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OUT NOW: “Renewing Labor and Winning at Amazon”
Amazon’s operations are changing the very nature of work regimes, communities, and industries. They are transforming businesses and are a direct threat to unionized workers across numerous fields.
What can labor do about it?
"If the dollar’s role was one important element in the history of the first Cold War, another particularly important transaction network today is e-commerce, which spans infrastructural, logistical, and digital domains.”
-B. Y. Fong
In his latest post for Labor & Logistics in @phenomenalworld , Fong explores international e-commerce markets and weighs in on the concept of a “Second Cold War” surrounding China’s challenge to US hegemony.
Read it here:
phenomenalworld.org/analysis…
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Need a primer on Prime? The folks at On the Seams have you covered on all things Amazon. Check out some of their posts surrounding the online retail giant, its facilities, and their history of union-busting in the thread below:
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Ben Fong is still seeking Amazon package labels! Help him with his research on the corporate giant’s package flow by sending your photos to the link listed in his recent OTS post.
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In a recent post for On the Seams, Ben Fong reviews evidence from a British Columbian labor case that highlights just how Amazon trains its management to bust unions.
Learn more here: ontheseams.substack.com/p/ho…
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The Center for Work and Democracy is proud to present our 2026-2027 Worker Dignity Speaker Series!
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“New speaker series from ASU Center for Work and Democracy explores worker dignity through lenses of economics, faith and journalism.”
Check out the article from @asunews and learn more about our upcoming Worker Dignity Speaker Series!
news.asu.edu/b/20261026-payc…
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Writer, professor, and economist Arin Dube will be discussing his book, “The Wage Standard,” on campus on 11/17! Join us online or in person for the two-part event.
You can register to attend and learn more about our Worker Dignity Speaker Series here: asuevents.asu.edu/event/rebu…
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New from CWD Visiting Scholar Jonathan Rosenblum for @truthout : “Vancouver Is the Next Battleground for Municipal Socialism in North America.”
Read it here:
truthout.org/articles/vancou…
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Director McQuarrie will be speaking on a panel on 11/3 about “Blokada” as a part of the Kino Nights film screenings and discussion series, an initiative of the Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies.
Learn more and register here:
asuevents.asu.edu/event/blok…
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The CWD’s own Ben Fong just announced a new monthly newsletter, “Labor and Logistics” for @phenomenalworld !
Check it out here: phenomenalworld.org/series/l…
Ben Fong is back with a new contribution to his monthly “Labor & Logistics” column for @phenomenalworld !
This time, he focuses his efforts on one key question in ground transportation: Has the Autonomous Trucking Revolution Arrived?
phenomenalworld.org/analysis…
In his latest post for Labor & Logistics in @phenomenalworld , Fong explores international e-commerce markets and weighs in on the concept of a “Second Cold War” surrounding China’s challenge to US hegemony.
Read it here:
phenomenalworld.org/analysis…
Center for Work and Democracy at ASU retweeted
Dolores Huerta, 1930–2026. Co-founder of the United Farm Workers. The voice behind “¡Sí, se puede!” Our members carry her words on every picket line. Rest in power. Descansa en el poder de tu lucha, Dolores. @DoloresHuertaFD
CWD Research Fellow and labor economist Teresa Ghilarducci joined @hereandnow to discuss a Supreme Court case about a worker with a retirement plan through his employer, Intel, and the investment choices Intel made.
Tune into the podcast episode here:
wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/10/…
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Cuts to social security could have an outsized impact on local businesses.
Teresa Ghilarducci explains more about the relationship in her contribution for @Forbes :
forbes.com/sites/teresaghila…
CWD AD Ben Fong and former Activist-in-Residence Scott Jenkins have teamed up to produce a Substack newsletter all about labor and logistics called “On the Seams.” You can check out their page here and read about some of their work in the thread below: 🧵
ontheseams.substack.com/
New in OTS: Fong explores the key points of his latest Phenomenal World piece surrounding Walmart workers’ historic win in Ontario. Check it out! ontheseams.substack.com/p/wa…
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Want to learn more about the state of autonomous trucking? Check out Ben Fong’s interview with Thomas Wasson, an analyst at the supply chain publication @FreightWaves , here in On the Seams: ontheseams.substack.com/p/is…
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New from Ben Fong for @jacobin : “How a Canadian Union Finally Bested Walmart.”
Read more about the breakthrough from Walmart workers in Mississauga, Ontario here:
jacobin.com/2026/10/canada-l…
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In her latest for @Forbes , Ghilarducci lays out the details of CA’s Props 41 and 42, and explains how they were built to kill Prop 40, the Billionaire Tax.
Learn more about the ballot initiatives here:
forbes.com/sites/teresaghila…
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Center for Work and Democracy at ASU retweeted
Should we phase out Social Security?
Social Security's retirement trust fund is projected to run out in 2032, and if Congress does nothing, benefits get cut by 22%. A Cato Institute budget expert who wants to replace it with a simpler safety net and a labor economist who wants to expand it debate whether the program is worth saving.
Arguing Yes: @RominaBoccia Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy at @CatoInstitute and co-author of "Reimagining Social Security: Global Lessons for Retirement Policy Changes"
Arguing No: @tghilarducci, Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis at @nssrnews and author of "Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy"
@JohnDonvan moderates.
Watch the full debate: youtube.com/watch?v=XCP6SdSd…
“Proposition 40 is a groundbreaking initiative that will provide significant necessary economic and healthcare assistance to California. And it will once again put the Golden State in the forefront of equitable policy favoring ordinary people…”
–Rick McGahey on CA’s Prop 40
New from CWD Visiting Scholar Rick McGahey for the @latimes : “California’s billionaire tax is imperfect but a necessary step”
Read McGahey’s perspective here:
latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
“Atlas produces not just a granular measurement of ongoing worker unrest, worksite by worksite around the world, but also a prediction model for future organizing”
In his recent contribution to @truthout , CWD Visiting Writer Jonathan Rosenblum reveals the scary truth about Amazon’s surveillance of their warehouse employees.
Read more here:
truthout.org/articles/amazon…
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New from Chris Brooks: “United Auto Workers members are overwhelmingly backing Fain and the militant direction he is taking the union.” Learn more about Fain’s UAW election win and what it means for the future of the labor movement in @jacobin
jacobin.com/2026/10/uaw-elec…
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