This chapter explores the surge in organizing drives and strikes within higher education, reflecting the crisis in job prospects and working conditions. It discusses how unionization is a response to these challenges and aims to transform the higher education model, as well as efforts to prioritize education and improve salaries through federal fund reallocation.
Featuring Alex Press and Eric Blanc on surging labor militancy and why US unions must seize this historic moment.
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