Our former writing fellow offers his favorites on taxes, unions, and the economy.
UAW
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Best of 2023: Harold Meyerson
Our editor at large offers his best of the year.
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Microsoft, Musk, and the Question of Unions
Suddenly, a leading American corporation appears to be OK with the idea of collective bargaining. Hint: It’s not Tesla.
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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.
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Tesla Faces Off Against Nordic Labor Solidarity
The company refuses to play ball with its Swedish mechanics union. So the labor movement is shutting it down.
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Oklahoma Senator Driven to Violent Frenzy by Teamsters President
A Capitol Hill hearing highlights how much labor unions have won this year, as well as the Republicans who are furious over it.
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At Tesla, Swedish Workers Can Do What American Workers Can’t
Today on TAP: In support of striking mechanics, dockworkers there are no longer unloading Teslas. Such solidarity isn’t legal here.
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The Ghost of Reuther Past
The new UAW faces new challenges, but bears some distinct resemblances to the old.
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How Autoworkers’ Democratic Tactics Reversed a Humiliating Loss
As part of the UAW’s tentative agreement with Stellantis, an idled factory in Belvidere, Illinois, will restart production.
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TEST Electric Vehicles Labor Uphill
The UAW agreement with the Big Three builds a base of good jobs in EVs, and could help the entire transition. But interest rates are a huge impediment right now.