Jean-Carl Elliott reflects on the electoral approach to worker power, using the Fight for $15 and One Fair Wage campaigns as examples
Marianne Garneau compares different organizing models (unions, worker centers, advocacy campaigns, etc.) across a number of metrics
Marianne Garneau looks at the evolution and significance of “neutrality agreements” between unions and employers, which establish the ground rules for an organizing campaign, independent of the NLRB and its processes
A postal worker in Canada describes how they are building capacity to defy back-to-work legislation, by “taking back the workfloor”
A DOL investigation of a worker center seeks to reclassify it as a union. Eric Dirnbach and Marianne Garneau look at the differences between these kinds of organizations, and the potential impact of this change.
Marianne Garneau looks at several current campaigns at social justice nonprofits, showing how these organizations are progressive until it comes to their own workers.
A restaurant worker reflects on using direct action versus legal strategies for fighting the employer, drawing on his experience organizing at a vegan restaurant in Montreal.
Jean-Carl Elliott describes his disillusionment working for Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC), and why non-profits are a dead-end for worker power.
John Silence describes three ways to make a general strike happen in the US or Canada.