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Community members from Brave Space Alliance, Broadway Youth Center, and Renaissance Social Services speak during the Pride Without Prejudice march on June 28, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days

Queer people across the Windy City are unionizing and demanding better rights at work.

Jul 26, 2023 / Adam M. Rhodes

Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics

Upcoming negotiations by these two unions could swing the 2024 election—and help rebuild democracy.

Jun 27, 2023 / Column / Jane McAlevey

Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue

She’s not the boss… Support musicians… The road to 2028… The spiritual left…

Jun 10, 2023 / Our Readers

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has begun a new term after Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was officially added to the bench in September.

Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them. Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them.

The Supreme Court’s extreme anti-worker decision calls for a radical response.

Jun 2, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The west facade of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., at dusk.

This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor

With Glacier, eight justices sabotaged the most powerful weapon unions have: the strike.

Jun 2, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union

The newly unionized Star Gardens strippers are a triumph for the labor movement, proving that regardless of their profession, when workers unite, they can win.

May 31, 2023 / Antonia Crane

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry. “Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

Time to say goodbye to icy winters and frozen fingers! If enough young activists and organizers follow the US industrial base south, a far more powerful working-class movement is p...

May 23, 2023 / Peter Olney and Rand Wilson

Members of the Bandcamp Union during a public campaign update on April 3, 2023.

Workers of the Music World Are Uniting—and Winning Workers of the Music World Are Uniting—and Winning

Last week, staffers at Bandcamp voted to form a union. It’s the latest sign that a real labor movement is starting to take shape in the music industry. ...

May 22, 2023 / Jael Goldfine

Tanner Fischer speaks in front of UPS workers in Iowa.

Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like

In Des Moines, Iowa, the militant Local 90 is preparing for what could be the largest strike against a single company in US history.

May 15, 2023 / Sarah Lazare

people hold flags at a may day rally in Brazil

With Lula in Charge, What’s Next for the Brazilian Left? With Lula in Charge, What’s Next for the Brazilian Left?

Brazilian labor leaders Artur Henrique and Marcio Pochmann share their thoughts on the continuing danger of the far right in Brazil.

May 15, 2023 / Q&A / Bill Fletcher Jr. and Bill Gallegos

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Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics

Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue

Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them. Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them.

This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor

Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry. “Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

Workers of the Music World Are Uniting—and Winning Workers of the Music World Are Uniting—and Winning

Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like

With Lula in Charge, What’s Next for the Brazilian Left? With Lula in Charge, What’s Next for the Brazilian Left?

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Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days

Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics

Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue Letters From the June 26/July 3, 2023, Issue

Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them. Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them.

This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor

Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry. “Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

Workers of the Music World Are Uniting—and Winning Workers of the Music World Are Uniting—and Winning

Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like

With Lula in Charge, What’s Next for the Brazilian Left? With Lula in Charge, What’s Next for the Brazilian Left?