Don’t be surprised when a boss acts like a boss. Be ready.
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.
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.
Eric Dirnbach reviews Elizabeth Anderson’s Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It)
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
Rachel Stafford takes on bosses who claim to be bullied by worker organizing.
In the 20th century, some unions had parallel organizations called women’s auxiliaries. These were led by women, and did crucial support work for the union and its workers. They also organized around broader issues in the community. Today, there is a renewed interest in workplace-adjacent organizing,
Robin J. Cartwright responds to Matt Dimick’s “Counterfeit Liberty.”
Marianne Garneau takes a critical look at general strikes in Europe, and considers what it would take to import the tactic to North America.