Bruce Pietrykowski

Emeritus Econ Prof, research labor, gender, political economics, community economies, participatory research, adult education, local currency

[Bruce Pietrykowski @bpietrykowski]

My book - Work- is out and available from Polity Books @politybooks as well as other booksellers. It's a timely contribution that engages readers in debates about inequality, worker rights, care work, employment in an age of AI & automation and the future of work.

[@TerriDolan55 @terridolan55]

That’s a Buick Envision, the only vehicle sold in the US that is fully made in China. It’s been a slap in the face to American auto workers for years.

[IWPR @IWPResearch]

The wage gap follows Black women no matter their level of education, their job sector, or even their state.

Visualize the data and learn more about how the wage gap looks in your state with IWPR’s State PAL: https://t.co/9yzWwzp7Xk

#BlackWomensEqualPayDay #BWEPD

[Lydia DePillis @lydiadepillis]

Interesting from @STLFedResearch: Young adults that are neither working nor in school are much more likely to be caring for household members. Would be interested to know which way the causality runs. https://t.co/3nSLRb5WEn

[Bruce Pietrykowski @bpietrykowski]

@spencerbeswick Finally Got the News - great documentary with a memorable, incendiary monologue by Ken Cockrel Sr.

[UAW @UAW]

Today, the UAW issued a cease and desist against a Super PAC called "A Stronger Michigan" for use of the UAW's "wheel" logo in election ads promoting a candidate not endorsed by the Union.

This is yet another example of why we need dark money corporate PACs out of our politics. These ads are a deliberate attempt at misleading voters in Michigan, including hundreds of thousands of active and retired UAW members and their families across the state.

The UAW has a member-driven approach to our endorsements. We reviewed questionnaires, interviewed candidates, and a Counsel of Local, Regional, and International leaders voted by a two-thirds majority to endorse @AbdulElSayed.

We will not stand for any corporate entity attempting to undermine our Union's democratic process.

[Gabriel Hetland @GabrielHetland]

My program at UAlbany has TWO FUNDED PHD LINES available for **this fall** for the PhD in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies. If you know of students interested please have them get in touch with me (I'm director of grad studies). Link to more info in first comment.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

Not true. I think many people, including leftists, think there's virtue in dressing poorly. But Marx himself wore a coat-and-tie. He was also a client of Peal & Co, bespoke shoemaker to Henry Ford and various royal families. Below is a tracing of Marx's foot in Peal's books.

[talmon joseph smith @talmonsmith]

my book 'What Can We Afford,' set to pub early '27, is now available on the Simon & Schuster website (+Amazon etc) for preorder

what $ tradeoffs are real? and which are BS or overstated?

this is the uncensored 40k mile roadtrip from Wall St to MT to West Texas of what I found: https://t.co/BddkrvjdTh

[Julian Go @jgo34]

The best analysis of the Vandy report yet by @grundrza. Shows with receipts how subpar an analysis it is, sans evidence, & that it is yet another ideological rant masquerading as nonideological in the name of objectivity

[Paulo L. dos Santos @plbds]

The Department of Economics at the New School for Social Research has just issued a statement on the New School's decision to layoff dozens of staff and faculty colleagues, including our own colleague and friend, Professor Sanjay Reddy.

[Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed]

Today, the @UAW announced their endorsement of our campaign for US Senate. I am so honored and humbled.

Michigan union autoworkers built the American middle class and proved that when people stand together, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish.

Solidarity forever.

[Diana Hussein @heyadiana]

🚨 UAW endorses Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate Primary

"UAW members in Michigan want a fighter in Washington, D.C. who isn’t afraid to push forward a strong working-class agenda with moral clarity."

[Matthew Keys @MatthewKeysLive]

Just one day after ending "The Late Show" on CBS, Stephen Colbert returned to TV — to host a public access show with rocker Jack White in Monroe, Michigan.

Appearances by Jeff Daniels, Eminem and Steve Buscemi.

[Dean Baker @DeanBaker13]

Important labor history: the story of Tony Mazzocchi https://t.co/Xen1S0seWg

[Rep. Melanie Stansbury @Rep_Stansbury]

So…Republicans are attacking trans kids to “protect women” while blocking our nation’s first-ever Smithsonian dedicated to Women’s history?

Make it make sense. @RepBeccaB

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

This tweet ironically proves Marx's point. Marx argued that capitalism transforms social relationships into relationships between things (or what he called "commodity fetishism"). This is demonstrated by how easily a luxury brand name obscures exploitative labor conditions.

[Spirangelos @spiroferrer]

Two of the largest landlords in the county are poised to merge, together they would own >150K rentals. As REITs these wall street landlords are exempt from automatic merger review (just as they are from corporate taxes). I think regulators should take a look at this anyway.

[Greg Ip @greg_ip]

Labor's share of output (nonfarm business) fell to 54.1% in the first quarter, the lowest since records begin going back to 1947. "not so good news for society and our politics" - @KrishnaRSGuha

[Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome]

New @nberpubs: "The Value of Reliable Statistics" https://t.co/o7WjZmZn9g
"preserving trust in the integrity and quality of official statistics generates economic benefits of about $25 for every $1 spent on the agency’s budget"

[Tricia Dearborn @TriciaDearborn]

If you're thinking about using gen-AI to "write" books, this 🧵 is for you.
I’m a highly experienced editor who’s been in the biz a long time. Recently I’ve had manuscripts come to me where the author has used gen-AI – not for writing, I’ve been assured, but for