A worker at a GM components plant explains why she is unhappy with the tentative agreement between the company and the UAW.
Working class solidarity in action
Electricians in Detroit refuse GM work in solidarity with UAW workers on strike
Interview with a teacher on strike in Chicago
A music teacher and member of the Chicago Teachers’ Union explains what the strike means to him.
A blueprint for a general strike in our time
John Silence describes three ways to make a general strike happen in the US or Canada.
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.
Leadership is not governance
Marianne Garneau explains how, although we need to prioritize organic leaders in our organizing, campaign decisions need to be made by all.
Dispatch from the picket line at an idled GM plant
Ray Valentine visits the picket line at GM’s “idled” White Marsh transmission plant in Maryland.
The grievance trap
Nick Driedger describes how grievances push unions to act more collaboratively with management and settle for less.
Student worker organizing within and beyond the law
Eric Dirnbach and Marianne Garneau talk about the possible impact of the NLRB’s proposed rule stripping student workers of the right to organize.