Labor guy in higher ed. Contributor: @inthesetimesmag, @theprospect. Author, "Tell The Bosses We're Coming" (@monthly_review). Slightly acerbic.
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My next book, "We Always Had a Union The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953," will be available from
@illinoispress in April 2025. Pre-order your copy. Or ask your library to! If you want to discuss it, find me on bsky. press.uillinois.edu/books/?i…
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Jacobin speaks with historian and former labor organizer Shaun Richman (@Ess_Dog) about his new book, “We Always Had a Union,” which traces the story of the powerful New York hotel workers’ union through the early 20th century: jacobin.com/2026/04/communis…
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Shaun Richman's WE ALWAYS HAD A UNION: New York’s Hotel Workers Union, 1912–1953 was featured in Jacobin.
jacobin.com/2025/07/hotel-wo…
cc: @Ess_Dog
I have a new piece in @Jacobin about the merger and messy divorce between the Hotel Employees union and the Communist Party. From my new book.
jacobin.com/2025/07/hotel-wo…
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The history of anti-communist purges in New York’s hotel workers’ union provides a lesson in how socialists can both gain and lose influence within the labor movement. jacobin.com/2025/07/hotel-wo…
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On tonight's show @BenBurgis interviews @Ess_Dog about his book "We Always Had a Union: The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953." Before that Ben debunks the latest anti-Zohran smears. More JBP madness in the postgame for patrons. All starts at 8 ET!
youtube.com/watch?v=O2l_oiW4…
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Shaun Richman (@Ess_dog), labor historian, professor and author, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his new book "We Always Had a Union: The Story of the New York Hotel Workers Union, 1912-1953." @IllinoisPress awf.labortools.com/listen/sh…
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ALL OF THIS
You really can't explain the rise of the CIO, and the subsequent union member surge in both the CIO and AFL without this
This point is eluded to in
@Ess_Dog wonderful new book “We Always Had a Union: The New York Hotel Workers' Union, 1912-1953”
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Happy Pub Date to WE ALWAYS HAD A UNION: The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953 by @Ess_Dog (@inthesetimesmag; @theprospect)!
press.uillinois.edu/books/?i…
#AmericanHistory #LaborStudies #ReadUP #AmReading #Nonfiction #NonfictionBooks #AcademicPublishing #UniversityPress
I'm in @NYDailyNews, talking about "We Always Had a Union," labor law & the NYC mayoral.
nydailynews.com/2025/04/06/l…
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Check out this piece in the @NYDailyNews from @Ess_Dog, author of WE ALWAYS HAD A UNION:
The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953
press.uillinois.edu/books/?i…
Give Mayor Adams a no confidence vote nydailynews.com/2025/02/18/g…
I'm in today's @NYDailyNews arguing that the City Council should borrow a tactic from higher ed and pass a "vote of no confidence" in Mayor Eric Adams.
nydailynews.com/2025/02/18/g…
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Wow! I never thought I'd be asked to write about The Nanny, crossing picket lines, and the tradition of strong Jewish union women, so I'm indebted to @Ess_Dog for making it happen. If you like TV and labor culture, look for solongdentalplan.com in 2026!
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Shaun Richman (@Ess_Dog) is the author of the forthcoming book WE ALWAYS HAD A UNION: The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953
go.illinois.edu/s25richman
Sabotage as a Tool of Solidarity. MY new piece for @inthesetimesmag inthesetimes.com/article/whe…
Sabotage as a Tool of Solidarity. MY new piece for @inthesetimesmag inthesetimes.com/article/whe…
As usual, if you want to talk with me about it, find me at bsky.app/profile/shaunrichma…
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Look for more from @Ess_Dog, author of WE ALWAYS HAD A UNION: The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953 (go.illinois.edu/s25richman)
cc: @nyhtc @iww @unitehere @AFLCIO
Not to inject more doom-and-gloom, but (after a day or two of rest), we need to plan for the fact that they're going to overturn the National Labor Relations Act.
inthesetimes.com/article/sup…
Not to inject more doom-and-gloom, but (after a day or two of rest), we need to plan for the fact that they're going to overturn the National Labor Relations Act.
inthesetimes.com/article/sup…
But, also, get off this Nazi website. Join me on bsky: bsky.app/profile/shaunrichma…