Eric Blanc

Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Aug 30, 2023 at 17:03 UTC

I knew Amazon has grown a ton recently, but I didn't realize they've more than tripled their workforce since 2018 👀

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Aug 15, 2023 at 20:11 UTC

Fun fact: after the Wagner Act was passed in 1935, the average time to organize a new union in electrical manufacturing dropped from 15 weeks to 1 week

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Aug 14, 2023 at 18:29 UTC

Yes

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Aug 14, 2023 at 18:13 UTC

Significantly higher today

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Aug 14, 2023 at 17:29 UTC

Some labor folks say "Sure, turnover is an obstacle to organizing, but it's not a new problem: work was precarious until the rise of unions" But worker turnover in the US actually began to drop dramatically *in the 1920s* — well before labor's big breakthrough

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 18, 2023 at 19:19 UTC

Systematic NLRB underfunding — by both Republicans & Democrats — for decades has dramatically undermined the protection of union rights Here's the NLRB staffing since 1988

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 14, 2023 at 14:21 UTC

Fran Drescher is a comrade

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 11, 2023 at 13:52 UTC

Given the huge (and increasing) number of establishments in the logistics industry, unionizing it requires we start finding mechanisms & strategies to organize at scale

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2023 at 14:16 UTC

Presidents used to have to talk a lot about labor issues — these days they barely mention our side Here's the frequency of the term "labor" in State of the Union speeches since 1790👇

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2023 at 21:12 UTC

Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather not revert back to the pre-2016 US Left

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2023 at 15:03 UTC

The stakes of a Teamsters strike go far beyond UPS — millions of other workers will witness, & be inspired by, the mighty power of withholding labor

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2023 at 11:27 UTC

See you all on the picket lines

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2023 at 13:44 UTC

By 2030, Gen Z and Millennials — among the most pro-union generations ever — will make up about 66% of the workforce

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2023 at 15:34 UTC

Hello friends/comrades 😐

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