The historic English town of Jarrow has been a seat of working class rebellion for almost 200 years — and they’re not done yet.
WATCH: A Rebellious Town in England
Category: Labor
Labor & the Southern ‘Battery Belt’
Ben Carroll reports on an EV manufacturing boom that is bringing heavy investment into the South and, in the process, creating a new battleground for union organizing.
Nationalizing US Rail
There is little hope for any improvement of the U.S. rail system so long as it remains in the hands of the irresponsible and unaccountable Class I robber barons, writes Adam Barrington.
US Inequality Is About Class, Not Generations
Baby boomers had the good fortune to come along at one of those rare moments in history when the richest among us were not doing so well in the clash of classes, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Pillaging by the Super-Rich
WATCH: When the Police Cracked Miners’ Heads at Orgreave
The Battle of Orgreave during the 1984 British miners strike took place exactly 40 years ago today, when police attacked pickets at a coking plant outside Sheffield.
US Economic Pundits & Their Wall Street ‘Vibes’
The biggest problem, writes Les Leopold, is how to take the government back from the wealthy who dominate it.
Argentine Student Movement Erupts Against Milei’s Adjustment
Thousands mobilize in Buenos Aires against budget cuts to higher education and to preserve the public university system, reports Peoples Dispatch.
Top US Labor Lawyer Calls Out Corporate Legal Tactics
NRLB Chief Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo fired back at corporate challenges against the labor board, saying they are designed to distract from the same companies’ law-breaking.
US National Labor Board Under Corporate Attack
Workers at the companies that are challenging the NLRB’s constitutionality have all begun to organize unions in recent years, with numerous, high-profile wins, writes Kate Andrias.