Labor movement

Posted January 19, 2022 Article

BNSF Railway strike authorization request

Reports from the front

by TJ Johnson

TJ Johnson reports on a change in attendance policy that could lead to a potential strike by BNSF railway workers.

Posted January 13, 2022 Article

CTU is defining the parameters of the possible

Reports from the front

by Tempest

Two reports on the impact of the CTU job actions this past week.

Posted January 5, 2022 Article

Workers can lead against Covid-19

In defense of life, health, and sanity

by Tempest

A Tempest editorial calls for more collective action in defense of our health, our lives, and our well-being over business as usual.

Posted January 5, 2022 Article

Not essential? Brainerd grocery workers fight back

Reports from the front

by Paul KD

Paul KD reports on a new contract for grocery workers at five stores in and around Brainerd, Minnesota.

Posted December 28, 2021 Article

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!

Posted December 23, 2021 Article

Nothing natural about this disaster

Profit over people kills workers in the Midwest

by Thomas Hummel

Thomas Hummel discusses how climate change-fueled tornadoes and corporate greed caused the deaths of workers at Amazon and Mayfield Consumer Products in the Midwest.

Posted December 19, 2021 Article

What’s become of the rank and file strategy?

by Mel Bienenfeld

Mel Bienenfeld traces the evolution of the debates around the rank and file strategy within New York City Democratic Socialists of America and DSA nationally.