Cedric de Leon

Cedric de Leon is director of the Labor Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author of Crisis! When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule and The Origins of Right to Work. Follow him on Twitter: @Prof_deLeon.

Op-Ed

Economy & Labor

Police Violence in Minneapolis Affirms Why Cops Have No Place in Labor Movement

Already the labor movement has signaled growing impatience with the police and their so-called unions.

By: Cedric de Leon ,; Truthout

June 8, 2020

Op-Ed

After “Friedrichs” Victory, US Labor Can’t Take It Easy: We Have a World to Win

After the Friedrichs Supreme Court victory, it is time for the US labor movement to celebrate — and then to mobilize.

By: Cedric de Leon ,; Truthout

March 30, 2016

Op-Ed

Challenging Racist Speech in US Politics

Even when they're not the ones making racist comments, US politicians often fail to address discriminatory speech in public discourse.

By: Cedric de Leon &; Johnnie Lotesta ,; Truthout

October 8, 2015

News Analysis

Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Right-to-Work Law, Takes Workers Back to the Gilded Age

On Thursday, the Michigan Supreme Court turned back the hands of time and thwarted workers' union protections.

By: Cedric de Leon ,; Truthout

July 30, 2015

Excerpt

Free to Be a Free Rider

The northern victory in the American Civil War enabled political elites to forcibly subdue workers' collective attempts to address economic inequality under capitalism.