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Adam Dean @adamdean.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trump's mix of high tariffs and union-busting won't deliver higher wages or new manufacturing jobs for American workers - it will just increase profits for corporations.

Check out my new report with @epi.org:

Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · Sep 3

Trump's broad & historically high tariffs are bad for everyone.

But even strategic tariffs aren’t guaranteed to protect workers without unions.

Tariffs can protect industries, but only unions protect workers.

Read more on why Trump’s trade policy won’t help US workers: www.epi.org/publication/...

Unions raise wages. Tariffs don’t: Why Trump’s trade policy won’t help U.S. workers

Summary Tariffs do not automatically raise wages or create good jobs. While protectionist trade policies can help preserve jobs in industries facing unfair competition, strong unions are a prerequisit...

www.epi.org

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Isabel M. Perera @isabelmperera.bsky.social · Jan 10

I’m so happy to announce that my book is now published and available open-access! (🧵coming soon, too :)

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Jan 10

"A beautifully written and insightful take on the evolution of mental healthcare in advanced democracies, and one that opens a new lens on one of the most central, and largely unexamined, parts of the modern state."

The Welfare Workforce by Isabel M. Perera

Out now in #OpenAccess cup.org/3DQJizT

The Welfare Workforce

Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - The Welfare Workforce

cup.org

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Adam Dean @adamdean.bsky.social · Sep 19

Yep. There are two books that I assign along with Wikipedia: Hartz's The Liberal Tradition in America and Polanyi's The Great Transformation...

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Chris Warshaw @chriswarshaw.bsky.social · Aug 30

I'm really excited for the rollout of trueviews.org on Tuesday. This is a website we've been working for awhile, which shows public opinion at a variety of geographic scales, including zip codes, state legislative districts, congressional districts, and states.

Home | TrueViews

trueviews.org

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Benjamin H. Bradlow @bhbradlow.bsky.social · Aug 24

Got my hands on a copy.

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Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · Jun 10

Here's an opening for a newly created job @rooseveltinstitute.bsky.social: Director of Democratic Institutions. Concerned about and want to research America's unique counter-majoritarian challenges like the Supreme Court, filibuster, and more? This is for you.
rooseveltinstitute.org/careers/dire...

Director of Democratic Institutions - Roosevelt Institute

The Director, Democratic Institutions will build the Roosevelt Institute’s portfolio of work on strengthening and rebuilding our democratic institutions. The Director will develop a portfolio on key g...

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Adam Dean @adamdean.bsky.social · Feb 1

My book on labor repression and free trade is now available in paperback!

tinyurl.com/5n8tmzvr

Use Cambridge University Press code POLI0424 for a 77% discount compared to the old hardcover version!

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Adam Dean @adamdean.bsky.social · Jan 23

I wrote about labor unions and American democracy for EPI with @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social & @jamiemccallum.bsky.social.

Here's our new post on unions' defense of ballot drop boxes:
www.epi.org/blog/decline...

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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · Jan 11

Counties with higher union membership rates were more likely to have ballot drop boxes in the 2022 midterm elections

Cool study by @adamdean.bsky.social @jamiemccallum.bsky.social @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

www.epi.org/publication/...

Figure A of the linked report showing a map of counties in the United States and the number of ballot boxes per 100,000 county residents

A screenshot of the key findings of the linked report in bullet point form

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Adam Dean @adamdean.bsky.social · Dec 21

@jbouie.bsky.social:
“Republicans...know that organized labor is a key obstacle to dismantling the social safety net. The question is whether Democrats understand that their fortunes are also bound up in the fate of workers.”

EPI report finds that unions defend democracy, too:

tinyurl.com/2jfkc74a

Labor unions and the defense of American democracy: The fight over ballot drop boxes during the 2022...

This report analyzes the relationship between local labor union density and access to ballot drop boxes during the 2022 midterm elections. Areas with greater labor union density had considerably more ...

www.epi.org

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Adam Dean @adamdean.bsky.social · Dec 21

Worried about voting rights and the 2024 election?

Labor unions are vital to defend ballot drop boxes and voting access.

1 point ⬆️ union density ➡️ 9.8% ⬆️ drop boxes.

Check of my new EPI report with @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social & @jamiemccallum.bsky.social

www.epi.org/publication/...

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Adam Dean @adamdean.bsky.social · Dec 5

Thanks for your support, @lipstickecon.bsky.social and WorkRise!

Stay tuned for more studies on healthcare worker unions with @jamiemccallum.bsky.social, @atheendar.bsky.social, Paula Chatterjee, and David Michaels.

Kate Bahn @lipstickecon.bsky.social · Dec 4

Very happy to share WorkRise's 2023 grantees!! Exciting projects on things like domestic workers voice, employee ownership to promote Black income and wealth, warehouse work and labor mobility, strategic labor enforcement, and more! Check it out: www.workrisenetwork.org/workrise-awa...

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Adam Dean @adamdean.bsky.social · Oct 5

Want a Safer Workplace? Join a Union.

With 75K healthcare workers on strike, check out my latest on labor unions in @theprospect.bsky.social with David Michaels + Jamie McCallum

prospect.org/labor/2023-1...

@aflcio.bsky.social @epi-org.bsky.social

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