Labor strikes

A GE worker stands outside the plant with a sign reading

Why GE Workers Walked Out in Lynn Why GE Workers Walked Out in Lynn

As employers use the coronavirus crisis to consolidate power and wealth, we need to build activism and organization.

Apr 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeff Crosby

Workers walking out of an automobile factory

The Coronavirus Class War Has Already Started The Coronavirus Class War Has Already Started

The combination of plutocratic bailouts and a physically endangered working class is sparking a new blue-collar militancy.

Apr 1, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer

Medical workers striking

‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’ ‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’

The government won’t listen. The police keep cracking down. So Hong Kong protesters are trying a new tactic: They’re forming unions.

Mar 12, 2020 / Jun Pang and Nickolas Tang

We’re California Graduate Students, and We’re Not Taking Poverty Wages Anymore

We’re California Graduate Students, and We’re Not Taking Poverty Wages Anymore We’re California Graduate Students, and We’re Not Taking Poverty Wages Anymore

It’s time for a wildcat strike.

Feb 10, 2020 / StudentNation / UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strikers

Baseball’s Hall of Fame Finally Admits Labor Pioneer Marvin Miller

Baseball’s Hall of Fame Finally Admits Labor Pioneer Marvin Miller Baseball’s Hall of Fame Finally Admits Labor Pioneer Marvin Miller

At least two owners and executives cast their secret ballot for the Major League Baseball Players Association’s former head.

Dec 10, 2019 / Peter Dreier

Harvard Faculty Have a Rare Chance to Act in Solidarity With Striking Student Workers

Harvard Faculty Have a Rare Chance to Act in Solidarity With Striking Student Workers Harvard Faculty Have a Rare Chance to Act in Solidarity With Striking Student Workers

Professors are being pressured to report on striking students—it’s time they exposed their administration’s labor-suppression tactics.

Dec 10, 2019 / Robert D. Johnston and Benjamin H. Johnson

Don’t Mess With French Pensions

Don’t Mess With French Pensions Don’t Mess With French Pensions

Emmanuel Macron’s latest bugbear: a million angry French citizens striking against his proposed pension reforms. 

Dec 6, 2019 / Colin Kinniburgh

Crusading Autoworkers Are Fighting to Take Back Their Union From an Employer-Backed Culture of Corruption

Crusading Autoworkers Are Fighting to Take Back Their Union From an Employer-Backed Culture of Corruption Crusading Autoworkers Are Fighting to Take Back Their Union From an Employer-Backed Culture of Corruption

UAW leaders sold out their workers for decades. But recent convictions and renewed militance mean that may finally change.

Nov 27, 2019 / Chris Brooks

Chicago Teachers Strike

The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing

Despite the Janus decision and years of labor losses, the Chicago Teachers Union has figured out how to organize—and win.

Nov 16, 2019 / Cities Rising / Sarah Jaffe

Workers Are Not Your Props

Workers Are Not Your Props Workers Are Not Your Props

The Democratic presidential field lined up to get their pictures taken with striking GM workers. But what workers really need from the Democratic Party is power, not photo ops.

Oct 23, 2019 / Jane McAlevey

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