Put workers and patients first!
Town hall meeting with UVM Medical Center unions
by Vermont May Day StrongWorkers at the University of Vermont Medical Center fight for a fair contract as the possibility of a strike looms.
The state of the unions in the U.S.
by Jacob Sloan
The reformist Left tends to equate union membership with union militancy, as if the first automatically leads to the second. However, to bring about real and meaningful change, we need not only bodies in the streets but also militant workers in all kinds of workplaces, Jacob Sloan explains.
U.S. Labor’s long history of Zionism
A review of Jeff Schuhrke’s No Neutrals There: U.S. Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine
by Paul FleckensteinPaul Fleckenstein reviews No Neutrals There: U.S. Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine, documenting U.S. Labor’s historical complicity in Zionist settler colonialism and outlining opportunities for labor in the United States to move toward advancing, rather than suppressing, Palestinian liberation.
2025, An uneven year for a labor movement still in trouble
by Kim Moody
Kim Moody analyzes union growth in 2025, noting that while union coverage was up, strikes were down.
Mexican union wins bid to represent truck drivers
by Avery Wear and Jesus Iturbero
Avery Wear interviews leader about Mexican union win.
Introducing the UAWD’s Daily Struggle
by UAWD
UAWD, a rank-and-file caucus within UAW, is holding a launch event this Sunday, October 19, at 3 pm ET for a new worker-led publication by and for UAW members that will provide a platform for workers to speak for themselves. Register for the event here.
Lessons from the Quebec Amazon union campaign
Organizing inside and outside the union
by Mostafa HenawayAmazon’s shutdown of its entire operation in Montreal is a historic moment for capital’s assault on workers and their ability to organize for dignity. The shocking and abrupt move needs to be seen within a broader context, writes Mostafa Henaway.
Postal workers under attack and in struggle
An interview with union letter carrier Melissa Rakestraw
by Melissa Rakestraw and Natalia TylimNatalia Tylim interviews letter carrier and National Association of Letter Carriers leader Melissa Rakestraw about a bad contract and the attacks on postal workers by the Trump Administration.
CVS workers mobilize for a fair contract
Report from the front
by Nestor SalvadorNestor Salvador reports on a rally of union members and supporters in Los Angeles targeting corporate giant, CVS Health.
The RNC does the Teamsters
Sean O’Brien steers the IBT right
by Andy SernatingerAndy Sernatinger analyzes the recent overtures of the Sean O’Brien-led Teamsters to the Trumpite right and the Republican Party and sees consistency in O’Brien’s own politics over almost twenty years.