Dear Gen Z: Now Is the Time to Join the Labor Movement and Change the World
Gen Z: Young people like you are winning unions at Starbucks and Amazon. The time to join the labor movement and transform the world is now.
Christian Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), and labor organizers celebrate their union victory on April 1, 2022. (Stephanie Keith / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Dear Zoomers,
You were raised to believe that you could change the world. You were told by older generations that you would fix the problems they created: climate change, wars, gun violence, inequality, racism, sexism, homophobia. No one can say you didn’t try.
Growing up, you saw the racist murders of Trayvon Martin in 2012 and Michael Brown in 2014, sparking protests across the country. Though you were only children when it happened, some of you took to the streets. And you watched in horror when, after months of protest, their murderers walked free.
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