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Can Unions Make a Comeback? with Hamilton Nolan

Factually! with Adam Conover

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Empowering Workers Through Collective Action

The chapter delves into the power dynamics of workers like childcare workers, highlighting their significant influence despite societal perceptions of lack of power. It emphasizes the impact of organizing campaigns in enabling workers to assert agency and the decline in the use of strikes as a labor movement tactic in America. The chapter explores the historical significance of strikes, the need for more collective action, and the challenges faced by organized labor in the current landscape.

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