Shaun Richman

Labor guy in higher ed. Contributor: @inthesetimesmag, @theprospect. Author, "Tell The Bosses We're Coming" (@monthly_review). Slightly acerbic.

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

My next book, "We Always Had a Union The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953," will be available from
@illinoispress in April 2025. Pre-order your copy. Or ask your library to! If you want to discuss it, find me on bsky. https://t.co/G6WvPeWgBv

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Jacobin speaks with historian and former labor organizer Shaun Richman (@Ess_Dog) about his new book, “We Always Had a Union,” which traces the story of the powerful New York hotel workers’ union through the early 20th century: https://t.co/wsV9Y7YW2x

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

@siadvance Uh, guys. Did I miss the crossword in Sunday’s paper?

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

@BenBurgis

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

@CapitalOneCafe You sent me a new debit card recently, and now I can't get cashback from the grocery store. This is after you closed EVERY location on Staten Island. What kind of scam makes it impossible for customers to get cash w/o fees?

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

Aw, why can't I get a @jacremes interview in @lawcha_org?

https://t.co/oeHwKSuttj

[Illinois Press @IllinoisPress]

Shaun Richman's WE ALWAYS HAD A UNION: New York’s Hotel Workers Union, 1912–1953 was featured in Jacobin.
https://t.co/wSwCdXB4Zb
cc: @Ess_Dog

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

I have a new piece in @Jacobin about the merger and messy divorce between the Hotel Employees union and the Communist Party. From my new book.

https://t.co/Z1nWokXo5Y

[Jacobin @jacobin]

The history of anti-communist purges in New York’s hotel workers’ union provides a lesson in how socialists can both gain and lose influence within the labor movement. https://t.co/eAtPpZOBbb

[Give Them An Argument With Ben Burgis @GTAA_Show]

On tonight's show @BenBurgis interviews @Ess_Dog about his book "We Always Had a Union: The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953." Before that Ben debunks the latest anti-Zohran smears. More JBP madness in the postgame for patrons. All starts at 8 ET!

https://t.co/GrosbVLmhz

[America's Work Force @AWFUnionPodcast]

Shaun Richman (@Ess_dog), labor historian, professor and author, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his new book "We Always Had a Union: The Story of the New York Hotel Workers Union, 1912-1953." @IllinoisPress https://t.co/VsbNEhTXBD

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

@IolaElla Glad you like the book. I’ve also thought that Eric’s writing on the NRA and strikes are a closely related project.

[Old Man Perez @IolaElla]

ALL OF THIS

You really can't explain the rise of the CIO, and the subsequent union member surge in both the CIO and AFL without this

This point is eluded to in
@Ess_Dog wonderful new book “We Always Had a Union: The New York Hotel Workers' Union, 1912-1953”

[Illinois Press @IllinoisPress]

Happy Pub Date to WE ALWAYS HAD A UNION: The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953 by @Ess_Dog (@inthesetimesmag; @theprospect)!
https://t.co/qDAt9t84q0

#AmericanHistory #LaborStudies #ReadUP #AmReading #Nonfiction #NonfictionBooks #AcademicPublishing #UniversityPress

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

I'm in @NYDailyNews, talking about "We Always Had a Union," labor law & the NYC mayoral.

https://t.co/HhssLHFo3y

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

@mcuban Get fucked, tv oligarch.

[Illinois Press @IllinoisPress]

Check out this piece in the @NYDailyNews from @Ess_Dog, author of WE ALWAYS HAD A UNION:
The New York Hotel Workers’ Union, 1912-1953
https://t.co/qDAt9t8Cfy

Give Mayor Adams a no confidence vote https://t.co/5ca6ncZ2wE

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

I'm in today's @NYDailyNews arguing that the City Council should borrow a tactic from higher ed and pass a "vote of no confidence" in Mayor Eric Adams.

https://t.co/DY0FEUgETf

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

@hoosteen You’re only mad because it reminds you that you’re getting old.

[Fred Jacob @fredbjacob]

Wow! I never thought I'd be asked to write about The Nanny, crossing picket lines, and the tradition of strong Jewish union women, so I'm indebted to @Ess_Dog for making it happen. If you like TV and labor culture, look for https://t.co/SGhaFLsBjY in 2026!

[Shaun Richman @Ess_Dog]

@DavidKaib A fair shot at access to good things.