Author: Digital Hill

CLASS & POLITICS AT THE DAWN OF THE TRUMP ERA Submitted by Dan Graff on February 13, 2017 – 10:17am BY DAN GRAFF, DIRECTOR, HIGGINS LABOR PROGRAM ​Introductory note:In October 2016, I launched this blog, “The Labor Question Today,” with the aim of providing biweekly commentary on questions related to work, the politics of work, and […]

THEY LED THE WAY BUT ARE NOW LOCKED OUT: WHAT WE OWE UAW LOCAL 9 Submitted by Dan Graff on October 30, 2016 – 11:21am BY DAN GRAFF, DIRECTOR, HIGGINS LABOR PROGRAM UPDATE: I wrote the post below in late October 2016. In late February 2017 Honeywell submitted a revised contract proposal to its locked-out union workers, who […]

CONFRONTING CHRONIC CRISIS: WORKERS, THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, & THE 2016 ELECTION Submitted by Dan Graff on October 10, 2016 – 9:39pm BY DAN GRAFF, DIRECTOR, HIGGINS LABOR PROGRAM Today the American worker confronts uncertainty, insecurity, confusion, and even chaos, an unwelcome environment that can only be described as an economic crisis. The litany of the laborer’s […]