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What Are Unions and Why Do They Matter?

With unions making headlines in the last few months, it’s crucial to reflect on what unions are, where their power comes from, and what possibilities they hold.

Jason Koslowski

March 18, 2021

Columbia Graduate Workers Set to Strike on Monday

After four years of organizing and two years of contract negotiations, Columbia graduate workers are poised to strike yet again to win their first contract. 

James Dennis Hoff

March 12, 2021

Battlefield Bessemer

The unionization drive at Amazon in Alabama revives the Black labor tradition.

Tatiana Cozzarelli

March 7, 2021

Twitter Is Working with Amazon to Label Payday Report & Other Labor Reporters as “Suspicious Content”

Multiple reporters from various news outlets including Payday Report, The American Prospect, and More Perfect Union, have reported that they have all had their content blocked and pegged as “suspicious.”

James Dennis Hoff

March 5, 2021

“Right-to-Work” Laws Are an Assault on Union Organizing

The closed shop is a powerful weapon of the working class. This week, legislatures in Montana and Colorado defeated efforts to turn their states into anti-union right-to-work states like Alabama, where Amazon workers in Bessemer are fighting to form a union.

Scott Cooper

March 4, 2021

Amazon Workers’ Unionization Efforts Are Spreading

Teamsters are spearheading an effort to unionize Amazon workers in Iowa.

B.C. Daurelle

March 4, 2021

If You Marched in Black Lives Matter, Support Unionizing Amazon

Black Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama were inspired by last summer's anti-racist uprising to fight for a union. They need active support and solidarity from every single person who fights for a world where Black Lives Matter.

Tatiana Cozzarelli

March 2, 2021

“A Lot of Changes Need to Happen”: Amazon Workers on Why they Need to Unionize

In an interview with The Valley Labor Report, two Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama talk about why they need to unionize.

Left Voice

March 2, 2021

Amazon Is Desperate to Stop the Union Drive in Alabama

The company is offering a "quitting bonus" and even changing traffic lights. This struggle is not about one factory — it will have effects around the world.

Nathaniel Flakin

February 25, 2021