Labor Organizing

Several airport and hotel workers begin a three-day hunger strike outside of Los Angeles City Hall, on Monday, December 9, 2024.

Working-Class Wins—Plus, Hot Rod Racing Working-Class Wins—Plus, Hot Rod Racing

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson reports on recent union victories, and Rachel Kushner talks about nostalgia dragsters.

Dec 18, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

A sign held up at a union strike picket

Unionizing the Video Game Industry Unionizing the Video Game Industry

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Taylor Welling and Kathryn Friesen discuss the emergent labor movement within video game developers, and their own contributions to it.

Sep 5, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

A Better Two-State Solution—Plus, the UAW's Victory

A Better Two-State Solution—Plus, the UAW's Victory A Better Two-State Solution—Plus, the UAW's Victory

Podcast / Start Making Sense / Apr 24, 2024 A Better Two-State Solution—Plus, the UAW’s Victory On this episode of Start Making Sense, May Pundak explains the vision of…

Apr 24, 2024 / Podcast

Voting signage outside a polling location in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Ohioans are considering a proposed amendment, called Issue 1, to prevent the state from interfering with reproductive decisions, including contraception, while allowing abortion bans with exceptions after fetal viability.

Wages on the Ballot in Battleground States—Plus, Cities With Cease-Fire Resolutions Wages on the Ballot in Battleground States—Plus, Cities With Cease-Fire Resolutions

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Saru Jayaraman talks about minimum-wage initiatives, and John Nichols reports on city councils’ stands against the war in Gaza.

Mar 27, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Delivery riders prepare to start “La Grande Livraison,” their bicycle journey from Paris to Brussels to defend their rights, in Paris on November 5, 2023.

A Setback for Gig Workers’ Rights in Europe A Setback for Gig Workers’ Rights in Europe

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Ben Wray on why the EU's Platform Work Directive isn’t moving forward.

Feb 29, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

People rally in support of Palestinians in Times Square in New York on October 8, 2023.

After a Gaza Cease-Fire: D.D. Guttenplan After a Gaza Cease-Fire: D.D. Guttenplan

On this episode of Start Making Sense, The Nation’s editor comments on the future of Israel and Palestine, and Harold Meyerson analyzes the autoworkers’ victory.

Nov 2, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Union members picket outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa., Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Monday as contract talks with the company deteriorated into a strike.)

The UAW’s Historic Victory—Plus, Elon Musk and American Democracy The UAW’s Historic Victory—Plus, Elon Musk and American Democracy

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson analyzes the auto strike, and David Nasaw talks about Tesla and Twitter.

Oct 12, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

The Auto Strike Upturns Politics

The Auto Strike Upturns Politics The Auto Strike Upturns Politics

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Luke Savage on a historic labor battle.

Oct 1, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Supporters and workers cheer as United Auto Workers members go on strike at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant on September 15, 2023, in Wayne, Mich.

Trump and the Auto Strike—Plus, the Politics of Insecurity Trump and the Auto Strike—Plus, the Politics of Insecurity

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Nelson Lichtenstein analyzes the politics of the UAW strike, and Astra Taylor talks about “manufactured insecurity.”

Sep 21, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Members of the Writers Guild of America East on the picket line outside of the Peacock NewFront on May 2, 2023, in New York City.

Our Hot Labor Summer, Plus Melania, Ivanka, and Those 91 Felony Charges Our Hot Labor Summer, Plus Melania, Ivanka, and Those 91 Felony Charges

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson discusses historic labor action, and Amy Wilentz comments on the Trump family’s response to the indictments.

Aug 31, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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