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Out now from @CambridgeUP: my book, Labor and the Class Idea in the United States and Canada. If you've been wondering what's behind union decline (and how to fix it), then check it out #labor #1u #classidea: cambridge.org/us/academic/su…
Barry Eidlin
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Barry Eidlin
@eidlin
Former organizer, current Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University. Author, Labor and the Class Idea in the US and Canada (@CambridgeUP, 2018)
- Shame on my university, @mcgillu , for trying to shut down a campus event featuring this brilliant, courageous woman, @FranceskAlbs , the @UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. 1/
- Professional achievement unlocked: having my cat join me on national news as I comment on the current national rail lockout in Canada 🐱
- On Wednesday, the @UAW announced a campaign to organize all 13 non-union automakers in the US, over 150,000 workers. It’s one of the most exciting organizing drives we’ve seen in the US in decades. Here’s why 🧵 1/
- Replying to @eidlinKudos and respect to @LS4PM , @IndJewishVoices McGill, and all the brave students who continue to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine, and against Israel’s attempts to deny their basic humanity and erase them from their land. #freepalestine🇵🇸 6/end
- Replying to @eidlinFortunately, McGill students rose to the occasion, pushing back against the administration, and ensuring that the event could continue by relocating it to the @ssmuaeum building. 4/
- Replying to @eidlinThe administration’s efforts backfired, leading to an even bigger capacity crowd than could have been accommodated at the original venue. 5/
- Replying to @eidlinAny other individual with Albanese’s profile—UN representative, accomplished legal scholar, noted humanitarian—would have been welcomed with open arms. 2/
- Replying to @eidlinIt is a damning illustration of the Palestine exception that, instead of rolling out the red carpet for such a distinguished guest, our administration instead tried to cancel the event at the last minute. 3/
- Your periodic reminder that a @Teamsters UPS strike this year would be the 5th largest strike in US history, and the largest strike *ever* against a single US employer.
- Again, collective bargaining isn’t about the law; it’s about power. We’ll have to see a lot more of this “thinking outside the law” for labor to be able to rebuild.on GM agreeing to put its EV plants under the UAW master agreement: legally, the union was constrained against folding that issue into this strike, but the truth is, you actually can achieve something like that if you are strong enough
- In case it wasn’t clear the first time, let me say: 1. Michigan repealing RTW is a huge victory, a big deal 2. We should celebrate and replicate this victory But why should we be celebrating? 1/ 🧵BREAKING: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer just signed a repeal of the state’s “Right to Work” bill in to law. This is the first repeal of the anti-union and anti-worker legislation anywhere in the U.S. in 60 years. It’s a huge victory for working people.
00:00 - Great to see more union leaders with a proper understanding of the relationship between building a union and the law.“The UAW wasn’t founded by asking for permission. The founders of this union didn’t wait for the law. They didn’t worry about the law. They wanted their dignity and they wanted their fair share, and they did what the hell they had to do to get it." — UAW President Shawn Fain
00:00 - This is a promising development. Instead of fighting turf battles, existing unions and independents can help and learn from each other. It's the only way labor has a future..@Shut_downAmazon and @DerrickPalmer_ from @amazonlabor met with #Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien today to discuss how the Teamsters Union can help Staten Island workers win a first contract.
