Chas Walker

Chas Walker is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science. He is a writer whose essays on politics, work, and culture have been published in Jacobin, The Boston Globe, Truthout, and more. His doctoral research stems from his interests in labor and social movements, theories of political change, and building power from below. To learn more about Walker’s research and publications, visit his webpage.

In Spring 2024, Chas received a CISS Summer mini-grant to support archival research for his dissertation, a work of American Political Development focusing on Black workers and the emergence of the public sector union upsurge of the 1960s. By examining the last major wave of union growth in the United States, he aims to contribute to both scholarly and popular knowledge and to the ongoing debate about 21^st century union revitalization. Learn more in our featured article.

In Spring 2025, Chas received a CISS Summer mini-grant to travel to support costs associated with travel to the American Political Science Association (APSA) annual meeting in September in Vancouver, where Chas is presenting two working papers from his dissertation research into Black workers and the public sector union upsurge of the 1960s in the United States. By examining the last major wave of US union growth and the political developments and conflicts which preceded it, he aims to contribute to both scholarly and popular knowledge and to the ongoing debate about 21^st century union revitalization. Learn more in our featured article.