Are the Teamsters going red-hunting?
by Joe Allen
Joe Allen highlights the barely-concealed red-baiting in a recent defense of the UPS Tentative Agreement from a Teamster National Bargaining Committee member.
Get ready for a fiery fall
Building on the year’s academic labor fights
by Dana CloudTempest’s Dana Cloud surveys the year’s labor struggles in higher education and concludes that the moment may be right for another surge.
What happened to the big UPS Strike?
by Joe Allen
Can a union achieve a “historic victory,” a gamechanger in contract negotiations without an actual strike? Joe Allen writes on the tentative agreement between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service (UPS).
This is a war against the studios
Interviews with SAG-AFTRA and WGA picketers in Hollywood
by Dana Cloud and Nina LozanoTempest members Dana Cloud and Nina Lozano went out in support of a picket against Netflix in Hollywood, where they interviewed six actors and writers about their work and the demands of the strike.
The Writers Guild fights back
An interview with an ally involved with the strike
by Eric MaroneyTempest member Eric Maroney sat down with Gabriela, an ally close to the Writers Guild of America strike, to talk about the strike action, what is at stake, and what it will take to win.
Teamsters ready to strike
Reports from the front
by Ashley Smith and Paul KDIn these two brief reports, Tempest members Ashley Smith and Paul KD describe Teamsters’ practice pickets as a potential UPS strike looms.
Starbucks workers protest Moms for Liberty
An interview with two unionized Starbucks workers
by Joel SronceTempest member Joel Sronce interviews Sarah and Silvia, two of the unionized Starbucks workers who showed up in protest against Moms for Liberty.
UNITE HERE rally and march in Los Angeles
Report from the front
by Dana CloudDana Cloud reports on a recent rally and march by hospitality workers from UNITE-HERE in Los Angeles.
This is possible!
5th anniversary of the red state teachers’ rebellion, part two
by Darrin HoopIn 2018, teachers struck across the South and won significant gains for educators. In this second of two articles, Darrin Hoop interviews four rank-and-file workers about their experience and draws lessons for labor organizing today.
Unions and the rank and file strategy
Socialists in the labor movement
by Tim GouletTim Goulet discusses the rank and file strategy and why socialists need to fight for democracy not only at work, but also in our unions.