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Brian Callaci
@brian_callaci
Chief Economist @openmarkets | Sometime adjunct @JJayEcon | Formerly @WorkersUnited and @TheSOC | 100% a personal account | he/him
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Sep 10, 2025 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Good morning! My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order. Image It's about the big business of small business: how the legal entrepreneurs who invented franchising engaged in a decades-long campaign of lobbying and litigation to transform the meaning of business ownership and employment, pioneering the tactics now standard in the gig economy.
Mar 25, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Just not true. The effects on unionization and wages are real and measurable. nber.org/digest/202208/… Pointing out that RTW matters is not to say "don't organize in RTW states" or "focus all organizing on overturning RTW instead of workplaces." The chicken-and-egg question of organizing vs politics is silly. Need power to change laws, need to overturn boss's laws for more power