Mario Buda and Luigi Galleani recount a campaign at a Jimmy John’s sandwich shop in Baltimore, from 2013-2015. We think it’s important to learn not only from our successes, but also from the times we […]
“Push for gains, not recognition”: The IWW Campaign at MiniMart
In 1996, when there was little organizing happening in the IWW, workers at a MiniMart in Seattle filed for an election with the IWW. Marianne Garneau interviews Jessica S, one of the committee members. Tell […]
Holding the line: supporters picket Canada Post after back-to-work legislation
Union members and community supporters across Canada have been organizing militant and effective pickets at Canada Post facilities ever since legislation came down on Monday making strikes by Canada Post workers themselves illegal. Vancouver, Hamilton, […]
“Just go and shut it down”: A postal carrier on the struggle at Canada Post
An interview with a postal carrier in Canada. Their union, CUPW, is currently negotiating a new contract with Canada Post. After 37 days of rotating strikes and occupations, workers were legislated back to work this […]
Happening now: cross picket at Canada Post processing plant in Vancouver
[Update: continuing coverage here] Postal workers were legislated back to work yesterday, bringing an end to 37 days of rotating strikes and occupations. It is now illegal for workers to strike. They face fines ranging […]
Canada Post: Strikes and occupations end as workers legislated back to work
The last 37 days have seen a wave of strikes and occupations at postal facilities across Canada, as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers looks to negotiate a new contract with Canada Post. The biggest […]
Attacking Migrants Does Not Help Labor: A reply to Nagle
Nate H and Marianne Garneau respond to Angela Nagle’s “The Left Case Against Open Borders.”
You Can’t Organize From The Outside: Stella’s
Patrick McGuire recounts a short-lived IWW campaign at a restaurant in Winnipeg in 2002, which has recently hit the headlines again as former staff blow the whistle on ongoing harassment. Interview by Marianne Garneau. Tell […]
Wobcast #1: Not The Standard Playbook
Introducing Wobcast! This is a podcast produced out of the Edmonton branch of the IWW. It is about workplace organizing, with a focus on solidarity unionism. In this first episode, Nick Driedger explains the difference […]