Archive - Labor Politics

Labor Could Swing NYC’s Election to Zohran

How rank-and-file activists helped break their unions from politics-as-usual

Jun 19 •

The Art of Organizing

18 Tips from UAW Organizer Brian O. Shepherd

Jun 3

May 2025

What Strategy for Labor?

My debate with Slaughter, Olney, and Fong on leverage, unionization targets, and how to scale up worker power

May 7 •

April 2025

Unions, Not Just Factories, Will Make America Great

Factory jobs only become good when workers unionize. And factories for all is a mirage.

Apr 15 •

March 2025

How Bernie’s Rallies Can Become a Mass Movement

Always make an organizing ask!

Mar 24 •

February 2025

January 2025

Trump’s Anti-Union Offensive and How We Stop It

Alarmism only helps the bosses

Jan 29 •

"We Are the Union": Discounts, events, & how we defeat Trump's broligarchy

Don’t despair. Bottom-up workplace organizing can still change the world

Jan 23 •

November 2024

Labor’s Resurgence Can Continue Despite Trump

Data on why now is not the time for retreat

Nov 18, 2024 •

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20 Thoughts on the Election (and the Way Forward)

After spendings 48 hours in shell-shock mode, here are some initial reflections on what went wrong and how we can defeat Trumpism:

Nov 7, 2024 •

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