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Outdoors, Stacey Davis Gates speaks at a podium with microphones; representatives of several other unions stand behind her, distanced apart

Here's How to Join Labor's Anti-Coup Network »

November 2, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

It’s election eve and anxious voters are wondering not only who will receive the most votes, but also: Will those votes be counted? Will the people or the Supreme Court select the next president? Will Trump supporters move beyond intimidation to violence to suppress the vote?

Review: Tell the Bosses We’re Coming »

October 30, 2020 | Tyler Kissinger

American unions are stuck in a trap, and it’s partly of our own making. How did we get here, and how do we spring the trap’s jaws?

Test Your Wits in Our First-Ever Crossword Puzzle »

October 30, 2020 | Ferd Wulkan

Us vs. Them: Organizing for Worker Power

Click here for a printable PDF of this puzzle.

On a boarded up section of a brick wall, three posters. The outer two show Snoop Dogg's face, and the middle one shows a hand making a "V" gesture. Text of the 3 posters: 1. "I'm voting because I want to end police brutality." 2. "We need your vote. Black lives matter. Black votes matter. Register here. [QR code.]" 3. "I'm voting this election for the first time because I can't stand to see that punk in office another year."

How to Fight a Coup: The Role of the Workers’ Movement »

October 29, 2020 | Alejandro Reuss

“It can’t happen here.” That is the complacent mantra that a society with long-standing “democratic” institutions couldn’t possibly succumb to authoritarian dictatorship.

Soak the Rich, Now More Than Ever »

October 28, 2020 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

As the recession deepens, unions will have to battle concession demands and budget cuts. But beyond these defensive fights there’s a demand whose time has come: let’s soak the rich.

New Zealand students hold signs with slogans like "It's Time to Act," with a drawing of the earth being consumed by flames, during a school strike in March 2019.

No Excuses: Historic New Zealand Election Challenges Labor Movement »

October 28, 2020 | Ian Hoffmann and Justine Sachs

“No Excuses!”

That’s the phrase union activists in New Zealand have been repeating since the Labour Party’s landslide victory in our national election on October 17.

Postal strike 1970, men standing front of a mail truck

The Movement for Black Lives and Labor’s Revival »

October 27, 2020 | Tim Schermerhorn and Lee Sustar

The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis ignited the most widespread series of protests in U.S. history. Working people—not only Black, but people of all races—were the driving force. Even labor leaders who are usually reluctant to weigh in on hot social issues spoke out.

Photo of Bernie Sanders in front of Fight for $15 sign.

Bernie Sanders: Build a Compassionate Nation »

October 26, 2020 | Bernie Sanders

Over the past 40 years, corporate America and the billionaire class have been waging a war against the trade union movement in America, causing devastating harm to the middle class and working class.

Cartoon image of New Yorker's mascot (silhouetted man in formal coat, waistcoat, and top hat) but the bird is on his shoulder and he's holding a picket sign that says "JUST CAUSE"

We Finally Won Just Cause Protection at The New Yorker after AOC and Warren Refused to Cross Our Picket Line »

October 23, 2020 | Hannah Aizenman, Stefanie Frey, and Mai Schotz

After 95 years, at-will employment is over at The New Yorker. Our union finally won just cause in our first contract. Securing this protection took strong organizing and strategic mobilization—on top of nearly two years of negotiations.

Steward's Corner: A Path Out of Fear »

October 22, 2020 | Ellen David Friedman

What’s the greatest gift the labor movement offers? It’s not the ability to bargain a contract, protect yourself on the job, or win higher wages, though those are important.

Zoom display shows a photo from Verizon strike (sea of red shirts) on the left; on the right, thumbnails of 18 participants in the call

A Common Defense: Mobilizing Veterans in Labor to Beat Trump and the GOP »

October 22, 2020 | Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon

During his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump dissed a Gold Star family that had lost a son in Iraq. He called Senator John McCain, America’s most famous prisoner of war, a “loser” for being captured in Vietnam.

Economics Brief: The Rise in Income Inequality in the United States »

October 21, 2020 | Alejandro Reuss

Part 1: The Name of the Game Is Class Struggle

It’s no secret that, over the last 40 years, income inequality has soared in the United States.

Man in orange vest hands out masks inside a train station

Viewpoint: Don’t Count on New York Unions to Stop the Cuts »

October 20, 2020 | Steve Downs

In his article "With City's Economic Future in Doubt, Can New York Unions Stop the Cuts?," Chris Maisano analyzes the looming effects of the pandemic on public workers and the services they prov

Outdoors, four police officers handcuffing two people against two police cars

Keep the Cops Out of Our Shop, Seattle Bookstore Workers Propose »

October 19, 2020 | Sam Karpp

George Floyd was murdered by police after a retail worker reported that he had paid with an allegedly counterfeit $20 bill, and we know this was no isolated incident. So at the bookstore where I work, many of us have been thinking about the times when police have been called to our workplace.