Nelson Lichtenstein

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Nelson Lichtenstein directs the Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

General Motors workers strike on September 14, 1970.

Will New Leadership Make the UAW Labor’s Vanguard Once Again? Will New Leadership Make the UAW Labor’s Vanguard Once Again?

In the wake of a corruption scandal, the autoworkers' union leadership faces the first contested election in over three-quarters of a century. But the old guard won't go without a ...

Feb 2, 2023 / Nelson Lichtenstein

What Next for Amazon Workers?

What Next for Amazon Workers? What Next for Amazon Workers?

How labor can leverage the current antitrust revival to advance unionization at Amazon and other giant corporations.

Apr 27, 2021 / Nelson Lichtenstein

hospital scene

The Age of Care The Age of Care

A new history by Gabriel Winant examines how an economy of care—and with it a new working class—emerged out of deindustrialization.

Apr 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Nelson Lichtenstein

Time for Another Reuther Plan Time for Another Reuther Plan

Autoworkers should meet this crisis as they have in the past: boldly and visibly.

May 13, 2009 / Feature / Nelson Lichtenstein

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