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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 1d

Labor power, union agendas, & what’s at stake for 2026 in @poweratwork.bsky.social's new blogcast! @mrsethharris.bsky.social joins @weareliuna.bsky.social's @soniavasquezluna.bsky.social and NJ LECET's Steven Gardner to unpack upcoming 2025 state elections in NJ & VA: poweratwork.us/blogcast-108...

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Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · 7d

Next was a great panel reflecting on the latest US labor news with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, @sharblock.bsky.social, Elizabeth Ford, and @taliasoglin.bsky.social at @poweratwork.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDnr... (5/7)

The Power Half-Hour Episode #10

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 8d

The advise and consent process actually worked
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 8d

@poweratwork.bsky.social's 10th ep of the Power Half-Hour is out! Joining @mrsethharris.bsky.social is @cljeharvard.bsky.social Executive Director @sharblock.bsky.social, @seattleulaw.bsky.social professor Elizabeth Ford, & @chicagotribune.com reporter Talia Soglin: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 15d

Learn about @aft.org's effort to train school teachers to use AI in @poweratwork.bsky.social's new blogcast! @mrsethharris.bsky.social joins AFT's @rweingarten.bsky.social & @bloombergbeta.bsky.social's @roybahat.com to discuss AFT & the 3 leading AI companies involved poweratwork.us/blogcast-107...

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Seth D. Harris @mrsethharris.bsky.social · 20d

My brother @paulharrisshow.bsky.social takes on the censors, corporate opportunists, right-wingers, snowflakes, and hypocrites responsible for @jimmykimmel.com losing his show because he criticized our president: harrisonline.com/no-free-spee.... Read it and get as angry at Paul's targets as I did.

No Free Speech For You | Paul Harris Online

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 21d

@poweratwork.bsky.social's 9th ep of the Power Half-Hour is out now! Joining @burnescenter.bsky.social's @mrsethharris.bsky.social is @prismreports.org's Alexandra Martinez, journalist & creator of Words About Work, @melbuer.bsky.social, & law professor, Andrew Ziaja: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

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Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · 22d

Next was a great panel on recent US labor news at @poweratwork.bsky.social with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, @melbuer.bsky.social, Andrew Ziaja, and @alexmar.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=lROo... (4/7)

The Power Half-Hour Episode #9

YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · Aug 18

From Rerum Novarum to Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church has shaped workers’ rights for over a century. But will it rise to defend labor in today’s crises? Read more in Janine Giordano Drake’s article for @poweratwork.bsky.social by visiting poweratwork.us/what-has-cat...!

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · Sep 3

In case you missed our Labor Day special blogcast with @governorwalz.mn.gov, the two-term governor of Minnesota and the 2024 Democratic nominee for Vice-President of the United States, visit @poweratwork.bsky.social to watch now! poweratwork.us/power-at-wor...

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · Sep 7

Black workers weren’t just participants in labor history—they were the architects of interracial solidarity. Cedric De Leon shows how Black-led organizing reshaped unions & the fight for justice in a new @poweratwork.bsky.social piece. Read more at poweratwork.us/black-worker...!

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 27d

AI & algorithms are reshaping work—but who writes the rules? @aprilverrett.bsky.social argues it’s time for worker-led tech adoption, transparency, & sector-wide standards. Learn more in this @aspeninstitute.bsky.social post, now featured on @poweratwork.bsky.social: poweratwork.us/power-agency...

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 24d

On September 15, 2023, workers represented by the @uaw.org entered into a strike against the Big 3 auto manufacturers–Ford, GM & Stellantis. Laura Li's post for @poweratwork.bsky.social unpacks the media coverage of the event and identifies nine competing news frames: poweratwork.us/eat-the-rich...

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 24d

"The labor participation rate for women with children younger than 5 had the biggest midyear drop in more than 40 years during the first six months of 2025."

Remote policies helped women work. In-office mandates and child care costs are driving them back out.
Low flexibility and high child care costs are pushing mothers with young kids to the sidelines after they joined the workforce in record numbers during the pandemic.

Emma Nelson
The Minnesota Star Tribune
September 13th at 6:01 AM CDT

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Mar 12

We invest 9X less per child-year in care & education in the first 5 years of life than the next 13.

This gap in public investment is why K12 is free for parents & early care & education is expensive.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 24d

"A few years ago, workers were quick to leave for sizable pay bumps. Now, with paychecks stretched by rising costs, many are clinging to stability even if they're dissatisfied."
#EconSky #NumbersDay
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According to the most recent "Employee Retention Index" from Eagle Hill, most American workers intend to remain in their current jobs for the next six months. The consultancy also found that worker optimism sank in the second quarter of 2025, the Job Opportunity Indicator recording its steepest ever decline to hit its lowest level since tracking began in 2023. Korn Ferry interpreted this as a sign that workers are "holding on for dear life," and consider the contemporary U.S. job market "treacherous

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 29d

College football players organize into a union, @mrsethharris.bsky.social.
poweratwork.us/blogcast-106...

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 29d

Learn about the effort to organize college football players so they can bargain w/ schools over working conditions in this @poweratwork.bsky.social blogcast. @mrsethharris.bsky.social joins CFPA's Jason Stahl & Clemson Tigers alumnus Tremayne Anchrum Jr. to discuss! poweratwork.us/blogcast-106...

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Seth D. Harris @mrsethharris.bsky.social · Sep 6

Here's an excellent description of the likely Trump plan to destroy BLS's independence and America's labor statistics --- jobs reports, wages reports, occupational safety and health reports etc. When it unfolds with cover from some fake report about fake BLS problems, understand the true motivation.

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Sep 6

POTUS has steered the U.S. towards a stagflationary ditch.

He wants to hide the evidence, so he fired the BLS commissioner last month.

His nominee, Dr. EJ Antoni, is unqualified & unfit, prompting the Senate HELP Committee to take a hard look. May go down.

Plan B: replace Wiatrowski+ w/loyalists

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · Aug 1

Just for the record, Wiatrowski is a longtime BLS employee, a dedicated public servant, someone who has been acting commissioner before, and someone I would have total confidence in during a normal transfer of power. The scary part is who they replace *him* with.

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Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · Sep 6

First was an engaging panel on recent labor news in the US with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, @kimkelly.bsky.social, Mark Gevaart, and Anne Lofaso on the @poweratwork.bsky.social podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnD3... (2/4)

The Power Half-Hour Episode #8

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · Sep 5

@poweratwork.bsky.social's 8th ep of Power Half-Hour is out! Joining @burnescenter.bsky.social's @mrsethharris.bsky.social is In These Times Mag reporter, @kimkelly.bsky.social, My Labor Radio podcast host, Mark Gevaart, & @ucincinnatilaw.bsky.social prof, Anne Lofaso: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

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Seth D. Harris @mrsethharris.bsky.social · Sep 5

Asking for a friend: who is President Trump going to fire today after this weak jobs report?

Seth D. Harris @mrsethharris.bsky.social · Sep 5

Is this the first jobs report showing jobs LOSS (June revision) since the end of the pandemic? WOW. This labor market is somewhere between stuck and shrinking. www.bls.gov/news.release...

Employment Situation Summary - 2025 M08 Results

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Seth D. Harris @mrsethharris.bsky.social · Sep 5

Worth noting in BLS jobs report: civilian labor force shrunk by 357,000 since April (S/A). Meanwhile, % of workers employed is down & combined % working+seeking work (labor force participation) is down. Labor supply is shrinking. One reason unemployment rate isn't higher.

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Seth D. Harris @mrsethharris.bsky.social · Sep 5

Is this the first jobs report showing jobs LOSS (June revision) since the end of the pandemic? WOW. This labor market is somewhere between stuck and shrinking. www.bls.gov/news.release...

Employment Situation Summary - 2025 M08 Results

www.bls.gov

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · Sep 3

Need a recap of @poweratwork.bsky.social's 'What Could Happen Under Trump?' series? Check out the latest blogcast where @mrsethharris.bsky.social shares clips of some of the most important insights from the 14 guests who generously participated in this series! poweratwork.us/blogcast-105...

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