Subjects of the algorithm
Report from an Amazon Fulfillment Center
by Alice LeaAlice Lea writes of their experience as a cog in the Amazon machine.
A rocky road on the upward path of labor action
Major struggles are brewing in 2023
by Kim MoodyKim Moody looks at the changing economic, internal union, and political contexts for workers whose contracts expire this year and argues that intransigent employers will face a union workforce with years of accumulated grievances, a cost-of-living crisis, and a rebellious rank and file. We can expect major struggles in 2023. This offers a huge opportunity for socialists. But without the assertion of rank-and-file organization and power, he explains, the potential for labor in 2023 will be lost.
Report from the Front: Rally in Pilsen
Tax Amazon and the 25th ward elections
by Joe AllenJoe Allen reports on a tax-Amazon rally in his Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen and nearby Little Village.
San Bernardino Amazon warehouse walkout
Inland Empire Amazon Workers United puts Jeff Bezos on notice.
by Dana CloudDana Cloud talked with Amazon workers on the picket line about work conditions, wages, organizing, and their future.
Biden rides the brakes on labor’s upsurge
by Shamus Cooke
Shamus Cooke analyzes the response of the Biden administration to the recent upsurges in labor organizing and activism and finds reasons for concern.
Nothing natural about this disaster
Profit over people kills workers in the Midwest
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel discusses how climate change-fueled tornadoes and corporate greed caused the deaths of workers at Amazon and Mayfield Consumer Products in the Midwest.
Amazon workers and the southern key?
An Alabama song
by Sumona GuptaSumona Gupta provides an important introduction to the background behind the current efforts to unionize Amazon workers in Alabama.
Working through it
Shop floor resistance during the pandemic
by TempestSix socialist organizers discuss the challenges and opportunities facing workplace organizing in the age of COVID-19.