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The Crisis Dividing Israel: Palestinian Workers in the Balance 分裂以色列的危机:处于平衡中的巴勒斯坦工人

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231194013

Assaf Adiv

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Working for Cash: America’s Wage Problem 为现金工作：美国的工资问题

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231194008

Michael J. McGrorty

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The Railway Labor Act: Exhibit A in Our Outmoded System of Labor Law 《铁路劳动法》:我国过时的劳动法体系的一个例证

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231194023

J. McCartin

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How Privatization Infects the Canadian Health Care System 私有化如何影响加拿大医疗保健系统

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231194053

P. Armstrong, H. Armstrong

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Open for Business: The Supreme Court Curbs Federal Regulatory Power 商业开放：最高法院限制联邦监管权力

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231170171

J. Breen

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Independent Unions: The Allure of a Failing Strategy 独立工会：失败战略的诱惑

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231169704

E. Loomis

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Toward a Broader Movement Against Policing 走向更广泛的反警察运动

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231169720

Paula Prescod

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Black Coffee 黑咖啡

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231172567a

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Bringing Flowers to Salinas Valley State Prison 给萨利纳斯谷州立监狱送花

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231172567

E. Bass

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Europe’s New Authoritarianism 欧洲的新威权主义

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231170160

Luciano Kovacs

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