One-and-a-Half Cheers for Comrade Josh Hawley One-and-a-Half Cheers for Comrade Josh Hawley
The Missouri Republican’s attack on Biden and corporate Democrats for stopping railway workers from striking was on-target. But if he really wants to get on the workers’ side of hi...
Dec 16, 2022 / Ben Burgis
I’m a Rail Worker, and Biden Screwed Us I’m a Rail Worker, and Biden Screwed Us
We can either deny rail carriers our labor in defiance of long-established laws, or we stand still and keep eating their punches.
Dec 13, 2022 / John Tormey
Time to Turn Up the Pressure on the University of California Decision-Makers Time to Turn Up the Pressure on the University of California Decision-Makers
A union member’s view of the biggest strike in the country.
Dec 5, 2022 / Highlights / Jane McAlevey
Will LA’s New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City’s Labor and Housing Markets? Will LA’s New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City’s Labor and Housing Markets?
Or will her administration stand by as a series of high-profile sporting events turn the city into Doha on the Pacific?
Dec 2, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers
The White House has leveraged the power of Congress to ratify the bargaining terms that management wanted. This outcome is as depressing as it is predictable.
Dec 2, 2022 / Town Called Malice / Chris Lehmann
Senate Democrats Need to Fight Harder Than Marco Rubio for Rail Workers Senate Democrats Need to Fight Harder Than Marco Rubio for Rail Workers
Unless federal intervention to avert a rail strike includes a guarantee of paid sick leave for rail workers, it shouldn’t be approved.
Nov 30, 2022 / John Nichols
Labor’s Winning Weapon Labor’s Winning Weapon
Two Canadian unions show why the supermajority strike is the key to worker power.
Nov 22, 2022 / Jane McAlevey
The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women
A new anthology edited by Charisse Burden-Stelly and Jodi Dean highlights the legacy and enduring relevance of Black communist women’s political activism in the early 20th century.
Nov 7, 2022 / Highlights / Morgan Forde
Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay” Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay”
And “peak season” is the right time for coordinated actions.
Nov 4, 2022 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney
Amid Inflation and Corporate Windfalls, French Workers Are Rising Up Amid Inflation and Corporate Windfalls, French Workers Are Rising Up
The increasing cost of living and the government’s heavy-handed response to a strike at oil refineries is pushing people into the streets, and the discontent isn’t going away.
Oct 19, 2022 / Cole Stangler