Marianne Garneau describes the limited effectiveness of strikes under the National Labor Relations Board system.
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 […]
How come sometimes bosses fight back, and sometimes they give in?
Marianne Garneau reflects on how to bring pressure against the boss
Administering Hardship or Strike Funds
Recently, the Seattle branch of the IWW created a hardship fund to assist workers involved in an IWW organizing campaign (referred to in this piece as a “job branch”). We spoke to the treasurer, a […]
Is it worth filing a ULP?
Liss Waters Hyde tells the story of an Unfair Labor Practice complaint filed against the New York IWW which did little to deter the branch from pursuing justice for migrant workers. Filing an Unfair Labor […]
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.”
On Dual-Carding (Or how revolutionaries should approach mainstream unions)
The IWW is distinct from most unions — we don’t collect dues through the employer, and we rely on “shop committees” of workers taking direct action in the workplace instead of contracts serviced by a […]
Health and Safety in a Solidarity Union
Martha Pierce describes how a solidarity union handled a couple of urgent health and safety issues. Staff at this workplace are organized under the IWW. The summer of 2018 wasn’t a smooth season for the […]