By devoting $40 million to its campaign to organize non-union auto plants, the UAW is challenging not just corporate America but also labor’s status quo.
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Assaults on the Right to Vote
The latest challenge to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 concerns who is allowed to sue to enforce it.
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The Momentum From the UAW’s Victorious Strike Continues
Today on TAP: In Alabama and Tennessee, workers are signing up with the union at VW, Hyundai, and Mercedes.
Posted inPolitics
Mississippi’s Direct-Democracy Con in Progress
The ballot measure process died three years ago, but some Republicans working on a new, more restrictive framework hope that voters won’t notice.
Posted inPolitics
Who Will Represent Alabama’s New Democratic District?
After redistricting created another heavily Black congressional district, nearly a dozen candidates have put themselves forward.
Posted inTAP
Why Nikki Stammered
Today on TAP: Is it possible to say anything historically accurate without offending the Republican base?
Posted inPolitics
2023 in Review: Gabrielle Gurley
Our senior editor details the biggest stories she reported on this year.
Posted inWorking in America
The Big Barrier to the UAW’s Non-Union Auto Plant Drive
It’s U.S. labor law, which allows companies to union-bust and endlessly delay consequences. Case in point: a Tesla worker illegally fired six years ago and still not back on the job.
Posted inWorking in America
The Ghost of Reuther Past
The new UAW faces new challenges, but bears some distinct resemblances to the old.