Category Archives: Lane Windham

Meeting Labor’s Moment

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Working-Class Perspectives

In my thirty years in the labor movement, I’ve never seen a moment quite like this one. We’re living through a pivotal moment for America’s working class and for the future of U.S. labor, but it’s more than that. This … Continue reading →

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Why There’s More Labor Media Coverage 

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Working-Class Perspectives

It seems like workers and their unions are in the news more than ever lately.  Starbucks baristas, Amazon warehouse workers, John Deere strikers, and even New York Times tech workers, who just unionized, have all starred in the recent swell … Continue reading →

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Blue-Collar Babies: Why America’s Working Class Needs Affordable Child Care

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Working-Class Perspectives

In Netflix’s must-see new series, Maid, Alex (Margaret Qualley) flees a violent boyfriend with her two-year-old in tow, only to discover the gordian knot of being an impoverished, unhoused, single mom. Affordable child care is at the knot’s center.  Alex … Continue reading →

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