The caucus celebrated a couple of victories, Keith Brower Brown and Jane Slaughter report. But on the last day, the ruling faction went on the attack.
US Auto Union Reformers Gain at Convention
Category: Labor
Workers to Strike Arms Manufacturer
On Monday, 2,500 workers who make fighter jets, missiles and drones are set to begin the largest U.S. manufacturing strike since last year’s showdown at John Deere, Jonah Furman reports.
US Auto Workers Poised to Make History
The nominating process at the convention will test whether reformers can break the grip of the Administration Caucus, which has ruled the union for 70 years, writes Jonah Furman.
Ukraine Uses Russian Invasion to Wreck Workers’ Rights
Two new radical measures are prompting fears of Ukrainians losing workplace rights permanently as the war puts huge pressure on the country’s economy, Thomas Rowley and Serhiy Guz report.
Starbucks, Amazon & More Organizing in US
None of the upstart unions has won a contract yet, Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay report. But there is a new sense of possibility among workers at some of the country’s biggest nonunion employers.
Taxing the Rich to Boost Social Security
Instead of growing financial security, Sam Pizzigati says the current retirement system in the U.S. is growing greater overall economic inequality.
US Taxpayers Spent Billions Inflating CEO Pay
Sarah Anderson says Biden has the power to crack down on executive excess by imposing new CEO pay and buyback restrictions on federal contractors.
Chris Hedges: How to Defeat the Billionaire Class
Many of these tactics have been pioneered or refined by Socialist City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant and the Socialist Alternative party in Seattle.
Lessons for US from Chile’s Starbucks Union Leader
Starbucks in Chile has been fined the most for anti-union practices devised in Seattle headquarters, where a tough campaign against U.S. employees has been brewed, writes Andrés Giordano.
Disney Not in This Much Trouble Since 1941
Many of the activist cartoonists later fell victim to Hollywood’s notorious blacklist era, writes Thomas Doherty.