Nick Driedger argues that the legal metrics by which unions are measured obscure what is really important; he offers a different set of benchmarks focused on worker power.
It won’t grow if you don’t delegate
Nick Driedger argues for the importance of delegating union tasks.
Swedish unions, why do we suck?
Swedish unions’ ability to defend workers’ interests is declining, argues Rasmus Hästbacka, showing that high union density is no guarantee of strength or militancy.
The Hollywood strike that wasn’t
MK Lees offers context to the recent IATSE strike vote and potential settlement.
What worked and what didn’t: A history of organizing at Starbucks
In this two-part series, Nick Driedger takes a look at previous attempts to organize Starbucks. This installment covers the Canadian Auto Workers’ campaign on the lower mainland of British Columbia, 1996-2007.
Millions of Workers Are Quitting but Should Organize Instead
In the Great Resignation, millions of workers are quitting, but they could use assistance to organize for power in the workplace and improve their jobs instead, argues Eric Dirnbach.
The IWW “Communications Strategy” is a Disaster
An IWW member argues against trying to remake the IWW in the image of mainstream unions.
A Business Basis for Unionism: The growth of paid officers and staff inside the American Federation of Labor, 1881-1912
Part three of our series examining the origin of paid staff and paid union officers looks at the connection to union contracts and insurance plans in the early AFL.
Workplace struggles are political
Marianne Garneau challenges a predominant view among labor radicals that “politics” takes place in a sphere separate from the struggle over the control of work.