A call center worker describes a sick-out during the coronavirus crisis that resulted in some significant wins
“Management has no right to exist”: On the militant Farm Equipment Workers union
Eric Dirnbach reviews Toni Gilpin’s The Long Deep Grudge
Jurisdictional stupidity
Gregory Butler criticizes the jurisdictional dispute that led to a massive fine for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union
The university is a business: interview with a faculty member on strike in the UK
Robert Ovetz interviews a faculty member on strike in the UK over issues including pensions and casualization
Ken Loach’s “Sorry We Missed You” is a scathing indictment of ultra-flexible work arrangements
Marianne Garneau reviews Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You
A tighter embrace
While some parts of Canadian labor law are the envy of the American left, Marianne Garneau argues that overall Canada’s system draws unions into a tighter embrace with employers
Is the US labor movement in recovery?
Eric Dirnbach crunches the latest numbers on unions and strikes
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
“We have been silent for so many years”: Interview with a Hong Kong nurse on strike
KW Wu interviews a nurse who participated in last week’s health care workers strike in Hong Kong