Tag: Rank and File

  • The first 24 hours of the UAW strike

    by Wendy Thompson Just two hours before the old contract ran out, UAW president Shawn Fain revealed which of the Big Three plants would be struck, one from each company.  Like other aspects of contract talks, this was a departure from the norm of concentrating on getting an agreement from one corporation before moving on…

  • The Oakland Teachers’ Strike – a view from the picket line

    May 5, 2023 May 5th is the second day of the strike of Oakland teachers and those in support services, involving over three thousand members of the Oakland Education Association (an affiliate of the California Teachers Association and the National Education Association, the largest union in the US). The 111 school sites were technically open,…

  • Rank and File Trade Union Activity and the Upcoming Teamsters Election (Part 2)

    Rank and File Trade Union Activity and the Upcoming Teamsters Election (Part 2)

    In this episode we are joined by Gabriella a rank and file Teamster, UPS worker, and Teamsters for a Democratic Union steering committee member. In this episode we discuss rank and file union organizing, the challenges and opportunities the upcoming Teamsters election presents, and Teamsters for a Democratic Union. 

  • Rank and File Trade Union Activity and the Upcoming Teamsters Election (Part 1)

    Rank and File Trade Union Activity and the Upcoming Teamsters Election (Part 1)

    Joining us this week is Andy — a rank and file Teamster, public transit worker, member of the Tempest Magazine collective, and Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) member — and Hank — a rank and file Teamster, worker at UPS, and TDU member. In this episode we discuss rank and file union organizing, the…

  • What is the Rank-and-File Strategy, and Why Does It Matter?

    What is the Rank-and-File Strategy, and Why Does It Matter?

    Socialism’s recent resurgence has revived core debates about socialist politics and strategy: what do socialists want, and how do we get there? Whether figuring out how socialists should relate to electoral politics, how and to what extent socialists should push for reforms from the state, how socialists should engage with broader social movements, or simply…

  • The Google Walkout: An International Working-Class Movement

    The Google Walkout: An International Working-Class Movement

    Thousands of Google employees throughout the United States and around the world walked off their jobs yesterday, Nov. 1, “to protest sexual harassment, misconduct, lack of transparency, and a workplace that doesn’t work for everyone.” Beginning in Singapore and working its way around the globe the movement closed Google offices from Mountain View, California, in…

  • Hospitals Torch Safe Staffing Limits in Massachusetts

    Hospitals Torch Safe Staffing Limits in Massachusetts

    Massachusetts nurses suffered a devastating defeat at the polls yesterday as a union-led ballot initiative, Question 1, lost by more than 2 to 1. Question 1 would have improved hospital care by limiting the number of patients that bedside nurses could legally be assigned. The ballot question was shepherded by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which…