Owen King talks about the importance of fighting over specific demands early in a campaign. Unlike many other unions, the IWW doesn’t teach workers to rely on the law for protection, because no legislation will ever make it in the bosses’ best interest to passively
A cruise ship worker describes how he drew on previous union experience to organize a successful collective action to win shore leave.
The stumbling blocks to successful collective action are important to be aware of. Here, an IT worker relates a story.
A bartender describes how she and her coworkers stopped tip theft and won pay stubs through a collective confrontation of the boss.
Nick Driedger argues that the legal metrics by which unions are measured obscure what is really important; he offers a different set of benchmarks focused on worker power.
Andrei Komar reports on a strike among casino and hotel workers in Phnom Penh.
Historian Nate Holdren questions the assumptions about why strikes have risen and fallen over the last century.
Nick Driedger argues for the importance of delegating union tasks.
In the latest episode of the Organizing Work podcast, a joint episode with Laborwave Radio, Marianne Garneau and Alex Riccio talk to Joe Burns about his new book, Class Struggle Unionism.