Unions
The PRO Act: Biden’s Latest Lie to Labor
Polls show that support for unions is rising. 60 million workers would join one if they could. At a Labor Day event with the AFL-CIO, Biden outlined his plan to be labor’s “friend in the White House.” But the PRO Act will be betrayed just like the Employee Free Choice Act over a decade ago. Only class struggle will give us our rights.
Ioan Georg
September 12, 2020AFSCME Members Call on Union Leadership to Support the Movement for Black Lives and Demand a Cop-Free AFSCME
Rank-and-file members of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) are demanding that the union and AFL-CIO disaffiliate from cop unions and support the Movement for Black Lives. This is their recent statement, pushing for a motion for a Cop-Free AFSCME.
Left Voice
September 1, 2020“By Solidarity We Triumph”: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
95 years ago, Pullman porters came together to form a union. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters won union recognition and a contract in a decade-long struggle. Their fight wasn’t just against the Pullman Car Company, but also against racism within the labor movement.
Ioan Georg
August 25, 2020Tenants’ Unions Escalate Protests as NY Extends Eviction Moratorium
Tenants' unions across Brooklyn banded together for three days to fight for the cancellation of rent and an eviction moratorium. In a small win, New York City has postponed legal eviction until September. The power of the people and direct action, yet again, has succeeded in pushing back against the landlord class.
Kimberly Ann
August 7, 2020SEIU Should Actually Strike for Black Lives
On July 20, unions and their members from around the country signed on to participate in the “Strike for Black Lives” led by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). In theory, this is a great step forward, but as a member of the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), which is part of SEIU, I have to ask, is SEIU prepared to actually strike?
Mike Pappas
July 18, 2020Why and How SEIU Members Are Calling on Our Union to Expel Cops
The recent uprisings against the police have compelled workers to take a look at their own associations with cops through union membership. Rank-and-file members of SEIU have begun a campaign to Drop the Cops in order to kick cops out of their union.
Labor Notes
July 12, 2020Imperialism is Not an Essential Service: Bath Iron Workers on Strike
Over 4,000 shipyard workers are on strike at the Bath Iron Works facility in Maine. These workers, who directly supply the U.S. military, have a strategic power far beyond their numbers and deserve the active solidarity of the entire working class.
Kate Frey
July 6, 2020For a United Front Against Racism
The current uprising against police terror is winning important concessions. But to beat racism, the working class will need to come to the fore. Workers need to mobilize around a unified set of demands and coordinate a national struggle with the radical masses, using working class methods.
Sou Mi
June 23, 2020A Historic Wave of Workers’ Struggle is Sweeping the U.S. — and It’s Speeding Up
It’s time for socialists to agitate as far and wide as we can for workplace committees and local assemblies.
Jason Koslowski
June 22, 2020Auto Workers Stop Work on Juneteenth to Honor George Floyd
The United Auto Workers (UAW) stopped work for eight minutes and forty six seconds on Friday to honor George Floyd. This work stoppage represents the first intervention by the UAW in the current movement.
Left Voice
June 19, 2020