Unions

Posted June 16, 2022 Editorial

See you at Labor Notes

by Joe Allen

On behalf of the Tempest Collective, Joe Allen describes the political terrain ahead of the Labor Notes Conference and the importance of an open and serious engagement with the socialist movement.

Image of Steve Vairma and Sean O'Brien debating overlaid on the 2021 Teamster ballot

Posted May 27, 2022 Article

What we learned from the Teamster election

A state of the union of North America’s logistics union

by Andy Sernatinger

Andy Sernatinger analyzes the results from the recent International Brotherhood of Teamster elections, in light of both past elections and significant membership information recently reported by the union, and finds a new leadership facing big tasks and challenges.

Posted May 17, 2022 Article

CTU election

Vote CORE: No steps backwards

by Joe Allen

Joe Allen examines the context of the 2022 CTU elections, the impact of its leadership on Chicago politics, teacher unionism, and the trade union movement nationally, and argues for the importance of a vote for CORE.

Posted April 7, 2022 Article

A new chapter for Mexican labor

SINTTIA and the fight for an independent union

by Héctor Rivera

Héctor A. Rivera interviews Willebaldo Gómez Zupa about the recent union victory at General Motors Mexico.

Posted March 21, 2022 Review

Class against class

The case for class struggle unionism

by Tim Goulet

Tim Goulet reviews Joe Burns’ new book Class Struggle Unionism and how it relates to the current state of the labor movement.

Posted March 20, 2022 Article

Grande sindicato, please!

Interview with Buffalo Starbucks organizer

by Thomas Hummel

Thomas Hummel sat down with Starbucks’ worker and organizer Brian Murray to discuss the organizing movement that has swept the country.

Posted December 28, 2021 Article

Not so…grrrrrrreat!

The Kellogg’s strike concludes

by Joe Allen

The eleven-week strike against Kellogg’s ended on December 21 when workers represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers’ International Union (BCTGM) ratified the latest contract proposal (Agreement). … Continue Reading Not so…grrrrrrreat!