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Out of the Mainstream: Books and Films You May Have Missed 脱离主流:你可能错过的书和电影

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231172729

M. Witt

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Cannabis: A New Frontier for Union Jobs 大麻:工会就业的新领域

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231170227

M. Gray, Olivia Heffernan

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The Subminimum Wage Plus Tips: A Bad Bargain for Workers 最低工资加小费：对工人来说是一笔糟糕的交易

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231170201

Sylvia A. Allegretto

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Global South Unions Search for a “Public Pathway” Approach to Energy Transition 全球南方联盟寻求能源转型的“公共途径”

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231169708

S. Sweeney

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A Tale of Two Orders: From the New Deal to Neoliberalism 两种秩序的故事：从新政到新自由主义

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231169718

K. Rader

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Argentina’s Road to a Universal Wage 阿根廷实现普遍工资的道路

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231170224

Julieta Campana, Federico Blasco

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Veterans Affairs at the Crossroads 退伍军人事务部在十字路口

New Labor Forum Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/10957960231169724

Mark Dudzic

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Failure 失败

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

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