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Nelson Lichtenstein is the author of State of the Union: A Century of American Labor, as well as a biography of Walter Reuther.
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Labor
UAW Members Have an Historic Opportunity to Democratize Their Union
The UAW has been a one-party union for decades. That could all change.
Nelson Lichtenstein
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Interview
Nelson Lichtenstein
Nelson Lichtenstein
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Feature
Why Wal-Mart Workers Need the Employee Free Choice Act
America's largest private employer has systematically harassed and fired pro-union workers.
Nelson Lichtenstein