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…
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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…
National Labor Board Under Corporate Attack
By Kate Andrias Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s have all responded to allegations that they have violated U.S. labor laws with the same bold argument. The National Labor Relations Board, they assert in several…
What Does It Take to Organize Immigrant
Workers in the South? By FLOC Media At 7:30 a.m. workers begin filing into the large tin building, surrounded by heavy machinery and pallets stacked high. Tucked away amongst sweet potato farms in rural North…
New ‘Independent Contractor ’ Rule
By Jessica Corbett Democrats in Congress and unions were among those applauding in early January as the U.S. Department of Labor announced its final rule to provide guidance on when employers can treat workers as…