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Power At Work is proud to announce the kickoff of #LaborGrammys2025! Check out Seth Harris & Zeno Minotti's latest piece for Power At Work to find a curated list of songs about unions, strikes, collective bargaining, and workers coming together to create change! Visit the link in the comments and subscribe for more worker power content!

“Trump Judge Blocks Overtime Pay For 4 Million Workers” by Dave Jamieson for HuffPost is one of the items included on this week's #PowerAtWork Weekly Download! The Weekly Download is the place for ideas, features, research, and news coverage about workers, worker power, and unions – delivered to your inbox and Power At Work, every week. Click the link in the comments to check out this week’s edition, and subscribe to stay in the loop!

Does Trump's re-election signal the end of the U.S. labor movement's recent momentum? NO! In a piece for Labor Politics, now featured on Power At Work, Eric Blanc and Chris Bohner lay out 8 reasons why unions are still on track for growth and power—even in the face of political headwinds. Read all about it and why this is a moment for resilience, growth, and action by visiting the link in the comments!

You can't miss the latest Power At Work podcast! The Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by General President of International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Jimmy Williams! Listen now to learn how Williams' views the 2024 Presidential election results, his opinion on why the Democratic party failed to successfully nominate Vice-President Kamala Harris, and his views on the future of the labor movement! Visit the link in the comments!

What happened in 2024 regarding working people and unions? In a new piece for Power At Work, The Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris unpacks the recent presidential election and the challenges facing Democrats, unions, and workers! Read the full article by visiting the link in the comment!

Ariel Wittenberg's “Worker Protections for Extreme Heat in Peril after Trump’s Election” for Scientific American is one of the hand-picked items on the new edition of the #PowerAtWork Weekly Download — Subscribe, and have it delivered directly to your inbox! The Weekly Download is the place for ideas, features, research, and news coverage about workers, worker power, and unions – delivered to your inbox and Power At Work, every week. Click the link in the comments to check out this week’s edition, and subscribe to stay in the loop!

Nonprofit workers are joining the union wave! Lillian Finley explores the rise of unionizations across nonprofits, highlighting the struggles, successes, and why the movement is gaining momentum in her article for ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, now featured on Power At Work. Visit the link in the comments to learn more and subscribe for more worker power content!

How will worker power change in the next economy under the Trump administration? Join The Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris as he sits down with Executive Director of The Budget Lab at Yale , Martha Gimbel, and Director of Economics at The Budget Lab at Yale , Ernie Tedeschi, to discuss the current and future states of the economy! Visit the links in the comments to watch Power At Work's latest blogcast or listen to the podcast!

A recent teacher strike for fair pay and better resources for students in Newton Massachusetts has sparked debate in the community. In a post originally published at Brown Political Review, now featured in Power At Work's Student & Solidarity series, Evan Tao discusses the strike and the need for safeguards on the right of public sector strikes. Read more by visiting the link in the comments and subscribe for more worker power content!

Participate in Power at Work’s Quarterly Labor Issues Focus Group! November 7 at 9 p.m. ET through Monday, November 11 at 11:59 p.m. Interested? Visit the link in the comments!