The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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The Wave of Organizers Running for Office

Increasing numbers of organizers like Brandon Johnson are running for elected office. What does it mean for our movements?

Clément Petitjean

LaborInterviewPodcast

South Korea Declared War on Unions. Workers Are Fighting Back.

In the face of widespread repression, South Korean workers are rising up for fair pay and labor protections.

Maximillian Alvarez

Rural America

Construction Companies Are Exploiting Agricultural Visas to Underpay Workers. The Supreme Court Could Change That.

By bringing in H-2A visa workers to construct hog confinement facilities, companies can dodge overtime pay and undercut local construction workers. One company has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in.

Sky Chadde and Ryan Murphy

Two smiling workers stand back-to-back with signs reading, "UAW on Strike."

Labor

In Missouri, Autoworkers Are Fighting for the Future of the Industry

GM workers, out on their second strike in four years, are done with concessions.

Jacqui Germain

Labor

UAW President Shawn Fain Sets Noon Friday Deadline for Companies to Meet Demands

Transcript: In a live speech Monday, Fain called on autoworkers to be ready to join the strike if they have to.

Shawn Fain

Labor

Workers in the South Aren’t Letting Anti-Labor Laws Stop Them From Organizing

From a recent work action in Durham, North Carolina to union drives at REI and academic institutions, workers are taking important steps to organize the South.

Mindy Isser

Edward Said: “The Idea of Palestine Hounds Zionists”

In September of 1982, Edward Said analyzed the Zionist invasion of Lebanon, calling for justice for Palestinians. Days later, the right wing Lebanese Phalangist militia, accompanied by Israel, embarked on a brutal massacre at the Shatila refugee camp.

Nashwa Bawab

LaborViewpoint

Bernie Sanders to Big 3 CEOs: “It is time for you to end your greed.”

Transcript: In an explosive speech at a Detroit autoworker rally, Sanders railed against stock buybacks and called on CEOs to negotiate a fair contract.

Bernie Sanders

LaborViewpoint

The Big 3 Want You To Think Striking Workers and the Climate Are at Odds. They’re Not.

Mainstream media coverage of the UAW strike has implied that workers’ demands stand in conflict with achieving climate goals. That’s BS.

Sarah Lazare

DispatchThe Socialism Issue

Christian Socialists Are Reclaiming Faith from the Right

For these Christians, religion is no opiate—it’s a profound call to action.

Matt McManus

A handful of cheering autoworkers hold signs reading "UAW Stand Up COLA Fair Pay Now" and "UAW Stand Up Record Profits Record Contracts."

Labor

UAW's "Element of Surprise" Strike Appears to Be Working

"We heard like everyone else at 10 p.m.," a Stellantis spokesperson says.

Sarah Lazare and Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

It's Official: Autoworkers Are on Strike

“If they don’t move on the union’s demands, more pain will be applied—but the companies won’t be able to predict where.”

Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter

LaborInterviewPodcast

Autoworkers Are Fighting for the Future of the Industry

Stagnant pay and hazardous conditions have driven autoworkers at the Big Three to organize.

Maximillian Alvarez

Screenshot of United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain in a livestream wearing a red UAW shirt, a UAW pin, and surrounded by UAW signs with demands like ?"End Tiers" and "COLA Fair Pay"

Labor

"Keep the Companies Guessing": UAW "Stand-Up Strike," Explained

UAW President Shawn Fain says the union is ready to strike, using a new tactic that's a "historic first."

Jake Johnson

Viewpoint

It’s Time to Reclaim the Promise of Economic Rights in the U.S.

The fight for social democratic policies can help inspire a progressive resurgence in America. A new book provides a roadmap.

Max B. Sawicky

In a protest crowd, a closeup on one protester holding a sign that says "Hochul: Build of Burn"

FeatureClimateThe Socialism Issue

New York Socialists Won Big On Climate. How Did It Happen?

We don't have to settle for neoliberal half-measures.

Liza Featherstone

Photograph of a worker in a red shirt holding a sign that says "Fighting for the American Dream," with other marching behind her.

Labor

Exhausted, Injured and Angry: Autoworkers Have Had Enough

Record profits should mean record pay—but that's not how it's played out at the Big Three automakers. These Ford workers have had enough.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

Here's What Striking Autoworkers Are Fighting For

The Big 3 automakers have made record profits in recent years. Now, union workers are calling for big raises, an end to tiers, a shorter work week and a just transition.

Jeff Schuhrke