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Michael McQuarrie

@mgmcquarrie.bsky.social

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Sociologist at Arizona State University. Director of the Center for Work and Democracy: cwd.asu.edu. Writing on cities, politics, governance, labor, and liberation movements.

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Dec 12

The CWD is excited to announce our upcoming collaboration with the ASU Art Museum and George Floyd Global Memorial:

"Twin Flames: The George Floyd Uprising from Minneapolis to Phoenix"

This exhibit at the ASU Art Museum will be on display from Feb. 3-- July 28, 2024.

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Jan 3

During his appointment as AIR, Jenkins will be collaborating with the CWD on his own research within the logistics sector through an overarching project titled “Logistics, Worker Power, and Social Organization.”

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Feb 13

A special congratulations is in order for the CWD’s Project Coordinator, Muriel Payraudeau, who recently received a Sun Award for her work managing numerous projects and events with patience, skill, and tenacity. Congrats on the recognition, Muriel! We are so lucky to have you on our CWD team.

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Nov 18

This week, we wish our talented Project Coordinator Muriel Payraudeau farewell as she moves on from the CWD to work with our allies at SEIU-UHW in CA.

You will be greatly missed, Muriel, but we wish you nothing but the best in your next endeavor! ❤️💛

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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · Nov 22

🚨 NEW: "Two Towns" — Sacha Hilhorst interviews 121 residents, civil servants & local leaders in two ex-industrial towns, Mansfield & Corby.

These towns haven't been “left behind” — but actively remade, fostering low-quality, insecure work. ⬇️

www.common-wealth.org/publications...

A Tale of Two Towns: Economic Disadvantage and Political Disempowerment in Ex-Industrial England | Report | Common Wealth

What do the stories of Mansfield and Corby tell us about the state of contemporary Britain?

www.common-wealth.org

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · Dec 4

This is legendary from @sarahjeong.bsky.social. I appreciate her drunkenly walking the world through a coup attempt and then writing it up. www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...

6 hours under martial law in Seoul

On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building

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Mario Luis Small @marioluissmall.bsky.social · Dec 4

Our recent paper, in ASR: While many sociologists assume that people turn to their “strong ties” when they need a confidant, people are actually as likely to avoid as to talk to their closest friends and family.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · Dec 7

Washington Post article on slain CEO quotes an unnamed company staffer saying “he was known within the company for his focus on keeping premiums low” — claiming anonymity necessary to protect their job (lol).

Also claims with zero attribution that CEO “was well liked internally”

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Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · Dec 12

The response from the American public in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing is not one of theory; it is one of tangible experience.

Read my latest in @jacobin ⬇️ jacobin.com/2024/12/nina...

Nina Turner: For-Profit Health Care Is Immoral

Nina Turner reflects on the outpouring of anger at our for-profit health system in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing — and her concern that without radical change to our politi...

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Jan 22

Our newest report, “Beyond the NLRB: Contemporary Strategies and Practices for Labor Movement Renewal,” examines various strategies for working class elevation in the 21st century in order to answer a question decades in the making: what might reverse organized labor’s decline?

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · Dec 7

Happening now at Washington Square Park: A United Healthcare CEO shooter lookalike competition, including people who intentionally and unintentionally dressed the part.

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Jonathan Rosenblum @jonathan4212.bsky.social · Apr 23

*the bond market will not save us
*the Harvard president will not save us
*the courts will not save us

Mass organizing to build working class power is what we need. A new report in @inequality.org by @cwd-asu.bsky.social (@mgmcquarrie.bsky.social et al.) shows how:

inequality.org/article/thre...

Three Promising Innovations in Worker Organizing Beyond the NLRB

With continued attacks on organized labor from the current administration, the labor movement needs to look for innovative strategies for working-class elevation.

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Feb 14

From ASU News: Ben Fong, author of “Beyond the NLRB,” sat down with Jennifer Moore to discuss the CWD’s newest report and promising new strategies and practices for the labor movement.
Check out the story here: news.asu.edu/20250213-loc...

What’s next for unions? ASU center investigates evolving strategies in new report | ASU News

Port workers hanging up their hats on the East Coast. Starbucks employees putting down their aprons before Christmas. Ski patrollers signing off in Park City as fresh powder piles up. The past year ha...

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Feb 21

“Hat’s off to the [CWD] team for producing your ‘Beyond the NLRB’ report. It’s comprehensive, insightful, thought-provoking, altogether a tour de force… It will be a tremendous resource for the labor movement for years to come.”
Read the report here 👇

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Feb 13

In his new piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social , Ben Fong (CWD AD and co-author of “Beyond the NLRB”) talks about the new report, the changing conditions of American labor law, and possible paths forward for the labor movement.
Read it here: jacobin.com/2025/02/labo...

A Labor Movement Beyond the NLRA?

With the National Labor Relations Act now in the crosshairs of the Right, organized labor needs to confront an uncomfortable truth: even at its best, this framework has severe limitations. It’s time t...

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Feb 17

In his new article for @thenation.com , CWD AiR Jonathan Rosenblum reflects on the recent organizing loss for independent union, CAUSE, in their fight against Amazon in NC and articulates a number of keys that organizers can learn for future efforts against Amazon: www.thenation.com/article/acti...

After North Carolina Election Loss, Amazon Union Organizers Must Think Bigger, Bolder

Local organizers built a bold multiracial, multigenerational union with grassroots energy and tenacity. But Amazon is too big to beat through site-by-site organizing and striking.

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Feb 12

Our newest report, “Beyond the NLRB: Contemporary Strategies and Practices for Labor Movement Renewal,” is officially here! drive.google.com/file/d/1qT1j...

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ASU Center for Work and Democracy @cwd-asu.bsky.social · Jan 29

New from CWD Activist in Residence Jonathan Rosenblum and Associate Director Ben Fong:
Amazon’s union-busting reaches new heights in Canada as execs close down ALL SEVEN warehouses in Quebec to avoid contract negotiation with one recently-unionized warehouse. Learn more: jacobin.com/2025/01/amaz...

Amazon’s Retribution in Quebec Should Be a Wake-Up Call

In response to a successful unionization effort at a warehouse in Quebec, Amazon is shuttering its operations in the entire province. Its punitive behavior demonstrates that traditional organizing met...

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Michael McQuarrie @mgmcquarrie.bsky.social · Feb 4

My colleague Ben Case breaks down Pittsburgh's effort to put a divestment initiative on the ballot and tells us what it means for our politics and possibilities for future mobilizations. convergencemag.com/articles/not...

‘Not on Our Dime’: Divesting from Genocide through Direct Democracy

This campaign is working to make Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the first city to put divestment directly on the ballot.

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