Ruth Milkman

Aug 19, 2024 | jacobin.com | Ruth Milkman

Interview by Benjamin Y. Fong The rise of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s marked a pivotal moment in American labor history. Sociologist Ruth Milkman offers a nuanced perspective on this era, exploring the relationship between union leadership and worker militancy against the backdrop of changing economic and legal conditions.

Jun 15, 2023 | dissentmagazine.org | Leo Casey |Ruth Milkman |Rich Yeselson

Structure and Solidarity Lasting labor victories depend on coordinating diverse strategies and building the relationships to sustain them. Leo Casey ▪ Spring 2023 Labor Power and Strategyby John Womack Jr., ed. by Peter Olney and Glenn PerušekPM Press, 2023, 208 pp.

Jun 5, 2023 | dissentmagazine.org | Nina Luo |Ruth Milkman |Timothy Shenk |Matthew Miles Goodrich

Money Power If we want to move toward a world that meets everyone’s needs, we will need to get serious about the role of money on the left. ▪ June 5, 2023 One of the first things I learned as an organizer is that there are two kinds of power: money and people. Our side doesn’t have money, so we need people. Over more than a decade of organizing, this became a robotic refrain I repeated while on the streets, in legislative offices, at campaign events, and at people’s doors.