Ryan Quinn
@ryanquinn.bsky.social
Assistant teaching professor of labor and employment law at @nusl.bsky.social. Co-founder, Organization of Workplace Lawyers (OWL). Former union organizer. America’s least-beloved singing cowboy in Salvation Alley String Band. he/him
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Ryan Quinn
@ryanquinn.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Familiars Union Local 785: The folks who brought you the Vampire Weekend.
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Within @aaup.org, there's a lot of advocacy chapters who wonder what power they have without a CBA. We're here to say it doesn't matter. Organizing is organizing is organizing. You want the contract but if you act like a union then you're a union. I call this The Newsies Principle.
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Within @aaup.org, there's a lot of advocacy chapters who wonder what power they have without a CBA. We're here to say it doesn't matter. Organizing is organizing is organizing. You want the contract but if you act like a union then you're a union. I call this The Newsies Principle.
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Vladimir Lenin, March 1919:
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Vladimir Lenin, March 1919:
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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In a weird way, SCOTUS's apparent unwillingness to allow district court *legal* rulings to stand in Trump cases might be pushing those courts to let fly with adverse *credibility* findings that they otherwise might have withheld as a courtesy.
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
In a weird way, SCOTUS's apparent unwillingness to allow district court *legal* rulings to stand in Trump cases might be pushing those courts to let fly with adverse *credibility* findings that they otherwise might have withheld as a courtesy.
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workers should democratically control the means of production and the halls of political power
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
workers should democratically control the means of production and the halls of political power
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AFICT the basic Republican position on job security is that all employees should be completely at-will — except for white men accused of sexual misconduct, who should have tenure comparable to an Article III judge
I guess the wapo can't fire anyone unless there is a conviction
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
AFICT the basic Republican position on job security is that all employees should be completely at-will — except for white men accused of sexual misconduct, who should have tenure comparable to an Article III judge
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idk if it helps to think of it this way, but capital is not just in opposition to labor but fully radicalized against labor. they'll suffer if they think labor will suffer more. it's not about money. it's about winning.
So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
idk if it helps to think of it this way, but capital is not just in opposition to labor but fully radicalized against labor. they'll suffer if they think labor will suffer more. it's not about money. it's about winning.
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Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
Day one of collective bargaining with a university is making sure the union team understands "we don't allow management to call themselves 'the university.' They are 'management.'"
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Day one of collective bargaining with a university is making sure the union team understands "we don't allow management to call themselves 'the university.' They are 'management.'"
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One of the most important lessons you have to learn about what a university "is" is a very vulgar marxist distinction between its *managers* (directly or indirectly appointed by capital and/or state government) and its *labor,* who come to the university out of love and idealism.
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
One of the most important lessons you have to learn about what a university "is" is a very vulgar marxist distinction between its *managers* (directly or indirectly appointed by capital and/or state government) and its *labor,* who come to the university out of love and idealism.
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
In Boston and want to talk labor law? I am looking forward to @nusl.bsky.social 's annual Labor and Employment Program on December 3, where I will moderating a panel on recent developments at the NLRB, DOL, and EEOC. I am also very interested to hear about "DEI under Scrutiny" from the other panel.
Annual Labor and Employment Program - School of Law
Northeastern Law’s annual Labor and Employment Program provides a unique opportunity to hear from fellow grads, all of whom are recognized experts in the field of labor and employment law.
law.northeastern.edu
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In Boston and want to talk labor law? I am looking forward to @nusl.bsky.social 's annual Labor and Employment Program on December 3, where I will moderating a panel on recent developments at the NLRB, DOL, and EEOC. I am also very interested to hear about "DEI under Scrutiny" from the other panel.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
Justice Louis Brandeis, born on this day in 1856
Justice Louis Brandeis, born on this day in 1856
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
Justice Louis Brandeis, born on this day in 1856
Justice Louis Brandeis, born on this day in 1856
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This really struck me. If Uber were legally acknowledged as an employer, then it would be the biggest employer in the world, with over 9,000,000 employees globally. Think about how many taxes, wages, and protections are being lost b/c of their intransigence.
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This really struck me. If Uber were legally acknowledged as an employer, then it would be the biggest employer in the world, with over 9,000,000 employees globally. Think about how many taxes, wages, and protections are being lost b/c of their intransigence.
Teaching an undergraduate class on intellectual property this week, so naturally we have to begin with a realist interrogation of "property" as a legal concept. Robert Hale and Morris Cohen were really cooking in the '20's.
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Teaching an undergraduate class on intellectual property this week, so naturally we have to begin with a realist interrogation of "property" as a legal concept. Robert Hale and Morris Cohen were really cooking in the '20's.
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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We gotta build a Workers Party the Democratic Party is beyond reform
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We gotta build a Workers Party the Democratic Party is beyond reform
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The latest move by @baltimoresun.bsky.social in its crusade to silence its union employees: a directive that bans any desk signage with messaging about collective bargaining, calling them “divisive.”
We’ve shown solidarity this way for decades. This is textbook union busting.
We’ve shown solidarity this way for decades. This is textbook union busting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The latest move by @baltimoresun.bsky.social in its crusade to silence its union employees: a directive that bans any desk signage with messaging about collective bargaining, calling them “divisive.”
We’ve shown solidarity this way for decades. This is textbook union busting.
We’ve shown solidarity this way for decades. This is textbook union busting.
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BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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You heard the mayor! 👇
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
You heard the mayor! 👇
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Generously sponsored by Fisher Phillips and Morgan, Brown & Joy, NUSL’s annual Labor and Employment Program provides a unique opportunity to hear from fellow grads, all of whom are recognized experts in the field of labor and employment law. Join us December 3!
law.northeastern.edu/event/annual...
law.northeastern.edu/event/annual...
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Generously sponsored by Fisher Phillips and Morgan, Brown & Joy, NUSL’s annual Labor and Employment Program provides a unique opportunity to hear from fellow grads, all of whom are recognized experts in the field of labor and employment law. Join us December 3!
law.northeastern.edu/event/annual...
law.northeastern.edu/event/annual...