College graduates and recent degree-holders are increasingly joining and supporting labor organizing as the credential premium erodes. The shift is driven by weaker hiring for new grads since 2022 and by automation/AI pressures that hollow out traditional white‑collar entry paths.
— If college‑educated voters and workers align with unions, it could remap political coalitions, change employer strategies, and force higher‑education and labor policy reforms.
Alex Hogan
2026.04.24
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Noam Scheiber’s new book (Mutiny) and reporting that graduate unemployment exceeded the national rate from 2022 onward, plus a New York Times account of a poor hiring season for recent grads, are concrete signals of this trend.
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