Stephen Lerner is a fellow at Georgetown University's Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. He is also the architect of the Justice for Janitors campaign.
Consumer boycotts have a storied history in labor struggles like the United Farm Workers’ organizing campaigns in the 1970s. But they’re difficult to pull off. Veteran union organizer Stephen Lerner explains when a boycott can work for workers.
Unions must expand beyond narrow bargaining to challenge those who hold wealth and power at the highest levels.