Letter: Strike Ready vs Socialism
In 2021 the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), at their convention, passed “Resolution #5: Building Worker Power to Win Democratic Socialism: A Labor Strategy for …
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Will the Teamsters Finally End Their Love Affair with UPS? A Concise History of Teamster-UPS Relations
Edgar Esquivel details the long and tumultuous history of Teamster relations with United Parcel Service, showing a story of both class collaboration and rank-and-file resistance. …
The Twilight of the Sweatshop Age: Labor, Monopsony and Supply Chains with Ashok Kumar
Rudy joins Ashok Kumar author of Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age for a discussion on global sweatshops, labor …
United Auto Workers at the Crossroads
In light of a historic leadership election, Peter Ross and Steve Zeltzer of the United Front Committee for a Labor Party report on the fight …
Redefining Environmentalism: Unions, Workers and Nature with Chad Montrie
Isaac and Rudy join Chad Montrie, author of numerous books on the intersection of workers’ movements and the environment for a discussion on the often …
Setting the Record Straight: On the Trotskyist-led 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters Strike, the Teamsters Bureaucracy & its Aftermath
Trotskyist Teamsters took a leading role in a historic labor upsurge and clashed with a corrupt leadership under Dan Tobin. Twenty-four-year Teamster Edgar Esquivel tells …
Cesar Chavez at 95: Debunking the Myth
Edgar Esquivel gives a counter-history to the mythology surrounding United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez. Eight years ago (2014) President Barack Obama proclaimed March 31st …
American Communist Labor Strategy during the Third Period (1929-34) with Victor Devinatz
Annie and Cliff join Victor Devinatz, a management theorist and labor historian, to discuss the formation of the Trade Union Unity League (TUUL), its successes …
The Rank-and-File Strategy: Instrument or Dogma?
Parker Shea argues that the Rank-and-File strategy is far from the magic bullet for building a socialist movement that many of its proponents claim it …
Untold Stories of the United Electrical Workers with Chris Townsend
Annie joins Chris Townsend, longtime organizer with both the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) and the Amalgamated Transit Union for an oral history on UE from the …
Letter: Struggle Isn’t Enough On Its Own
No Litmus Test but Class Struggle (Paul Duke’s reply to Greer’s article, itself in reply to Democratic Left) brings us back to a fundamental problem …
Letters: Two more Comments on the AU Question
I listened with excitement to the AU interview. I want to thank comrade Flores for taking the time to put it together and thank the …
Letter: In Defense of Amazonians United
In response to a recent Cosmopod episode featuring Amazonians United organizers from NYC and Chicago, a listener David Thayer wrote in to criticize AU, and …
Of Course Labor Law Advances the Class Struggle
Anton Johannsen argues that labor law is a terrain of class struggle that can only be ignored at our own peril. Nick Walter, labor organizer, …