Labor

In America today, we have informal labor cartels for the college-educated elite, while private sector unions for the working class are all but annihilated. By Michael Lind What was called “the Labor Question” a century…

There’s a simple reason why the government can’t win unless you let it. By Hamilton Nolan When people get frustrated and petulant, they lash out. So too do governments. When labor unions are looking a…

By Hamilton Nolan Many people who are passionate about the labor movement, myself included, have long had the vague but haunting sense that the most powerful institutions in the union world are not doing enough…

Vast material benefits waiting in store for workers if they unionize their workplaces. Read the story at Truthout.

Home Depot Workers Form Independent Union The union effort gathered over 100 signatures for an election in just five weeks. Read more at Labor Notes.

Unions have the resources to deploy to new organizing and growth. They have chosen to pursue a defensive financial strategy instead. Read the story at Labor Notes.

In North Carolina, a group of medical providers has successfully organized an interprofessional union. Read more at Jacobin Magazine.

Railroad Workers United is demanding public ownership of railroad infrastructure in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Originally published at Peoples World.