Rand Wilson has worked as a union organizer for more than 40 years. An activist in Somerville, Massachusetts, he helps convene a community-labor coalition, Somerville Stands Together and is also a board member for the Job Creation and Retention Trust.
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What Today's Labor Activists Can Learn From the Legacy of Ron Carey
The late Teamsters reform leader Ron Carey succeeded in turning around a corrupt and conservative union. Today’s labor reformers looking to revitalize their own unions can take lessons from his career.
Steve Early and Rand Wilson
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Labor's 2024 Political Dilemma
Biden’s support for the genocide is indefensible, but we still need him to win.
Rand Wilson and Peter Olney
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Joe Biden Says He Stands With Unions. This Is His Moment to Prove It.
The longest national nurses strike in over a decade could also be a "watershed moment" for Medicare for All.
Mark Dudzic and Rand Wilson
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The Message from the Amazon Union Defeat in Alabama Is Clear: Keep Organizing
The union’s loss in Bessemer shows the urgent need for both labor law reform and organizing at a mass scale.
Rand Wilson and Peter Olney
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Unions Can’t Beat Right to Work Just By Calling It ‘Unfair’—They Must Fight for Everyone
Rand Wilson
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Rite Aid Workers Continue Calls for Affordable Healthcare at Shareholders Meeting
Rand Wilson
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After Half-Decade Struggle, Rite Aid Workers Form Union at Giant Distribution Center
Rand Wilson
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Rite Aid Workers’ Strike in Cleveland Sparks Nationwide Protest
Rand Wilson
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At National Women’s Forum, Comcast Tech Calls for Management to Negotiate
Rand Wilson
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Nationwide Action Targets Rite Aid’s Record on Workers’ Rights
Rand Wilson
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Rite Aid Workers Set to Mobilize Nationwide on Dec. 15th
Rand Wilson
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Students Charge Rite Aid Execs With ‘Sweatshop Abuse’ as Campaign Expands
Rand Wilson
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Rite Aid Workers Take Action Against Proposed Health Insurance Rip-Off
Rand Wilson
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New Comcast Workers’ Union Certified
Rand Wilson
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Warehouse Union Slams Rite Aid Mismanagement
Rand Wilson
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Unions Put Verizon On Notice: We Are Ready to Fight for Next Contract
Rand Wilson
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Rite Aid Workers Rally at Calif. Distribution Center for Good Contract
Rand Wilson
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Shareholder action strengthens Rite Aid workers’ coalition
Rand Wilson
Labor
Telecom Workers to Verizon: ‘Tear Down the Wall’ Dividing Company, Blocking Organizing
Rand Wilson
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Unionists Challenge Verizon at Company’s Annual Meeting
Rand Wilson
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In Baseball—and Labor Disputes—Visiting Teams Should Play by ‘Home Team Rules’
Rand Wilson
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West Va. Union Members To FCC: Don’t Approve Verizon Deal
Rand Wilson
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Illinois Judge: Verizon’s Proposed Landline Sell Off Too Risky
Rand Wilson
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Troublemakers Go to ‘School’ in Boston
Rand Wilson
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Organizing, Not Mourning, in Salt Lake City
Rand Wilson
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West Va. Governor Joins Activist Rally Against Sale of Verizon
Rand Wilson
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West Va.: New Frontier in Fight Against Landline Sell-Offs
Rand Wilson
Labor
Workers Give Rite Aid CEO the Raspberry for Unionbusting
Rand Wilson
Labor
We Saw This Coming: Debt-Ridden FairPoint Declares Bankruptcy
Rand Wilson
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Boston Workers March for Economy That Works for Everyone
Rand Wilson
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On Bailout Anniversary, Boston Workers to Rally Against a ‘Jobless Recovery’
Rand Wilson
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Vermont AT&T Wireless Workers Unionize Via ‘Card Check’
Rand Wilson
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A Labor Day Reminder of CREDO’s Own Credibility Gap…
Rand Wilson
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