C.M. Lewis

@thehousered

C.M. Lewis is an editor of the labor publication Strikewave and a union activist in Central Pennsylvania.

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Los Angeles Is Now the Country’s Leading Union Town Los Angeles Is Now the Country’s Leading Union Town

The West Coast capital, once famous for hostility to organized labor, emerges as the epicenter of national strike action.

Sep 1, 2023 / C.M. Lewis

Mercy Hospital Workers Striking

The Buffalo Hospital Strike Is the Latest in a New Wave of Labor Unrest The Buffalo Hospital Strike Is the Latest in a New Wave of Labor Unrest

A stressed health care system pushed to the breaking point by the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked renewed action by labor unions across the country.

Oct 7, 2021 / Column / C.M. Lewis

Unions Are the Heart of Arizona’s Political Change

Unions Are the Heart of Arizona’s Political Change Unions Are the Heart of Arizona’s Political Change

The historically red state’s GOP is attacking organized labor, but labor is fighting back and turning Arizona blue.

Aug 6, 2021 / C.M. Lewis

Striking Nurses

Nurses Are Striking Across the Country Over Patient Safety Nurses Are Striking Across the Country Over Patient Safety

The pandemic—and widespread frustration over unsafe working conditions—has triggered a wave of strikes in hospitals from Massachusetts to Hawaii.

May 6, 2021 / Sarah Jaffe and C.M. Lewis

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