Cop murder on the production line
Justice for Mariar!
by Paul KDPaul KD reports on the police murder of 26-year-old Sudanese immigrant Chiewelthap Mariar on the floor of the Oklahoma meatpacking plant where he was working.
Solidarity with fired UPS Teamster
Reports from the front
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel interviews UPS Teamster and socialist Ben Douglass about their firing and the campaign for reinstatement.
We need collective bargaining in Fairfax schools
Reports from the front
by Janette CorceliusJanette Corcelius argues in support of a collective bargaining resolution to be passed for Fairfax County Public Schools.
The Democracy In Action slate offers a new path for UAW Local 2110
by Willem Morris
Willem Morris assesses the importance of the Democracy In Action slate in the UAW Local 2110 elections and its endorsement by the national reform group Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD).
Revenge of the Essential Worker: What’s Next for Labor in 2022?
A Tempest Panel
by TempestWith the large turnout and organizing energy at the Labor Notes conference last weekend, the Tempest Collective hosts a public discussion to assess the conference and talk about the challenges and opportunities facing the labor movement.
A new era of labor revolt (1966)
On the job vs. official unions
by Stan WeirIn the mid-1960s, in the midst of Black urban revolt and radicalization on campuses, the U.S. working class was supposedly bought off and inactive. Worker-revolutionary Stan Weirdisagreed. In this 1966 speech, he detailed the broad stirrings of a rank and file rebellion—a revolt with roots in unbearable workplace conditions and a deep feeling that “something’s basically wrong with American life.”
See you at Labor Notes
by Joe Allen
On behalf of the Tempest Collective, Joe Allen describes the political terrain ahead of the Labor Notes Conference and the importance of an open and serious engagement with the socialist movement.
In memory of Neal Adams
A defender of creator’s rights
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy celebrates Neal Adams’ political and artistic contributions to the world of comic books in this obituary.
“Miserable” and getting worse
Interview with Railroad Workers United co-chair
by Paul KDPaul KD interviews Ross Grooters, co-chair of Railroad Workers United, a coalition of rank-and-filers, about the current state of the railways, the impact of deregulation, the pandemic, and the possibility of coordinated struggle in the industry.
Commie musings from the bedside
A hospital worker’s reflections
by D.A. WoodD.A. Wood reflects on the ideology that underpins the hospital.