Workers and the labor movement
Every unionized worker knows that their boss would love to see unions toothless, or gone altogether. The bosses are on the offense to achieve that goal, courtesy of Trump and his cohorts. To stop this, workers need a united labor movement ready to fight this reactionary juggernaut, including the bigoted…
The election to the presidency of a man who stoked the fires of racial resentment and misogyny sparked protests by thousands in cities across the U.S. Now working people need to plan the next steps in stopping a potential right-wing dystopia. High on the list should be a drive to…
Up and down the Pacific Coast, a largely indigenous workforce does the grueling labor to grow and harvest the fruits and vegetables that land on grocery store shelves. Now their relentless struggle against poverty wages and demeaning treatment is picking up speed like a freight train. In March of 2015,…
Scarcely a day goes by when public workers are not blamed for the nation’s economic woes. But how could your local hard-working teacher, librarian, or garbage collector be such a menace to society? To the corporate fat cats, the menace lies in their unionization rate of 35.9 percent—far above the…
As in every state, workers in Washington have been taking it on the chin as bosses resolve the economic crisis at their expense. This made for an angry and at times rebellious mood among union delegates to the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) Convention in early August. It also made…
Public workers are fed up with watching the crucial services they provide slashed to free up money for the war machine. And like everyone else, they are chafing under the relentless pressure of skyrocketing food and fuel prices, job losses, and stagnant wages. So members in several local unions quickly…
