Ruth Milkman

Ruth Milkman appears in the following:

How Unions Fracture Along Economic Lines

Thursday, February 01, 2018

As workers in white-collar industries are increasingly unionizing, organizing efforts in lower wage industries have failed. 

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Spectrum Strike Hits Month Five, Leverage Remains Unclear

Monday, August 28, 2017

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Almost 2,000 Spectrum cable technicians have been on strike for five months, but a CUNY labor sociologist says leveraging jobs may not be effective in the long run.

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State of the Union: Where Labor Goes from Here

Friday, September 02, 2016

Union membership has been dwindling for decades, putting the future of organized labor into question and affecting the country's labor-force as a whole.

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30 Issues | A (Lack of) History of Paid Family Leave

Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Out of 185 countries, the United States is one of just three that doesn’t guarantee paid maternity leave. Hear about the history of paid family leave in America.

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NYC's Organized Labor

Friday, September 11, 2015

CUNY Graduate Center's Ruth Milkman makes the argument for why we should be cautiously optimistic about the recent rise in union membership.

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