In the fourth episode of the Organizing Work podcast, Nick Driedger and Marianne Garneau talk about the coronavirus crisis, the defeat of Bernie Sanders, and what both mean for the labor movement and for the […]
Canvassing is not organizing
Ray Valentine argues that the skills built in canvassing for an electoral candidate do not translate to organizing workplaces or tenants
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.
You say you want a general strike
Marianne Garneau takes a critical look at general strikes in Europe, and considers what it would take to import the tactic to North America.
No More Fake Strikes
Joe Burns takes a critical look back at the many “general strikes” called in recent years.
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.
Socialist Leaders Won’t Save Unions
Marianne Garneau interviews Nick Driedger about the “rank-and-file strategy.”
Citizen Participation vs Class Power: Thoughts on community organizing
Ray Valentine talks about the limitations of the community organizing model. About five years ago, after a friend told me about a flyer he had seen taped to a tree near my block, I got […]