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Collected Works
Collected works of author, labor educator, and union organizer Kevin Van Meter.
Kevin Van Meter
Jul 17, 20234 min read
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The American Worker on All Hail To The Pod
Beginning with the 1947 publication of The American Worker pamphlet a new form of “proletarian literature” emerged from the automotive...
Kevin Van Meter
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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UNFILTERED Bitter Thoughts On Cafe Work Zine!
If you want to know what an industry looks and feels like, the best person to ask is not a consultant, manager, or business owner. It’s...
Kevin Van Meter
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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London and Dublin Talks November 2024
Join me for two talks in London and Dublin this November 2024.
Kevin Van Meter
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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Class Composition in the Cafe Sector—Workers' Inquiry
What do café workers think? What do we want? And how do we share those conversations that take place in “walk ins” or walking to the bus...
Kevin Van Meter
Sep 8, 20241 min read
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Fighting Antisemitism Today—An Interview at New Politics
For the past several years Shane Burley and Kevin Van Meter have engaged in a series of conversations on “ Autonomous Anti-Fascism ” and...
Kevin Van Meter
Sep 8, 20241 min read
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Workers' Inquiry Workshop in Rochester, NY 6/21 6:00PM
How Can First-Person Narratives of Work and Workers’ Inquiry Aid Organizing? Join us Friday, June 21st from 6:00-8:00PM in Rochester, NY...
Kevin Van Meter
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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Blue Bottle Workers Launch Independent Union: Five Questions with an Organizer
Blue Bottle Workers Launch Independent Union. Read Five Questions with an Organizer.
Kevin Van Meter
Apr 12, 20249 min read
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Troublemaking Goes International... review of Troublemaking!
Troublemaking Goes International... a review of Troublemaking by Jamie Woodcock and Lydia Hughes of Notes from Below.
Kevin Van Meter
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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Labor Education for All Workers
Read my latest article "Labor Education for All Workers" over at New Politics!
Kevin Van Meter
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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Real World Labor Out Now at Dollars & Sense
A new edition of Real World Labor is out now with Dollars & Sense magazine and Kevin Van Meter is proud to be one of the editors!
Kevin Van Meter
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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Searching for The American Worker Seminar (Video)
Kevin Van Meter recently joined COVER for a seminar on The American Worker.
Kevin Van Meter
Oct 25, 20231 min read
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Searching for The American Worker (Online Edition)
New Politics has just released "Searching for The American Worker" by Kevin Van Meter online for the reading public.
Kevin Van Meter
Aug 27, 20231 min read
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Management Rights, Workers Wronged (Online Edition)
Dollars and Sense Magazine has just released "Management Rights, Workers Wronged" by Robert Ovetz and Kevin Van Meter online.
Kevin Van Meter
Aug 27, 20231 min read
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USM Scontras Center Hires Union Organizer, Author & Labor Educator Kevin Van Meter
University of Southern Maine's Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education Hires Kevin Van Meter
Kevin Van Meter
Jul 28, 20231 min read
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New Edition of Real World Labor
New edition of Real World Labor to be published by Dollars & Sense.
Kevin Van Meter
Jul 20, 20231 min read
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Stanley Aronowitz and "guerrillas of desire"
Stanley Aronowitz and "guerrillas of desire"
Kevin Van Meter
Jun 25, 20231 min read
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"Circulating Struggles" on the Years of Lead Pod
Kevin joins the Years of Lead Pod to talk about circulating struggles and The American Worker.
Kevin Van Meter
May 31, 20231 min read
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"Searching for The American Worker" in New Politics, Summer 2023
"Searching for The American Worker" will appear this summer.
Kevin Van Meter
May 6, 20231 min read
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Representing difficult members
A steward’s work is never done. And it’s often challenging work, especially when representing difficult members.
Kevin Van Meter
Apr 25, 20231 min read
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