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Kevin Van Meter

Jul 17, 20234 min read

Collected Works

Collected works of author, labor educator, and union organizer Kevin Van Meter.

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The American Worker on All Hail To The Pod

Kevin Van Meter

Nov 111 min read

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...

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UNFILTERED Bitter Thoughts On Cafe Work Zine!

Kevin Van Meter

Nov 51 min read

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...

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Kevin Van Meter

Nov 12 min read

London and Dublin Talks November 2024

Join me for two talks in London and Dublin this November 2024.

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Class Composition in the Cafe Sector—Workers' Inquiry

Kevin Van Meter

Sep 81 min read

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...

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Fighting Antisemitism Today—An Interview at New Politics

Kevin Van Meter

Sep 81 min read

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...

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Workers' Inquiry Workshop in Rochester, NY 6/21 6:00PM

Kevin Van Meter

Jun 131 min read

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...

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Blue Bottle Workers Launch Independent Union: Five Questions with an Organizer

Kevin Van Meter

Apr 129 min read

Blue Bottle Workers Launch Independent Union: Five Questions with an Organizer

Blue Bottle Workers Launch Independent Union. Read Five Questions with an Organizer.

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Troublemaking Goes International... review of Troublemaking!

Kevin Van Meter

Apr 11 min read

Troublemaking Goes International... review of Troublemaking!

Troublemaking Goes International... a review of Troublemaking by Jamie Woodcock and Lydia Hughes of Notes from Below.

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Kevin Van Meter

Apr 11 min read

Labor Education for All Workers

Read my latest article "Labor Education for All Workers" over at New Politics!

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Real World Labor Out Now at Dollars & Sense

Kevin Van Meter

Apr 11 min read

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!

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Searching for The American Worker Seminar (Video)

Kevin Van Meter

Oct 25, 20231 min read

Searching for The American Worker Seminar (Video)

Kevin Van Meter recently joined COVER for a seminar on The American Worker.

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Searching for The American Worker (Online Edition)

Kevin Van Meter

Aug 27, 20231 min read

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.

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Management Rights, Workers Wronged (Online Edition)

Kevin Van Meter

Aug 27, 20231 min read

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.

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Kevin Van Meter

Jul 28, 20231 min read

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

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Kevin Van Meter

Jul 20, 20231 min read

New Edition of Real World Labor

New edition of Real World Labor to be published by Dollars & Sense.

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Stanley Aronowitz and "guerrillas of desire"

Kevin Van Meter

Jun 25, 20231 min read

Stanley Aronowitz and "guerrillas of desire"

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"Circulating Struggles" on the Years of Lead Pod

Kevin Van Meter

May 31, 20231 min read

"Circulating Struggles" on the Years of Lead Pod

Kevin joins the Years of Lead Pod to talk about circulating struggles and The American Worker.

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"Searching for The American Worker" in New Politics, Summer 2023

Kevin Van Meter

May 6, 20231 min read

"Searching for The American Worker" in New Politics, Summer 2023

"Searching for The American Worker" will appear this summer.

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Kevin Van Meter

Apr 25, 20231 min read

Representing difficult members

A steward’s work is never done. And it’s often challenging work, especially when representing difficult members.

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