Joe Burns - In These Times

Joe Burns, a former local union president active in strike solidarity, is a labor negotiator and attorney. He is the author of the book Reviving the Strike: How Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America (IG Publishing, 2011).

The Teacher Strikes Could Set Off a Private Sector Strike Wave—If We Dare

What the Labor Movement Can Learn from Bernie Sanders’ Unapologetic Socialism

A Current Longshore Battle Shows that the NLRB Is Not a Friend of Organized Labor

As Long As the Supreme Court Is Setting Labor Policy, the Labor Movement Can Never Revive Itself

The Entire Labor Movement Should Be Paying Attention to Wisconsin’s Kohler Strike

Bad News for Labor: New Detroit Newspaper Strike Book Underscores a Broken System

The PATCO Strike, Reagan and the Roots of Labor’s Decline

The Real Issue in the Boeing Case: The Right to Strike

Why the Labor Movement Is Not Just Another Protest Movement

Reviving the Strike: Where Do We Go From Here?

Reviving the Strike: Lessons from the Pittston Struggle

Reviving the Strike: Labor’s Failed Search for Alternatives

Reviving the Strike: Lessons of the 1930s for Today’s Labor Movement

Look Past Public Workers—the Root of Labor’s Crisis Lies in Private Sector

It’s Time to Revive an Old Rallying Cry: Labor Is Not A Commodity!

When Workers Fought Back: The 1970s’ ‘Rebel Rank and File’

The Jimmy John’s Defeat and the Trouble With Union Elections

How to Restore the Power of Unions?

Trade Unionists Speak Out Against FBI Attacks on Civil Liberties

Strikes Still Rare in America, Despite Employers’ Offensive in Rough Economy

Strike! Why Mothballing Labor’s Key Weapon is Wrong