Alex Press

@alexnpress

Alex Press is an assistant editor at Jacobin and freelance writer based in New York City.

Brandon Mancilla (center) with Ray Jensen Jr., UAW Region 9 Assistant Director (left) and UAW member Donald Foster.

A Night at the Movies With Brandon Mancilla A Night at the Movies With Brandon Mancilla

The new director of UAW Region 9A is part of a wave of young, politically active labor leaders organizing for a future where union power transcends borders.

Dec 14, 2023 / Alex Press

hudson yards protest

Inside the Carpenters’ Fight for Control of Their Union Inside the Carpenters’ Fight for Control of Their Union

A union co-founded by a socialist has become a bastion of conservatism, but a reform movement is brewing within its ranks.

Sep 13, 2019 / Alex Press

What’s It Like to Work at Amazon?

What’s It Like to Work at Amazon? What’s It Like to Work at Amazon?

Heike Geissler’s Seasonal Associate offers an unsparing portrait of a German Amazon warehouse.

Dec 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Alex Press

WGA strike

White-Collar Unionization Is Good for All Workers White-Collar Unionization Is Good for All Workers

Some have argued that it creates a class divide in labor—they’ve got it backward.

Jan 29, 2018 / Alex Press

Purple Kale

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Hurt Farmers and Make Seed Companies Richer The Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Hurt Farmers and Make Seed Companies Richer

Here’s why experts say the trade deal is a “big win” for the biotech seed industry.

Jun 10, 2016 / Alex Press

Cal State Faculty Demonstrate in support of their adjuncts.

Silence on Campus: Contingent Work and Free Speech Silence on Campus: Contingent Work and Free Speech

While debate over the threat college students pose to free speech on campuses continues to dominate headlines, the silencing that follows from contingent employment does not.

Feb 17, 2016 / StudentNation / Alex Press and StudentNation

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