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Want To Build the Labor Movement? Get a Job at a Union Workplace.
The case for the rank-and-file strategy. more
By Laura Gabby
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90% of Workers Aren’t in a Union. Labor’s Future Depends on Them.
The labor movement needs more organic leaders, not a militant minority. more
By Andrew Dobbyn
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Labor Needs To Embrace Social Justice Unionism
A successful rank-and-file strategy must look beyond the workplace. more
By Bill Fletcher, Jr.
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The Climate Strikers Walked Out of School. Next, Let’s Walk Off the Job.
This September, the world erupted when over 7 million people — young and old—poured into the streets for the Global Climate Strike.... more
By Sydney Ghazarian
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With the Help of Teachers Unions, the Climate Strikes Could Be Moving Into Phase 2
As young people across the country join the global movement to mobilize school strikes to demand climate action, one group is starting to think more... more
By Rachel M. Cohen
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Chicago Teachers Didn’t Win Everything, But They’ve Transformed the City—And the Labor Movement
Chicago teachers and staff returned to the classrooms Friday after more than two weeks on strike. Their walkout lasted longer than the city’s... more
By Rebecca Burns
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When Unions Save Lives
The threat of fines doesn't always make mines safer. But unions can. more
By Austyn Gaffney
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Chicago Teachers Are Carrying the Torch of Decades of Militant Worker Struggles
“I solemnly swear that I will never stop fighting for my students.” This hand-made picket sign, one of hundreds at an October 25 Chicago... more
By Sarah Lazare
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Over the Last Week, At Least 85,000 Workers Were Out on 13 Different Strikes
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 485,000 U.S. workers were involved in strikes and lockouts during 2018. That’s the highest number since 1986.... more
By Michael Arria
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Chicago’s Citywide Strike Just Spread to Charter School Teachers
More than 32,000 Chicago Public School (CPS) teachers and staff—one out every 100 people in the city—have been on strike since October 17. On... more
By Rebecca Burns
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A Low-Carbon Economy Will Be Built By Nannies, Caregivers and House Cleaners
Reinvigorated movements are charting new terrain to build worker power and reverse the dramatic climate crisis facing society. Uncompromising mass mobilizations are on the rise,... more
By Mindy Isser
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Elizabeth Warren Says Make the Rich Pay for Striking Chicago Teachers’ Demands
Chicago public school teachers and support staff—on strike since October 17 for smaller class sizes and improved services for students—received a boost... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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Will GM Workers Stay Out On Strike In Hopes of a Better Deal?
“They always say it will take multiple agreements to reach equality—we can’t win it all in one go,” said... more
By Chris Brooks and Jane Slaughter
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Why I’m Voting No on UAW’s Deal With GM: A “Third-Tier” Worker Speaks
After 33 days on strike, the leadership at the United Automobile Workers (UAW) has negotiated a tentative agreement with General Motors (GM). Nearly 49,000 UAW members&mdash... more
By Mindy Isser
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Special coverage: Inside Chicago’s historic teachers’ strike
Over 30,000 Chicago teachers and support staff have taken to the picket lines in a massive strike. In These Times has been on the... more
By In These Times Editors
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Why Are Chicago Teachers Striking Against Mayor Lori Lightfoot? They’ve Been “Lied To” Before.
As a pink sunrise painted the sky on Thursday morning, horns blared seemingly nonstop from semi trucks, commuters’ cars, a concrete mixer and countless... more
By Kari Lydersen
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How to Resolve the Chicago Teachers Strike? Tax the Rich.
The past year of bold worker action in Chicago—which included the nation’s first charter school strikes—is now headed towards... more
By Amisha Patel and Nathan Ryan
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Trump Is Waging a War On Labor Unions, But You Wouldn’t Know It from CNN’s Dem Debate
Last night, CNN and the New York Times co-hosted a Democratic debate in Westerville, Ohio—and even by the standards of the mainstream media,... more
By Michael Arria
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Chicago Teachers Won Public Support for Their Strike. Here’s How.
As 35,000 Chicago teachers, school support staff, and park district workers are set to begin a major strike on October 17, they boast the backing of students,... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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