NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union
Faced with an organizing campaign by the United Auto Workers, the Biden administration is claiming that fellows at the National Institutes of Health—the people who do most of the a...
Aug 8, 2023 / Peter Lucas
A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On? A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On?
The hotel workers’ strike in Los Angeles will force members of the American Political Science Association—and Taylor Swift fans—to decide whether or not to cross union picket lines...
Aug 2, 2023 / Peter Dreier
The Case for More Strikes The Case for More Strikes
Unions nationwide must take advantage of their leverage and use the strike weapon more often.
Aug 1, 2023 / Editorial / Luis Feliz Leon
Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days
Queer people across the Windy City are unionizing and demanding better rights at work.
Jul 26, 2023 / Adam M. Rhodes
Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics
Upcoming negotiations by these two unions could swing the 2024 election—and help rebuild democracy.
Jun 27, 2023 / Column / Jane McAlevey
Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue
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Jun 10, 2023 / Letters / Our Readers
Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them. Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them.
The Supreme Court’s extreme anti-worker decision calls for a radical response.
Jun 2, 2023 / Jeet Heer
This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor
With Glacier, eight justices sabotaged the most powerful weapon unions have: the strike.
Jun 2, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union
The newly unionized Star Gardens strippers are a triumph for the labor movement, proving that regardless of their profession, when workers unite, they can win.
May 31, 2023 / Antonia Crane
“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry. “Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.
Time to say goodbye to icy winters and frozen fingers! If enough young activists and organizers follow the US industrial base south, a far more powerful working-class movement is p...
May 23, 2023 / Peter Olney and Rand Wilson