Nick Driedger argues two provocative points: that “the purpose of labor law is to condition non-militant unions into existence” and that “union contracts are a way of creating a tiered labor law for different parts of the workforce.”
What does a worker look like?
Nick Driedger and Marianne Garneau argue that union propaganda needs to stop framing workers as victims.
No Shortcuts, but to where?
Nick Driedger reviews Jane McAlevey’s “No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age”
The ugly reality of unions under social democracy
Nick Driedger looks back at how unions behaved, and workers fared, when social democrats unexpectedly won an election in Alberta.
The grievance trap
Nick Driedger describes how grievances push unions to act more collaboratively with management and settle for less.
Unions by the numbers
According to a recent survey, 42% of workers would like to belong to a union. Nick Driedger talks about would it take to get to 42% union density.
What role do cooperatives and the “solidarity economy” play in class struggle?
Food coops, housing coops, credit unions, and other such institutions are sometimes referred to as the “solidarity economy.” Nick Driedger and Eric Dirnbach debate how these institutions relate to working-class power.
You cannot organize the class without shop floor power
Nick Driedger responds to Marvin Harvey’s “A Union at Amazon?” while also drawing from an article on the United Farm Workers.
On Raiding
Nick Driedger talks about what is at stake when one union tries to “raid” another.