Tag: Unions
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The state of the unions in the U.S.
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.
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U.S. Labor’s long history of Zionism
Paul 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.
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2025, An uneven year for a labor movement still in trouble
Kim Moody analyzes union growth in 2025, noting that while union coverage was up, strikes were down.
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Mexican union wins bid to represent truck drivers
Avery Wear interviews leader about Mexican union win.
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Introducing the UAWD’s Daily Struggle
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.
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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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CVS workers mobilize for a fair contract
Nestor Salvador reports on a rally of union members and supporters in Los Angeles targeting corporate giant, CVS Health.
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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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Starbucks: the long haul from recognition to a national contract
Frank Emspak argues that Starbucks workers can win a union and a contract at Starbucks if the labor movement acts like a labor movement.