A DOL investigation of a worker center seeks to reclassify it as a union. Eric Dirnbach and Marianne Garneau look at the differences between these kinds of organizations, and the potential impact of this change.
A former Teamster at UPS and alternate shop steward reviews Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.”
Marianne Garneau looks at several current campaigns at social justice nonprofits, showing how these organizations are progressive until it comes to their own workers.
A restaurant worker reflects on using direct action versus legal strategies for fighting the employer, drawing on his experience organizing at a vegan restaurant in Montreal.
Workers on the picket line at the Lordstown, OH General Motors plant reflect on the plant’s closure as part of the new deal negotiated between the company and the UAW.
Fighting with a purpose: interview with a Special Education Classroom Assistant on strike in Chicago
A education paraprofessional and SEIU union delegate describes why she’s walking the picket line
Jean-Carl Elliott describes his disillusionment working for Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC), and why non-profits are a dead-end for worker power.
A worker at a GM components plant explains why she is unhappy with the tentative agreement between the company and the UAW.
Electricians in Detroit refuse GM work in solidarity with UAW workers on strike