Author: Joe Allen
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CTU election
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.
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The Teamsters: A new era?
Joe Allen examines the expectation and challenges facing the new leadership of the Teamsters.
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Stoughton’s forever war
The battles of the Vietnam War have given way to recurring battles over its legacy. Joe Allen looks at the war’s impact on his Massachusetts hometown.
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Ukraine shows the urgency for an anti-war movement
In the face of daily news out of Ukraine, Joe Allen writes on the recent history of the anti-war movement to explain its current weak state, and to point to the urgency of rebuilding it.
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CTU in the crosshairs
Joe Allen looks at the recent attacks on the Chicago Teachers Union, and its democratically elected leadership, by the mainstream press, big business, and elements of the Democratic Party.
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Not so…grrrrrrreat!
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). The biggest issue for most of the 1,400 strikers was ending the longstanding two-tier wage and employment structure, which condemned a large part of the…
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The Teamster Election
Joe Allen explains the prospects for the Teamsters in the aftermath of the most recent Union election.
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Striketober
Joe Allen looks at the realities of the recent strike waves, including a number of “no” votes on contract ratification, and the role and meaning of worker solidarity for socialists.
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Hope for a stronger union in the U.K.
Joe Allen interviews Ian Allinson on the recent Unite the Union election in the U.K.
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Teamster Election Roundtable
Rank and file Teamsters discuss what the upcoming elections mean for the future of the union.