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What You Need to Know About the General Strike That Just Swept Colombia’s Largest Port
Little-noticed by the English-language media, the Colombian city of Buenaventura was brought to a standstill by a weeks-long civic strike, in which Afro-Colombian communities won... more
By Neil Martin and Isaias Cifuentes
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Will Chicago Become the Epicenter of Charter School Unionization?
In a move sure to worry neoliberal education reformers, unionized charter school teachers in Chicago are voting this week on whether to formally join forces... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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Veteran Organizer Gives Inside Look at the First $15 Minimum Wage Campaign
Back in 2011, as the Occupy Wall Street movement was still spreading through the country, a smaller standoff was unfolding at Sea-Tac, the international airport in... more
By Jonathan Timm
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News Flash: Wage Workers and Immigrants Didn’t Create Our “Corporate Kleptocracy”
The wailing in our country about the "invasion of immigrants" has been long and loud. As one complainant put it, "Few of their children in... more
By Jim Hightower
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The Entire Public Sector Is About to Be Put on Trial
The Right's assault on public-sector workers is an assault on the public sector itself. more
By Naomi Walker
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The Slippery Slope of “Buy American” Campaigns
This article was first posted by Labor Notes. Backed by a huge banner reading “Buy American—Hire American,” President Trump declared in... more
By Chris Brooks
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In the Age of Trump, Can Labor Unite?
There's still power in unions, if they can unlock it. more
By Alexandra Bradbury
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The Upcoming May Day Strike Could Be the Biggest In Over a Decade. Organizers Explain Why.
This article was first posted by Waging Nonviolence. When 26-year-old Catalina Adorno hit the road on March 28, she knew it would be at least six... more
By Sarah Aziza
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Sorry, Charter Boosters: Record Numbers of Teachers at Chicago Charter Schools Are Organizing Unions
Unionized teachers can help keep charter administrations accountable to their workers—and to students. more
By Micah Uetricht
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Our Cotton Colonies
We follow a T-shirt’s supply chain from Burkina Faso to Bangladesh to your local mall—and back again. more
By Meta Krese, Photography by Jošt Franko
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Staughton Lynd Is Building a New World in the Basement of the Old
The longtime lawyer and advocate on steel, SNCC and carving spaces beyond capitalism. more
By Moshe Z. Marvit
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Labor Must Embrace the Anti-Trump Resistance to Fight for the Working Class
The Trump presidency presents organized labor with a dilemma. On the one hand, Trump’s advocacy for fossil fuel, infrastructure and military expansion promises... more
By Jeremy Brecher and Joe Uehlein
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Even Trump Can’t Stop the Tide of Green Jobs
Donald Trump was elected in November on a platform that included both climate denial and the promise of jobs for Rust Belt communities still hurting... more
By Yana Kunichoff
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Attacks on Immigrants Are Attacks on Workers
A longtime labor and community organizer responds to the Trump's anti-immigrant measures. more
By Carlos Ballesteros
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Early Optimism Crushed in Maryland’s Fight for $15
BALTIMORE – The optimism that fueled the Fight for $15 minimum wage campaign last year in Baltimore and other Maryland jurisdictions is giving way to a... more
By Bruce Vail
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“Salting” Built the Labor Movement—It Can Help Rebuild It, Too
This article was first posted by Jacobin. The Left has a long tradition of asking ourselves, “What is to be done?” Ever since... more
By Erik Forman
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Interviews for Resistance: Why Teachers Unions Are the Best Bet To Transform the Labor Movement
Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. In this series, we’ll be talking with organizers, troublemakers, and thinkers who are working both to challenge the... more
By Sarah Jaffe
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In the Fantasy Land of Labor Theorists: Andy Stern’s Latest Contribution
Prescriptions to address what’s ailing workers and their unions continue to come fast and furious—and they are getting weird. Fantasy advice... more
By Jay Youngdahl
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DOJ: To Address “Defective” Accountability System, Chicago Must Renegotiate Police Union Contracts
The DOJ's damning report found a pattern of racism and unreasonable force, and that contract provisions hinder investigations. more
By Adeshina Emmanuel
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