Joe Burns, a former local union president active in strike solidarity, is a labor negotiator and attorney. He is the author of the book Reviving the Strike: How Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America (IG Publishing, 2011).
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The Teacher Strikes Could Set Off a Private Sector Strike Wave—If We Dare
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What the Labor Movement Can Learn from Bernie Sanders’ Unapologetic Socialism
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A Current Longshore Battle Shows that the NLRB Is Not a Friend of Organized Labor
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As Long As the Supreme Court Is Setting Labor Policy, the Labor Movement Can Never Revive Itself
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The Entire Labor Movement Should Be Paying Attention to Wisconsin’s Kohler Strike
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Bad News for Labor: New Detroit Newspaper Strike Book Underscores a Broken System
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The PATCO Strike, Reagan and the Roots of Labor’s Decline
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The Real Issue in the Boeing Case: The Right to Strike
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Why the Labor Movement Is Not Just Another Protest Movement
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Reviving the Strike: Where Do We Go From Here?
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Reviving the Strike: Lessons from the Pittston Struggle
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Reviving the Strike: Labor’s Failed Search for Alternatives
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Reviving the Strike: Lessons of the 1930s for Today’s Labor Movement
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Look Past Public Workers—the Root of Labor’s Crisis Lies in Private Sector
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It’s Time to Revive an Old Rallying Cry: Labor Is Not A Commodity!
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When Workers Fought Back: The 1970s’ ‘Rebel Rank and File’
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The Jimmy John’s Defeat and the Trouble With Union Elections
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How to Restore the Power of Unions?
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Trade Unionists Speak Out Against FBI Attacks on Civil Liberties
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Strikes Still Rare in America, Despite Employers’ Offensive in Rough Economy
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Strike! Why Mothballing Labor’s Key Weapon is Wrong
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