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The Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) = worker education, research, and public programming for the common good at the Rutgers Labor Ed Center
New Jersey, USA
Joined December 2020
@LearnRutgers is proud to be a resource for #education and #research for the labor movement in New Jersey and across the U.S.A. @NJAFLCIO @AFLCIO #laboreducation #UnionStrong #Striketober
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Thank you to all our union partners that sponsored and came out to celebrate the 30th anniversary of @RU_SMLR with us!
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LEARN spoke with @whyy about the importance of state- and local-level labor protections during a period of eroding federal protections.
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RT @UAW: In Black Reconstruction in America, W.E.B. Du Bois outlines the concept of the "general strike," that enslaved people fled plantat….
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@LearnRutgers Director Todd Vachon spoke about his research on just transition at @MITSloan in Cambridge for the Institute of Work and Employment Research (IWER).
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In this interview, Vivian Price, LEARN Director Todd E. Vachon, Dimitris Stevis, & J. Mijin Cha discuss the research and findings of their recent article in Environmental Politics:
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RT @RutgersCIWO: DEADLINE EXTENDED!⏳ Apply to join CIWO's Build the Bench Retreat in New Brunswick, NJ - February 25-27, 2025! ➡️ https://t….
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Check out our latest newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming classes, workshops, public events and more from Rutgers LEARN:
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Resistance gives us joy. Share the gift of Resistance with your fellow rabble rousers. All our classes are online. So this is a great gift for anyone around the country. See our website for all our courses:
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RT @RU_SMLR: Railroads and their #unions are rushing to finalize contracts. SMLR's Todd Vachon of @LearnRutgers tells @AP that President Tr….
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The flurry of contract agreements announced early this fall — including two more Wednesday — offer evidence that major railroads and their unions are working to avoid the standoffs that led them to a...
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RT @RU_SMLR: CNN Business talks to SMLR's Todd Vachon of @LearnRutgers about President-elect Trump's pick for labor secretary. He says, "I’….
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Despite some union leaders welcoming the nomination of Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Labor Department, there is still trepidation as to what lies ahead for the rules, regulations...
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RT @RutgersCIWO: Join CIWO's free Resilience Series for all who need a place to ground in the coming weeks. Sessions are Nov 14 + Nov 21 f….
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Excited that our article looking at how power dynamics within progressive sustainability coalitions is out! Read about how #WA1631 and #OJT came about.
New article from Vivian Price, Todd E. Vachon, Dimitris Stevis & J. Mijin Cha: . Negotiating just transitions: power and interest dynamics in insurgent sustainability coalitions. @hilda77 @DimitrisStevis @jmijincha .
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RT @RutgersCIWO: Join CIWO + Workplace Justice Lab@RU at the Labor Ed Center @RU_SMLR on 10/16 for "Inequality in the U.S. Labor Market" w/….
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RT @RU_SMLR: Watch: Todd Vachon of @LearnRutgers talks to @NBCNewYork about the #PortStrike. He says, "We've had strikes across almost ever….
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From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades. Supply chain experts say consumers won’t see an immediate impact from the strike...
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RT @RU_SMLR: In-Depth: As the #DockworkerStrike nears the 48-hour mark, @NJBIZ talks to labor expert Todd Vachon of SMLR's @LearnRutgers an….
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NJBIZ caught up with two experts from Rutgers University to break down some of the labor and supply chain aspects of the historic port strike.
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We mourn the passing of AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Mr. William “Bill” Lucy, one of the labor and civil rights movement’s great leaders. In honor of his memory, please listen to our conversation recorded with Mr. Lucy three years ago.
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Les Leopold will be speaking with LEARN on Oct 1 at 6:30pm EST. Join us for Les' online book talk about his most recent book Wall Street's War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed are Destroying the Working Class and What To Do About It. Register here:
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@LearnRutgers spoke with The Record about the firing, rehiring, & pay cutting of employees at the American Dream Mall. “This is something they should have bargained over,” Vachon said.
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We at Rutgers LEARN would like to wish everyone a happy & safe Labor Day. As we fire up grills or head to beaches during the final days of summer, lets not forget the true purpose of the holiday - celebrating workers & all they & their orgs have contributed to our country & world
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RT @RU_SMLR: The @AP traces the 130-year history of #LaborDay with Todd Vachon of @LearnRutgers. He says, "Alot of the millennial and Gen Z….
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Labor Day is a holiday celebrating the American worker. But from barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark it by finding ways to relax.
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