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Tenants Organize State-Wide

By Greg Childress Two years ago, Crystal Towers residents in Winston-Salem successfully fought to prevent the sale of their public housing building, which is home to more than 200 low-income, elderly tenants. In Raleigh, Grosvenor…



The Next Pandemic

It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife By Diana Bell I am a conservation biologist who studies emerging infectious diseases. When people ask me what I think the next pandemic will be I often say that…


UE Gaza Solidarity

Demand for ceasefire built on decades of membership education and debate By Carl Rosen Unions representing more than half of the U.S. labor movement have now called for a ceasefire in Gaza, as has the…


Our Class Has No Borders

Why the UAW Is Standing Up with Mexican Auto Workers By Brandon Mancilla The United Auto Workers announced February 23 that it will provide material support to Mexican auto workers organizing in the independent union…


NC Truck Workers Reach Deal with Daimler

By Jack Ewing The United Automobile Workers reached an 11th-hour deal on Friday, April 26 with Daimler Truck in North Carolina that gave workers 25 percent raises over the next four years and averted a…


Bus Drivers Strike with Climate Activists

in 57 German Cities By Berit Ehmke and Yanira Wolf Public transit workers across Germany have broken new ground by coordinating our contracts—nearly all of them na­tionwide have expired over the last four months—and shutting…


These Hands

Solidarity in tapestry for Volkswagen workers Commentary by Tabitha Arnold Last weekend, I brought my new tapestry to the big community rally for Volkswagen work­ers ahead of their much-anticipated union vote. Just minutes before I…


The Real Book About the White Working Class

An interview with Les Leopold By Matt Taibbi In late February a new book by journalist Paul Waldman and University of Maryland professor Thomas Schaller, White Rural Rage, hit the bookshelves. The book was a…


Republicans’ Project 2025

A Multi-Pronged Attack on Workers By Rebecca Gordon Recently, you may have noticed that the hot weather is getting ever hotter. Every year the United States swelters under warmer temperatures and longer periods of sustained…