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Ruth Milkman

Ruth Milkman is a sociologist and the director of UCLA's Institute of Industrial Relations. Her essay is drawn from her book L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement.

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Class & Inequality, Global Justice

Organizing the Unorganizable

The unlikely spark for a rebirth of labor.

Ruth Milkman

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