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A group of people stands outside the St. Paul Labor Center, fists raised. It is dark out, and they are backlit.

The National Guard Came to St. Paul to Repress Protests. We Kicked Them Out of Labor’s Hall. »

April 21, 2021 | Anders Bloomquist

Within days of the police killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright, the streets of the Twin Cities metro area were once again filled with National Guard units.
Workers—in their soiled work clothes—line up to vote at a table in a 1941 union election.

Lessons from Labor History for Organizing Amazon »

April 19, 2021 | Toni Gilpin

The results of the recent unionization election at Amazon’s Bessemer facility were, to put it mildly, disappointing: 738 votes in favor of the union; 1,798 against; with turnout (perhaps as significant a marker) lackluster at just over 50 percent.

Inside the Alabama Amazon Union Drive: An Interview with the Lead Organizer »

April 17, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon and Joshua Brewer

Everyone and their mother—including us!—has published an analysis of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union’s election loss April 9 in a celebrated union drive at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Al

How We Turned Bargaining Around at Law360 »

April 16, 2021 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez and Dani Kass

[Yesterday NewsGuild members at Mashable, PC Mag, Ask Men, and Geek walked off the job for 24 hours, part of their ongoing fight for a first contract two years after the publications' parent company, ZiffDavis, agreed to recognize their union.

China: Leader of Delivery Riders Alliance Detained, Solidarity Movement Repressed »

April 15, 2021 | Karl Hu

On February 25 “Mengzhu,” a well-known food delivery worker activist, was detained by Beijing police in a raid on the group apartment where he lives with other delivery workers. Four of them were also detained.

The BAmazon Loss and the Road Ahead »

April 14, 2021 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

What can union activists across the country take away from the high-profile defeat in the union vote at Amazon in Alabama?
Two nurses hold a green St. Patrick's Day banner that reads "And the righteous did cast out the evil from the land." The banner pictures a group of nurses chasing off a snake labeled Tenet.

Massachusetts Nurses Face Down For-Profit Health Care Giant Tenet in Daring Strike »

April 13, 2021 | Sarah Hughes

On the same day that their employer announced it had made more than $400 million in profits during the Covid-19 pandemic, the nurses of St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, declared their intention to strike.
Little girl holding sign reading "Stop Asian Hate."

Pandemic Discrimination Against Asian Americans Has Long Roots »

April 12, 2021 | Saurav Sarkar

“I have pepper spray and I hold it every time I’m alone right now in case I see someone that is really frightening,” said New York City teacher Annie Tan, who is Chinese American.
People in masks and purple SEIU 87 shirts picket in front of a bright window. Central person has a bullhorn. Others carry "ON STRIKE" signs and wear reflective vests.

How a Janitors Union in San Francisco Got Over Its Fear and Struck »

April 8, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon

With their contract negotiations stalled, hundreds of San Francisco janitors represented by Service Employees (SEIU) Local 87 went on strike March 24.
A woman stands up to speak in a big meeting, holding a notebook in one hand.

Steward's Corner: Surviving Public Speaking—The Off-the-Cuff Speech »

April 7, 2021 | Keith Brower Brown and Jane Slaughter

Whether you’re making your point in your union meeting or with a reporter on the picket line, a lot of crucial public speaking has to be improvised on the spot. No need to panic: off-the-cuff speaking is a skill that can be learned by anyone, like every other tool in your organizing kit.
Huge ship loaded with containers, viewed from stern which says "Ever Given, Panama." In the background are port cranes.

Insatiable Shipping Companies Set the Table for the Suez Canal Ship Debacle »

April 7, 2021 | Justin Hirsch

A lot of ink has been spilled to explain exactly what happened in the Suez Canal, where a massive container ship got wedged across the narrow channel, idling ships or forcing lengthy detours around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.
Close-up selfie of Petal Robertson, a Black woman with red glasses, smiling into the camera, outdoors

Draw the Line in Permanent Marker: Three Organizing Principles »

April 6, 2021 | Petal Robertson

I often reflect upon how our local education association in the small town of Montclair, New Jersey, managed to garner the attention of national news during the Covid school reopening debate.
Woman with bullhorn surrounded at safe social distance by supporters with signs. Cameraman in foreground bottom left taking video.

The Grocery Companies Denied Us Hazard Pay—So We Went Over Their Heads »

April 5, 2021 | Sam Dancy and Chandra Messer

We’d like to tell you a story of our struggles with Covid and our safety concerns—and how we ended up getting two city councils to enact hazard pay by law.

Global Cleaning Workers Share Their Struggles as the First Line of Pandemic Defense »

April 2, 2021 | Promise Li

Cleaning workers and organizers from Hong Kong, the U.S., Malaysia, and Colombia gathered online for a global exchange organized by Lausan Collective on February 24.
Rice farmer inspecting crop in field in Punjab.

Indian Farmers' Uprising Against Corporatization Has Blocked Delhi Highways for Four Months »

April 2, 2021 | Selina Singh

Thousands of Indian farmers have parked outside the capital Delhi for more than 100 days. They have pitched tents on five highways that lead to the city and say they will leave only when the federal government withdraws three new farm laws enacted last September. 

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