The Militant Passion of Emma Tenayuca The Militant Passion of Emma Tenayuca
Eighty-four years ago this week, this Mexican American labor organizer led one of the largest strikes in Texas history—and was arrested and blacklisted for her trouble.
Feb 1, 2022 / Kim Kelly
Ah Quon McElrath and the Power of Multiracial Working-Class Solidarity Ah Quon McElrath and the Power of Multiracial Working-Class Solidarity
The Chinese Hawai’ian labor activist and social worker would ask, “Look, you are exploited, what are you going to do about it?”
Jan 28, 2022 / Kim Kelly
A Bold Flavor of Tennessee Whiskey: Union-Made A Bold Flavor of Tennessee Whiskey: Union-Made
The United Distillery Workers of Tennessee are organizing in the heart of Nashville.
Jan 25, 2022 / Kim Kelly
Concrete Actions Toward Worker Power Concrete Actions Toward Worker Power
Three hundred Teamsters in the Seattle area are bringing the local construction industry to a standstill.
Jan 21, 2022 / Kim Kelly
The Radical Vision of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes The Radical Vision of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes
Murdered by gangsters on a dictator’s orders in 1981, these pathbreaking Filipino labor organizers fought for union democracy.
Jan 18, 2022 / Kim Kelly
Workers Are Paying the Price for Kroger’s Profits Workers Are Paying the Price for Kroger’s Profits
A survey of 10,000 grocery-store employees lays out the job’s human cost.
Jan 14, 2022 / Kim Kelly
The Indomitable Rev. Addie L. Wyatt The Indomitable Rev. Addie L. Wyatt
The trailblazing Black labor leader and civil rights activist took her fight for equality from the packinghouse to the pulpit.
Jan 11, 2022 / Kim Kelly
Why Alabama Coal Miners Are Still on Strike Why Alabama Coal Miners Are Still on Strike
Greg Pilkerton has been fighting for better pay and working conditions for 10 months. He explains why he and his union comrades aren’t giving up.
Jan 7, 2022 / Kim Kelly
What We Can Learn From Portland’s “Queen of the Bolsheviks” What We Can Learn From Portland’s “Queen of the Bolsheviks”
More than a century ago, the US government tried to silence Marie Equi, a radical queer abortionist.
Jan 4, 2022 / Kim Kelly
Alabama’s Coal Miners Are Striking for Their Lives Alabama’s Coal Miners Are Striking for Their Lives
Over a thousand miners at Warrior Met Coal have been on strike now for over two months, and the conflict is only heating up.
Jun 11, 2021 / Kim Kelly