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Kim Kelly on the past and present labor movement

Do you value this work? Do you think labor has value? Consider following through on your best intentions and becoming a paid subscribing member. Your contributions make this work sustainable, and also make it possible for me to offer free subscriptions for anyone who cannot afford to pay. Earlier this week, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz declared: “…I’m not anti-union, but the history of unions is based on the fact that companies in the ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s abused their people. We’re not in a coal mining business; we’re not abusing our people.” It’s a wildly inaccurate understanding of the…

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