Tag: Unions
Worker Experiments in New Kinds of Politics
John Schultz challenges the “official history”‘s naturalization of the links between the Democratic Party and the labor movement. Turning to the historical record, Schultz argues the 1930s featured numerous worker experiments in independent labor politics.
Class Struggle in France in 2025
John Mullen analyzes the instability of French national politics and how Marxists and revolutionaries have the space to intervene in the France Insoumise.
Joint Statement by Independent Labor Organizations in Iran
Spectre statement regarding recent attacks on Iran followed by the Joint Statement by Independent Labor Organizations in Iran
Higher-Education Bargaining with the “New” UAW
Aaron Berman reflects on using accreditation as leverage and the impact of the new UAW leadership on the Academic Student Workers’ strike at the New School.
Lessons from the Rutgers Strike
Six months later, Rhiannon Maton draws lessons from the Rutgers strike.
Labor’s Upsurge and the Search for Workers’ Power
Kim Moody writes about how we should understand the UAW strike against the backdrop of a larger wave.
Realizing Renewable Power’s Potential Means Combating Capital
Simon Pirani systematically takes on ecomodernist approaches to socialist strategy, which, he argues, are fundamentally antithetical to any left project.
“We Won!”: University Professors Strike in Québec City
This February, thirteen-hundred faculty members walked off the job at Québec City’s Université Laval for nearly five weeks, winning a number of concessions from the university including pay raises and improvements to faculty workloads. Rhiannon Maton interviews Nat Nesvaderani about life on the picket line and the lessons learned for future struggles.
Notes on America’s Railroads
Guy Miller explains the roots of Congressional strikebreaking in the railroad industry.
Beyond Compromise and Constraint
John Clarke writes about education workers in Ontario pushing back against draconian legislation—only to agree to major concessions.