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Joseph A. McCartin

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How Air Traffic Controllers Helped End the Shutdown — and Changed History

It shows that labor still has some power, at least when public opinion is on its side.

by Joseph A. McCartin via Washington Post on January 26, 2019
Janus v. Democracy

The Janus decision is a significant setback for democracy. What should public-sector workers do now?

by Joseph A. McCartin via Dissent on June 27, 2018

Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America

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Reagan at a podium.

Winging It: The Battle Between Reagan and PATCO

The true economic legacy of the Reagan years is not tax cuts but union busting.

by Chris Lehmann via The Nation on March 21, 2012

Autoworkers in Janesville's GM plant

Labor Day Used to Be a Grand Celebration in This Storied Factory Town

Then the factory closed and the union crumbled.

by Amy Goldstein via The Nation on August 23, 2017

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