The Green New Deal and the “rank-and-file strategy” - Gregory Butler
Gregory Butler argues that the DSA and Jacobin’s “rank-and-file strategy” in the construction industry consists mostly in pushing policy from above, leaving out worker concerns and worker organizing. This article was first published by Organizing Work.
This Is Not a Drill: Bracing for the Trump Era
Submitted by Recomposition on Feb 13 2017 09:35
In our second installment in our Labor under Trump mini-series, Mark Brenner from Labor Notes explores what union members can do in the face of anticipated threats. At this point most of the debate is speculation, but the labor notes piece is worth discussing because they explore concrete experiences in areas where anti-labor policies have been implemented such as organizing in right-to-work states and solidarity with coworkers independent of their immigration status. Brenner paints a picture of a labor movement at a crossroads, a theme we will return to next week.
"Hands Up, Don't Ship!" Minneapolis UPS workers protest shipments to Missouri police
Submitted by Ramona on Aug 27 2014 08:21
A dozen part-time UPS workers in Minneapolis took protest action on the job August 22, after discovering ties between Missouri law enforcement and a company, Law Enforcement Targets, whose shipments we handle each day.
Outside the house of labor
John O'Reilly on how the labor movement talks about itself and how he interprets it as a member of the IWW.
No-strike clauses hold back unions
A short article arguing against the US labor movement's reliance on contracts and acceptance of the 'no strike' clause.
