A revolutionary socialist organizing project
Workers need a national response
by Shamus CookePortland socialist Shamus Cooke has warned that the ruling class is conjuring up a recession to wipe out recent workers’ gains. Here he writes that we need a national response that combines action from below with steps toward workers’ political independence.
Tax Amazon and the 25th ward elections
by Joe AllenJoe Allen reports on a tax-Amazon rally in his Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen and nearby Little Village.
“Explaining” strikes for union recognition
by Kim MoodyDid workers “pivot” toward striking for union recognition because of New Deal legislation, as Eric Blanc claims? Kim Moody looks at what really drove the labor upsurge of the early 1930s.
A Tempest (NYC) public event on union struggles in the City’s public sector.
Daniel Randall reports on the strike wave in Britain and analyzes the dynamics and lessons from the biggest labor upsurge in a generation.
What’s next for the Left?
by Joe AllenJoe Allen explains that Biden’s blatant strike-breaking in the imposition of an unpopular contract on rail workers with the support of the DSA “Squad” is a betrayal and a political blunder.
Rail scabbing and the accountability of “our” electeds
by Andy SernatingerAndy Sernatinger looks at the votes by members of the “the Squad” for a Congressional bill that forces a contract on rail workers and what the stakes are for DSA and the Left.
Report from German labor conference
by Evan DeMersEvan DeMers reports on rank-and-file strategy discussions and debates among German workers at a recent conference.
In remembrance
by Erik KerlEric Kerl offers his personal reminiscence of Staughton Lynd, who died on November 17 at the age of 92. The article first ran in the Haymarket Books blog.
Reports from Starbucks’ Red Cup Rebellion
by TempestTempest members report from picket lines around the country on a one-day strike by Starbucks Workers.