johnniekallas.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at University of Illinois LER School | Strikes and labor activism in the United States | Project director Labor Action Tracker
👤 Joined on 10 April 2025
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@johnniekallas.bsky.socialJohn Kallas, Assistant Professor at @IllinoisLER, examines how LGBTQIA+ Starbucks workers turned identity, lived experience, and shared workplace concerns into #union power. Based on 53 interviews. Read: lnkd.in/eh2MqiRV #LaborMovement #StarbucksWorkersUnited
Show PostThe Labor Action Tracker is a comprehensive database of labor strikes and labor protest activity in the U.S. during the postpandemic era that was created to better inform policymakers and researchers, says Johnnie Kallas, the director of the project and a labor professor of labor at Illinois.
Show PostCheck out our new report on Illinois labor actions in collaboration with the Project for Middle Class Renewal at Illinois LER! @johnniekallas.bsky.social and others use LAT data to summarize strike activity in Illinois from 2021-2025! Link below! lep.illinois.edu/wp-content/u...
Show PostThank you for sharing @johnniekallas.bsky.social ! We’re excited to feature this research in ILR Review and appreciate you helping bring the article to a wider audience!
Show PostHow does #intersectional organizing work? Drawing on interviews with @sbworkersunited.org, Johnnie Kallas #UIUC finds that #workers leveraged management’s virtue signaling, #progressive brand image and their lived experiences to access rights. doi.org/10.1177/0019...
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