Venture syndicalism: can reviving the strike revive mass unionization? A short article by Nate Hawthorne on the prospects of AFL-CIO unions taking bigger risks to halt the…
Wither the NLRB? A blog exploring what appears to be a turn away from NLRB elections by the mainstream unions in America. Why is this happening and what does it tell us about the state of working class self…
Why does the union bureaucracy exist? A 1988 article by Tom Wetzel on the the development of the union bureaucracy and how that changed the nature of unions.
Rediscovering Two Labor Intellectuals - Steve Early Steve Early reviews collections of writings by Martin Glaberman and Stain Weir, while tying their experience and outlook to the emerging split within the AFL-CIO in 2004.
Of budget cuts and union officials John Jacobsen on budget cuts in the US and the unsuccessful tactics to combat them used so far by the unions.
The Demise of Andy Stern and the Question of Unions in Contemporary Capitalism - Loren Goldner The rise and recent fall of Andy Stern illustrates, as if through a glass darkly,…
Organized labor versus "the revolt against work" - John Zerzan Article examining the role of unions in the exploitation of workers, focussing in particular on the…
USA: Auto-workers on nationwide strike at General Motors Thousands of United Auto Workers walked off the job at General Motors Corp. plants around the…
The 2005 Northwest Airlines strike A short history, account and analysis of the 2005 strike of mechanics and cleaners at Northwest Airlines against cuts in jobs, wages and benefits…
2003-2004: Los Angeles supermarket strike The history of a huge five-month strike and lockout of 70,000 supermarket workers in California, which ended in defeat.
An open letter to rank and file labor activists An open letter by the IMPACT group in Ohio, USA, to rank-and-file workers. The letter cointains short accounts of sell-outs and closed-door deals…
