizing.work/2019/11/are-wo…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists Review of the great book “America’s Social Arsonist” about the legendary #CommunityOrganizing pioneer Fred Ross, organizing.work/2019/12/review…
@OrganizingWork @labornotes @DemSocialists An analysis of #NLRB union election data to see how much the 2015 election process change helped, since the rules are now changing back to the way they were, #1u #UnionYes medium.com/@ericdirnbach/…?
