Labor Rights or Labor Freedoms? A Conversation with Matthew Dimick

Laborwave Radio

Matthew Dimick, Professor of Law at the University of Buffalo, joins the show to respond to recent debate over the Wagner Act. Dimick makes clear that rather than trying to posit the Act was a gift to labor that the labor movement should be cautious whenever the state seeks to substitute its powers for unions own self-activity. Our discussion touches on the following articles written by Dimick in Organizing Work and Catalyst Journal. Counterfeit Liberty- https://catalyst-journal.com/2019/07/counterfeit-liberty The Wagner Act, Cause and Consequences- https://organizing.work/2022/08/the-wagner-act-causes-and-consequences/