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@LearnRutgers is proud to be a resource for #education and #research for the labor movement in New Jersey and across the U.S.A. @NJAFLCIO @AFLCIO #laboreducation #UnionStrong #Striketober

Thank you to all our union partners that sponsored and came out to celebrate the 30th anniversary of @RU_SMLR with us!

LEARN spoke with @whyy about the importance of state- and local-level labor protections during a period of eroding federal protections.

In Black Reconstruction in America, W.E.B. Du Bois outlines the concept of the "general strike," that enslaved people fled plantations during the Civil War as a collective general strike against the system of slavery. #BlackHistoryMonth

@LearnRutgers Director Todd Vachon spoke about his research on just transition at @MITSloan in Cambridge for the Institute of Work and Employment Research (IWER).

In this interview, Vivian Price, LEARN Director Todd E. Vachon, Dimitris Stevis, & J. Mijin Cha discuss the research and findings of their recent article in Environmental Politics: environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/interviews/pol…

DEADLINE EXTENDED!⏳ Apply to join CIWO's Build the Bench Retreat in New Brunswick, NJ - February 25-27, 2025! ➡️ bit.ly/BTB2025Retreat

Check out our latest newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming classes, workshops, public events and more from Rutgers LEARN: smlr.rutgers.edu/continuing-edu…

Resistance gives us joy. Share the gift of Resistance with your fellow rabble rousers. All our classes are online. So this is a great gift for anyone around the country. See our website for all our courses: smlr.rutgers.edu/LEARN

Railroads and their #unions are rushing to finalize contracts. SMLR's Todd Vachon of @LearnRutgers tells @AP that President Trump's return to office "may lead the unions and employers to want to bargain more intensively and come to agreements sooner." apnews.com/article/freigh…

CNN Business talks to SMLR's Todd Vachon of @LearnRutgers about President-elect Trump's pick for labor secretary. He says, "I’m not certain she’ll be able to act on her pro-worker impulses if they run counter to the administration’s pro-business plans." cnn.com/2024/11/23/bus…

Join CIWO's free Resilience Series for all who need a place to ground in the coming weeks. Sessions are Nov 14 + Nov 21 from 12-1pm ET hosted by Movement Resilience Practitioner Chalene Jones. Join individually or bring your whole staff. 🫶 REGISTER: bit.ly/CIWOResilience…

Excited that our article looking at how power dynamics within progressive sustainability coalitions is out! Read about how #WA1631 and #OJT came about.

Join CIWO + Workplace Justice Lab@RU at the Labor Ed Center @RU_SMLR on 10/16 for "Inequality in the U.S. Labor Market" w/Dr. Michelle Holder, PhD! Explore economic theories identifying inequalities in wage gaps, unemployment rates, & occupational crowding ✨Lunch provided!✨

Watch: Todd Vachon of @LearnRutgers talks to @NBCNewYork about the #PortStrike. He says, "We've had strikes across almost every industry over the past three years. There's strong support for #unions right now, to a level we haven't seen since the 60s." nbcnewyork.com/news/local/por…

In-Depth: As the #DockworkerStrike nears the 48-hour mark, @NJBIZ talks to labor expert Todd Vachon of SMLR's @LearnRutgers and supply chain expert Rudi Leuschner of @RutgersBSchool about how it could affect the economy. #NewJersey #PortStrike2024 njbiz.com/rutgers-expert…

We mourn the passing of AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Mr. William “Bill” Lucy, one of the labor and civil rights movement’s great leaders. In honor of his memory, please listen to our conversation recorded with Mr. Lucy three years ago. youtube.com/watch?v=PsQ48U…

Les Leopold will be speaking with LEARN on Oct 1 at 6:30pm EST. Join us for Les' online book talk about his most recent book Wall Street's War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed are Destroying the Working Class and What To Do About It. Register here: rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

@LearnRutgers spoke with The Record about the firing, rehiring, & pay cutting of employees at the American Dream Mall. northjersey.com/story/news/bus… “This is something they should have bargained over,” Vachon said.

We at Rutgers LEARN would like to wish everyone a happy & safe Labor Day. As we fire up grills or head to beaches during the final days of summer, lets not forget the true purpose of the holiday - celebrating workers & all they & their orgs have contributed to our country & world

The @AP traces the 130-year history of #LaborDay with Todd Vachon of @LearnRutgers. He says, "Alot of the millennial and Gen Z folks are coming into the labor market in a period that’s not a lot different from [1894] where there was a lot of labor unrest." apnews.com/article/labor-…