Barry Eidlin

Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care

Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the current economic system?

Barry Eidlin is an associate professor of sociology at McGill University, and the author of Labor and the Class Idea in the United States and Canada. Between 1997 and 2003, prior to embarking on his a

2 articles

May/June 2024

Canadians Catch Strike Fever Too

A massive strike wave made serious gains, but it left many workers wanting more.

Barry Eidlin May 1, 2024

January/February 2024

Union Democracy Stands Up

The First Weekend of November, 2023, Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) held its annual convention at a hotel near

Barry Eidlin Jan 1, 2024

Retirement Savings in the Dark

Interview: The Economics of Trump's War on Iran

The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care

Canadians Catch Strike Fever Too

Union Democracy Stands Up