Public sector power: Building rank & file organization under Mayor Eric Adams
by Tempest
A Tempest (NYC) public event on union struggles in the City’s public sector.
To organize, give people work they want to do
A response to Aaron Hall on DSA labor strategy
by Zyad HammadZyad 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.
No rhyme or reason?
Market logic and back to work at AT&T
by Paul KDPaul KD describes the worker response to AT&T’s back to work policy.
Introducing Trader Joe’s United
Reports from the front
by Sarah Beth RytherSarah Beth Ryther introduces the independent union Trader Joe’s United, during an August community rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
“Written on Mars”
Is it time to lay Philip Foner to rest?
by Joe AllenThe final volume of Philip Foner’s groundbreaking history of the U.S. labor movement is now available. It covers the years 1929–1932. Despite its promise to frame the origins of the labor militancy of the Great Depression, Joe Allen argues that it presents a distorted picture.
The necessity of organizing DSA members as workers
by Aaron Hall
Aaron Hall, a labor activist and member of the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America (“DSA”), discusses the organization’s labor strategy and how it fits into a broader strategy for the U.S. Left.
Pinkwashing as cold as the Rockies
The history of the gay-labor alliance to boycott Coors
by Hank KennedyAs part of our ongoing series of articles for Pride Month, Hank Kennedy provides a brief history of the gay-labor alliance that took place in the 1970s to boycott Coors Brewing Company.
What we learned from the Teamster election
A state of the union of North America’s logistics union
by Andy SernatingerAndy 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.
A new chapter for Mexican labor
SINTTIA and the fight for an independent union
by Héctor RiveraHéctor A. Rivera interviews Willebaldo Gómez Zupa about the recent union victory at General Motors Mexico.