Barista Solidarity from Buffalo to Oklahoma City
Editor’s Note For this article, New Labor Forum’s “Working-Class Voices” columnist Kressent Pottenger interviewed Alyssa Sperrazza, a barista trainer at
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Sectoral Bargaining: Labor’s Pathway to Power?
Top: Amazon Labor Union leader Christian Smalls at May Day 2021 rally. Photo credit: Alex Casconne Bottom: Union members at
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Winning Against the Odds: The 32BJ SEIU Organizing Model
Airport workers, 32BJ members, and allies arrested while blocking the entrance to LaGuardia Airport on January 20, 2014. Courtesy of
Read moreVeena Dubal Replies to Larry Cohen
Trade union density (alongside economic equality and working conditions) has fallen across all Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Read moreLarry Cohen Replies to Veena Dubal
I agree with Veena that the organizing surge in the United States has been an inspiration, whether we are considering
Read moreSectoral Bargaining Reforms: Proceed with Caution
After decades of decline, strike activity grew dramatically in 2018 and 2019.[1] Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed
Read moreU.S. Bargaining and Organizing Rights Trail Every Other Democracy
Collective bargaining contracts in the private sector, the engine of our economy, currently protect a mere 7 percent of U.S.
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It’ll Take a Movement: Organizing at Amazon after Bessemer
The Amazon workers union election in Bessemer, Alabama was the most-covered union drive in many years. The New York Times
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The Red for Ed Movement, Two Years In
Photo caption: Teachers’ strike in Phoenix, Arizona on April 26, 2018. Photo credit: Eric Blanc By Eric Blanc In late
Read moreThe New Solidarity: How Immigrant Bond Funds Free ICE Detainees
By Mariya Strauss On August 7, 2019, veteran civil rights attorney Cliff Johnson, who directs the MacArthur Justice Center at
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