American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

Siting bioenergy facilities in the United States: Measuring participation in decisions and distribution of effects

Rebecca Ann Efroymson, Patricia Romero-Lankao, Esther S. Parish, Keith L. Kline et autres

Indicators are crucial for measuring progress in sustainability, community development, and energy equity objectives. Thus, indicators are vital for siting or repurposing energy facilities, revealing benefits and adverse effects on underserved communities compared to those under baseline or alternative conditions. However, the …

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Making Sense of Health-Related Labor-Market Exits and Disability: Evidence from the American Voices Project

James Hiebert, Lillian Kahris, Kristin S. Seefeldt

Issues around stigma and deservingness may be particularly salient for people who stop working due to health-related reasons. Although historically those experiencing disability have been viewed as “deserving” of assistance, disability has also been stigmatized. Using the American Voices Project data and …

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Contextual Factors that Influence Standardize Test Scores High School Students

Nicholas Hill, Haydar Kurban, William E. Spriggs, Omari H. Swinton

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Comparative Analysis of Degree Pathways that Benefit Black College Students

Nicholas Hill, Haydar Kurban, William E. Spriggs, Omari H. Swinton

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An Empirical Analysis of HBCU Attendance on Black Student's Graduation Rates

Nicholas Hill, Haydar Kurban, William E. Spriggs, Omari H. Swinton

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Industrial Hygiene Issues in Construction

Bruce E. Lippy, Gavin H. West, Matthew Gillen, Eileen Betit et autres

Abstract Construction is unique. Unlike other sectors, construction workplaces regularly involve multiple employers with a mix of trades that changes over the life of a project. Construction firms are predominantly small with the overwhelming number having less than 20 employees. Smaller contractors …

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Unions and Democracy

Karen Nussbaum

Unions are recognized for building a strong middle class. But the importance of unions to maintaining a strong democracy is less understood. This article explores the connection between the decline of unions and the rise of the right; provides examples of the …

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The relevance of Keynes's General Theory after 80 years

Thomas I. Palley, Louis‐Philippe Rochon, Matías Vernengo

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Progress and Update Report on Advisory Committee on Accounting Profession's (ACAP) Recommendations by the PCAOB's Investor Advisory Board's Working Group

Mary Bersot, Grant Callery, Joseph V. Carcello, Parveen P. Gupta et autres

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Preserving the American Dream in the face of change

Richard L. Trumka

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Global imbalances: benign by-product of global development or toxic consequence of corporate globalization?

Thomas I. Palley

This paper explores and contrasts the revised Bretton Woods hypothesis (BW II) with the structural Keynesian hypothesis. Whereas the former sees the growing global imbalances of the 3 decades prior to the financial crisis of 2008 as beneficial, the latter sees them …

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The CLEAN Carwash Initiative

Ana Avendaño, Charlie Fanning

Since 2008, the CLEAN (Community, Labor, Environmental Action Network) Carwash Initiative, in collaboration with numerous community groups, has sought to transform Los Angeles’s expansive, low-rent carwash industry, build a sustainable, long-term presence in South LA, where most of the carwasheros live and …

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