Tag: Labor
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The cause of labor is the hope of the world
The working class has a unique power in struggles against oppression, exploitation, and war—the power to strike. May Day is a time to test and build that power, writes the Tempest National Committee.
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A solidarity message from Canada on the UAW and auto tariffs
A powerful statement to the labor movement and auto workers from Bruce Allen, a former president of Unifor Local 199, opposing Trump’s tariff policies. This was read at one of the twin rallies held on April 26, 2025 in Detroit and across the Canadian border in Windsor, Ontario.
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Lessons from the Quebec Amazon union campaign
Amazon’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.
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Postal workers under attack and in struggle
Natalia 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.
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Immigrants Are Leaders in Our Class Struggle
Avery Wear argues that immigrant workers are creating the first grassroots opposition to Trump’s second-term agenda and are critical to building an effective labor movement.
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Report on the Amazon Teamsters’ strike in Southern California
Michael Fabregas and Promise Li, members of the Los Angeles branch of Tempest, report on Teamsters’ pickets against Amazon in Southern California.
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The RNC does the Teamsters
Andy 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.
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Public sector power: Building rank & file organization under Mayor Eric Adams
A Tempest (NYC) public event on union struggles in the City’s public sector.
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To organize, give people work they want to do
Zyad Hammad of DSA’s NYC Labor Branch argues that what’s missing in DSA organizing is a “scaffolding” of different tiers of engagement that provides opportunities for members take on labor work with low barriers to entry and then advance to deeper involvement as they learn and grow in commitment.
