• Sections
  • The Latest
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Support TPM
  • Shop Merch
  • Site Info
  • About
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Sections
  • Editors' Blog
  • News
  • Live Blog
  • Cafe
  • Muckraker
  • The Brief
  • Morning Memo
  • Where Things Stand
  • The Weekender
  • The Franchise
  • Features
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Support TPM
  • Memberships
  • The TPM Journalism Fund
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Site Info
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Site Status
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • About
  • About TPM
  • Mission
  • Masthead
  • Financials
  • Careers
  • Pitch Us
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Talking Points Memo Logo
Send Tips
TPM 25th Anniversary Badge
Editors' Blog

Not Your Father’s Labor Union

by David Kurtz
03.18.14 | 9:00 am

A real interesting discussion this week at TPMCafe’s Book Club about What Unions No Longer Do by Jake Rosenfeld. I’d urge you to start with Rosenfeld’s post on the big shift in the labor movement from private sector to government employees and how that has changed unions in fundamental ways.

Send Tips
David Kurtz is TPM's editor at large.
LATEST
News
In New York, Greg Bovino Says DHS’ ‘Light Touch’ Allowed Minneapolis ‘Lawlessness’
09.18.26 | 3:06 pm
Morning Memo
Kennedy Center Saved From Demolition — for Now
09.18.26 | 10:03 am
News
Exclusive: Census Bureau Directs Staff to Keep Quiet During Comment Period for Controversial New Rule
09.18.26 | 8:56 am
News
Trump’s ‘Willie Horton’ Moment Featured a Story White Nationalists Are Obsessed With
09.18.26 | 8:23 am
Talking Points Memo
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC.
Masthead Contact Privacy Policy
  • About
  • Memberships
  • Careers
  • Advertise
  • Site Status
  • FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Pitch Us
  • Terms of Use
  • CCPA Notice