Labor Organizing

A line of trucks wait at a port.

Supply-Chain Workers Have the Power—and They’re Ready to Use It Supply-Chain Workers Have the Power—and They’re Ready to Use It

Rail, port, and parcel delivery workers are fighting for better contracts, and this time they have leverage.

Nov 18, 2022 / Rachel Phua

Union Collective Bargaining Illinois Amendment

Illinois Voters Just Made Collective Bargaining a Constitutional Right Illinois Voters Just Made Collective Bargaining a Constitutional Right

The state’s new Workers’ Rights Amendment is a historic victory for union organizers, shutting out the anti-labor “right-to-work” laws that have dominated in the Midwest.

Nov 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Tomas Miriti Pacheco

Pedestrians wearing protective masks pass in front of Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

Doctors Finally Join the Labor Movement Doctors Finally Join the Labor Movement

A challenge to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx by a broad coalition of its own workers is a frontline struggle against the most exploitative tendencies of the whole industry.

Nov 14, 2022 / Karim Sariahmed

Labor Rights Are on the Ballot

Labor Rights Are on the Ballot Labor Rights Are on the Ballot

If a union-backed constitutional amendment wins in Illinois, it will send a powerful message about the importance of defending worker rights.

Nov 7, 2022 / John Nichols

What, Her Worry? Iowa’s Kim Reynolds Is Running a Dishonest and Nasty Campaign

What, Her Worry? Iowa’s Kim Reynolds Is Running a Dishonest and Nasty Campaign What, Her Worry? Iowa’s Kim Reynolds Is Running a Dishonest and Nasty Campaign

But the Republican governor’s punch-down politics are no bar to reelection.

Nov 7, 2022 / Dave Leshtz

Voter Turnout

Youth Turnout Will Decide the Fate of the Midterm Elections Youth Turnout Will Decide the Fate of the Midterm Elections

Young voters hold enormous influence as a demographic. A high level of participation in the midterms this year could swing the results in the Democrats favor.

Nov 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Porter Wheeler

The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women

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 / Q&A / Morgan Forde

Extinction Rebellion climate activists block access to a Netherlands Amazon distribution center and spray paint

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

Mike Davis.

¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente! ¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente!

A requiem for a friend who embodied the commitment to the marriage of word and deed.

Nov 2, 2022 / Roberto Lovato

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Letters From the November 14/21, 2022, Issue Letters From the November 14/21, 2022, Issue

The real labor revival… The platform is the message…

Nov 1, 2022 / Our Readers

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