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The Labor Studies Journal (LSJ) is the official journal of the United Association for Labor Education (UALE). Published quarterly, LSJ is a multi-disciplinary journal covering issues related to work, workers, labor organizations, and labor studies and worker education in the US and internationally.The journal publishes articles which use a wide range of research methods, both qualitative and quantitative, and is a must-read for such groups as union, university, and community based labor educators, labor activists, and scholars from across the social sciences and humanities. View full journal description

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Who Gets Caught in the Net? The Expanded Safety Net During Covid-19 and Precarious Workers

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At the Intersection of Productive and Reproductive Labor: Latina Apple Packers’ Pandemic Struggles

  • Lola Loustaunau
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Job Quality Unpacked: Dimensions and Determinants

  • Wenchen Wang
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Working Class and Union Voters’ Role in the 2024 Pennsylvania Presidential Election

  • Paul F. Clark
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Effective Union Leadership: Evidence from the Harvard Trade Union Program

  • Michelle Kaminski
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The War on the North American Left-Wing Labor Movement From World War I Through the Post-World War II Period

  • Victor G. Devinatz
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Labor Unrest and the Future of Work: Global Struggles Against Food Delivery Platforms

  • Mark Stuart
  • Vera Trappmann
  • Ioulia Bessa
  • Simon Joyce
  • Denis Neumann
  • Charles Umney
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The Michigan Farmworker Project: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Research on Precarious Employment and Labor Exploitation of Farmworkers

  • Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios
  • Mislael Valentín-Cortés
  • Paul J. Fleming
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  • Alexis J. Handal
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Postdoc Identity, Jurisdictional Issues, Ideologies, and Unions: Considerations in Organizing Professionals

  • Gary Rhoades
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What Teachers’ Unions Do for Teachers When Collective Bargaining is Prohibited

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