By attacking the United Auto Workers and mischaracterizing the stakes of the union’s contract campaign and strike, self-styled populist Donald Trump is standing with the corporate elite against workers.
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We Can Craft a Workable Workplace Democracy for a Socialist Future
The structure of democratic firms within a socialist framework might clash with broader goals such as balanced growth and equitable income. We will need a model that can harmonize firm-level democracy with macroeconomic expansion and a soldaristic wage.
Remote Work Continues to Be a Battleground in the Struggle Between Bosses and Workers
Just because not all jobs can be done at home does not mean that no jobs should be done at home.
The Weakness of Labor, Not Automation, Is the Greatest Challenge Facing Workers
Anxiety that automation is coming for workers’ jobs has reached a fever pitch. But talk of robots replacing humans often conceals a less complicated reality: management uses technology to undemocratically reorganize and intensify labor.
In Philadelphia, Starbucks Workers Just Won Another Victory Against Their Bosses
Last week the NLRB ruled that workers fired from a Philadelphia Starbucks for unionizing should be reinstated.
The Workers Behind Amazon’s Historic First Union Explain How They Did It
Staten Island Amazon workers endured thunderstorms, racism, and arrests to organize in break rooms, bus stops, and grocery aisles to win their union — and one of the world’s most powerful companies couldn’t stop them. Here’s how they did it.
Workers Have Been Fighting Automation Ever Since Capitalism Began
Automation didn’t start in the age of robots and microchips. In the late 19th century, employers used machinery to break the power of skilled glass workers, and helped launch firms like Coca-Cola on a path to global domination.
The PRO Act Won’t Solve Labor’s Woes
Let’s be real: the PRO Act isn’t going to pass anytime soon. Labor unions need to figure out how to organize under current conditions or perish.
Joe Biden’s Labor Board Picks Have Been Surprisingly Encouraging
Biden’s political history is anything but pro-labor. But his moves thus far to strengthen workers’ rights through the National Labor Relations Board have actually been very promising.