Labor Unions Are Winning

There’s some sense that recent successes seen by working families are due to fallout from COVID-19. But as Charlie points out, the success of the 2018 teachers union strike shows that the resurgence of Labor’s influence predates COVID.

While one might see the effort to unionize the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama as a failure, that effort has set the stage for other Amazon workers to push for better wages and working conditions. Continue Reading →

Industry’s New Colonial Outpost: Rural Iowa

Dear Friends, Two things before I explain why Iowa is becoming a colonial outpost: First, I’m sad to say that the pro-DAPL bill (SF 2235) passed this week despite hundreds Continue Reading →