MK Lees looks at the recent union-busting at Kickstarter and GM, arguing that we shouldn’t be surprised when a boss acts like a boss. We should be ready.
“This is overdue”: Interview with a striking GM worker
Nearly 50,000 GM workers have been on strike since Monday. Marianne Garneau interviewed Lynn, a UAW member on strike at a components plant in Rochester.
“We had formal recognition, but not genuine engagement”: On the difficulties of bargaining
These baristas learned the hard way that employers sometimes grant recognition but stonewall workers at the bargaining table — even on changes that would help the business.
Why is the workplace a dictatorship?
Eric Dirnbach reviews Elizabeth Anderson’s Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It)
Writing the manual on gig worker organizing
The CUPW campaign at Foodora in Toronto is combining conventional and unconventional strategies to reach each and every gig worker where there is no fixed workplace
When bosses play the victim
Rachel Stafford takes on bosses who claim to be bullied by worker organizing.
Women’s Auxiliaries: An early example of whole worker organizing
In the 20th century, some unions had parallel organizations called women’s auxiliaries, which did crucial support work for the union and its workers. An academic talks about her research on these organizations.
Union capacity at the expense of worker power: A critique of Dimick
Robin J. Cartwright responds to Matt Dimick’s “Counterfeit Liberty.”
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.