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KI Staff and Students Hit the Road for #Peoples250 - Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor

#Peoples250 uses social media to shine a spotlight on  people-centered history shaped by real experiences, communities, and working-class voices. From college students organizing their workplaces to C...

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Charges have been dropped against SEIU USWW President David Huerta. A win for workers! We won’t stop speaking up to demand justice for all workers, no matter where they were born. We will not be silenced.

Huge news for Arizona! A judge ruled this anti-union measure unconstitutional, so it won't appear on the November ballot. The GOP-backed proposal would have banned collective bargaining for government workers and blocked school districts from supporting union activities. azmirror.com/2026/07/28/a...

Judge: GOP ballot measure aimed at teachers union unconstitutionally guts police, fire unions too

A judge tossed the Arizona union ballot measure HCR2040, ruling it would have banned all public sector unions

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How workers are making their pension plans work for them in the Trump era Hear from public and Taft-Hartley pension trustees, along with capital stewardship professionals on how plans can still invest in ways that benefit workers while in a challenging political environment corpath.org/georgetown

Our Co-Director Joe McCartin spoke to the Washington Post about AI's role in already eroding workplaces. “The rise of AI, especially, is bound to change the workplace radically,” McCartin said. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

The biggest winners of the American economy fear they’re sinking fast

Waves of layoffs and growing pressure to automate jobs are creating existential panic in the tech industry. Economists say other white-collar workers are next.

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Congratulations to Dr. Dawn Carpenter's Interwoven for winning an Indie Fest Humanitarian Award 🥳 theindiefest.com/humanitarian... Learn more about Interwoven🧶: lwp.georgetown.edu/interwoven-f...

"The work, in short, covers far more than unions. The adopted approach, sometimes labeled “bargaining for the common good,” seeks to find common ground between worker and community needs, which, especially these days, often includes housing. " shelterforce.org/2026/06/29/l...

Linking Immigrant, Worker, and Tenant Struggles to Build Community Power — Shelterforce

In Atlanta, nearly 1,000 labor union members and community allies gathered at the Jobs With Justice national conference, where one of the themes was linking immigrant, worker, and tenant struggles to ...

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The NLRB just ruled against Amazon's illegal union busting tactics! Last week they ruled Amazon broke the law when they interrogated and threatened workers seeking to organize. They found two dozen violations of labor law! When we FIGHT back we WIN!

Joe McCartin joined the Valley Labor Report to talk about the way we approach the history of the United States this July 4. Interview begins at the 44 minute mark. #america250 @georgetownkilwp.bsky.social @josephamccartin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo-U...

Talking to a Lawyer About SCOTUS Decisions Affecting Working People - TVLR 7/4/26

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Kalmanovitz practitioner fellow Debbie Berkowitz (@debbieberkowitz.bsky.social) warns recent OSHA decision could send the message "OSHA is giving employers a pass" when "workers are seriously injured" | TIME Magazine time.com/article/2026...

Broken Bones, Lawsuits, and NDAs: Inside the Worker Safety Concerns at Stargate Data Center

A TIME investigation—drawing on government reports, court documents, 911 calls, and worker interviews—uncovers safety concerns at the flagship site of the $500 billion AI infrastructure project.

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In the richest, most powerful country in the history of the world, working people can have a good life — but together, we have to fight for it. Proud to stand with the UAW now and always ✊🏽

I gotta get on this project!!! Working peoples celebration of 250. #peoples250

LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association@lawcha.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#Peoples250: Alexis encourages us to consider the labor of cooks, dishwashers, and busboys while visiting two iconic Civil Rights era DC restaurants: Ben's Chili Bowl and Florida Avenue Grill. #America250 #CivilRightsMovement #DCHistory youtube.com/shorts/vJyLg...

THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: From Union Hall to Art Studio: Building Worker Power A 2026 DC Labor FilmFest preview, @unitehere.org launches an arts residency, #Peoples250 and more! Find out more and listen to the show: tinyurl.com/msmw7y6t #LaborRadioPod #LaborHistory #Arts #Film

THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR - Labor Heritage Foundation

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour, we preview the 2026 D.C. Labor FilmFest, UNITE HERE! launches an arts residency giving union members paid time to develop their creative voices (apply by May 15), historian Rudy Batzel talks with America’s Workforce Radio Podcast about ra

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THIS WEEK'S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR Remembering Kent Wong, #Peoples250, a return to the Labor Archives of #WashingtonState and more! Find out more and listen to the show at tinyurl.com/3zht7pxp #LaborRadioPod #LaborHistory

THIS WEEK'S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR RADIO SHOW - Labor Heritage Foundation

This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, we celebrate the life and legacy of labor educator and immigrant rights champion Kent Wong. Friends, family, and fellow organizers reflect on Kent's lifelong commitment to worker justice, immigrant rights, labor education, and international solidarity.

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Have you tuned into #Peoples250? @lawcha.bsky.social is telling the real story of the American 250 by centering workers and working class people. Check out the latest vid - Elkhart, Indiana resident Veldia discusses how midwestern industry fueled the Great Migration www.tiktok.com/@peopleshist...

Lifelong Elkhart, Indiana resident Veldia recalls how the promise of jobs and a chance at a college education drew Black southerners from the agricultural south to the industrial north during the Grea...

TikTok video by Peoples250

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#DHWU Update 🚨 Today, we and @DarkHorse.com have signed a Voluntary Recognition Agreement. We will now begin the collective bargaining process. Please stay tuned to our social media channels for updates in the future! 🐴✊

Every year, the KI partners with Heartland Capital Strategies to select a cohort of university students who are passionate about responsible investing, labor unions, law firms, or policy/advocacy work.⁠ Check out pics from our most recent orientation! www.heartlandnetwork.org/fellowshippr...

A must read!

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New Businessweek feature: A landmark case was unearthing new revelations about Amazon's intimate, intensive regulation of drivers it claims aren't its employees. Then Trump put Amazon's former lawyer in charge www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... Based on 1000s of pages of records and 50+ interviews

"The proposed rules are “just doing the industry’s bidding,” said the KI's Debbie Berkowitz on the new, dangerous rules on increased processing times in meat processing coming from the Trump administration newrepublic.com/article/2102...

New Trump Rules Will Make Meat Processing a Lot Deadlier

The industry spent big to get faster line speeds. Experts say it will increase injuries to workers and make the food you eat less safe.

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On today's #Peoples250, Alexis visits the Hammering Man at the #Seattle Art Museum and the Fisherman's Memorial. #america250 #laborhistory #americanhistory youtube.com/shorts/mIOxC...

#Peoples250 Alexis visits Seattle monuments

#Peoples250: Alexis had no time for #Starbucks but visited the fisherman's memorial in the Ballard neighborhood of #Seattle and the Hammering Man at the downtown Seattle Art Museum. #seattletiktok #am...

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#Peoples250: In this archival recording, Zoila Reyes recalls SEIU's Justice for Janitors campaign in Washington, DC. #america250 #americanhistory #dchistory #seiu youtube.com/shorts/u5eQU...

#Peoples250: Zoila Reyes on Justice for Janitors

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Last month, our interns showed off and showed out to celebrate the end of their Spring internships. We especially want to give a big shout out to our graduating seniors!

Hey, Seattle! Join the Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity for "RHS: Beyond Black & White" 📽️ a short film documentary about the real experiences of Roosevelt High alum #LaborSpring🌹 rhs4racialequity.org/roosevelt-high-school-beyond-black-white/

#Peoples250: Alex Finley shares the story of Professor Virginia Snow who secured representation for Joe Hill in his trial in 1914. #america250 #laborhistory #joehill youtube.com/shorts/4hbD9...

#Peoples250: Virginia Snow

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#Peoples250: Michael Meeropol, son of Julius and Ethel Rosenburg, talks about the historical parallels between the era of McCarthyism and today. Video courtesy of Columbia University Libraries. #america250 #americanhistory #mccarthyism youtube.com/shorts/kn24f...

#Peoples250: Michael Meeropol

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#Peoples250 Patrick used the Labor Heritage Foundation's Labor Landmarks Database and discovered the New Century Guild Building in Philadelphia. #america250 #americanhistory #philadelphiahistory youtube.com/shorts/FPoGi...

#Peoples250: New Century Guild

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What's the Kalmanovitz Initiative - or the KI - all about? Nick Wertsch, former KI staff and current Assoc Director of demos.org, says the KI is not just a "think tank" but a "think and do tank" through our programs like student internships #Georgetown #GeorgetownUniversity #Unions

Highlight real history and the working class people who have always fought to make America greater with the #peoples250 hashtag! Follow People's History 250 on TikTok! www.tiktok.com/@peopleshist...

Graduate student workers at Harvard University are walking off their jobs Tuesday on the first day of a union strike that could disrupt academic life, just weeks before final exams.

The union representing thousands of Harvard graduate students just went on strike - The Boston Globe

The university and its graduate student union are at odds over pay and protections for noncitizen students.

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New from @josephinelee.bsky.social: It’s the fastest-growing union campaign in modern history. Workers at 29 Texas Starbucks stores have unionized since June 2022. Nationally, that figure stands at 582, out of nearly 17,000, according to a spokesperson at Starbucks Workers United.

As Contract Negotiations Drag On, Texas Starbucks Workers Have Learned the Power of Organizing

“We have an in everywhere. It's not hard to talk to other people that do the same thing that you do on a daily basis, and oftentimes they have the same grievances that you do."

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