Unions
The Pros and Cons of the PRO Act
The PRO Act has been almost universally hailed as the most ambitious labor legislation in decades, but it’s a lot more complicated than that.
James Dennis Hoff
March 19, 2021What 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, 2021Columbia 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, 2021Battlefield Bessemer
The unionization drive at Amazon in Alabama revives the Black labor tradition.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
March 7, 2021Twitter 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, 2021Amazon Workers’ Unionization Efforts Are Spreading
Teamsters are spearheading an effort to unionize Amazon workers in Iowa.
B.C. Daurelle
March 4, 2021If 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, 2021Amazon 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