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Richard Becker

Richard Becker

The Return of the Strike

I recently started reading a book that has languished on my shelf for years: Reviving the Strike: How Working People Can Regain Power and…

Feb 24, 2019

The Return of the Strike

Feb 24, 2019

Richard Becker

Why I’m supporting Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders’ announcement this week that he’s running for president in 2020 was no surprise. But while I expected a negative response…

Feb 19, 2019

Why I’m supporting Bernie Sanders

Feb 19, 2019

Richard Becker

A definitive list of the best books on organized labor

For a little over a year now, I’ve begun to seriously consider writing a book about organized labor — its decline, its oft-predicted…

Oct 19, 2018

A definitive list of the best books on organized labor

Oct 19, 2018

Richard Becker

Here’s why the workers’ strike at Four Roses has bigger implications

Production work came to a halt at the Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg on Sept. 7 and at the company’s bottling facility in Nelson…

Sep 13, 2018

Sep 13, 2018

Richard Becker

Three steps for organized labor to survive in the 21st century

For LEO’s Labor Day Issue, a union organizer writes about the three steps unions should take to survive into the next century, which you…

Aug 29, 2018

Aug 29, 2018

Richard Becker

Louisville should not spend tens of millions for a soccer stadium unless it creates better jobs

This commentary was originally published in Insider Louisville

Jul 9, 2018

Jul 9, 2018

Richard Becker

Your Sunday Must-Reads

Here are just a few pieces that have caught my attention today:

Feb 5, 2017

Feb 5, 2017

Richard Becker

Organizing and activism in the age of Trump

Last week, I attempted to deliver a petition with hundreds of thousands of signatures opposing Andrew Puzder for labor secretary to the…

Feb 5, 2017

Feb 5, 2017

Richard Becker

Richard Becker

Union rep, musician, artist, birder, and writer. Writing about work, organized labor, and the future of the labor movement. PNW

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