Today on TAP: And that’s hardly the only labor news in a tumultuous week.
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Posted inWorking in America
Why I’m on Strike at the University of California
On how to stop a history of recurrent exploitation
Posted inWorking in America
A New Union Rises in the South
The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail, and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism.
Posted inTAP
The Academic Proles on the Barricades
Today on TAP: Some progress in the University of California strike, but nowhere near enough. And by the way, where’s Gavin?
Posted inPodcasts
Amtrak Joe Betrays Rail Workers
Left Anchor hosts discuss Alaskan elections, protests in Iran, the freight rail labor dispute, and more.
Posted inPolitics
The Continued Survival of Louis DeJoy
Failure to nominate replacements for the Postal Service Board of Governors could give the postmaster general another year of job security.
Posted inEconomic Policy
At Least the Tech Winter Will Kill Off Some Zombie Companies
A decade of ultra-cheap credit and weak consumer spending created some of the biggest money-losing companies in history.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Will Congress Shut Down Rail Worker Collective Bargaining?
Thanks to the Railway Labor Act, a Congressional resolution could force workers back to the railroads under the terms of a contract many of them just rejected.
Posted inWorking in America
How Did Those UC Grad Students Become Auto Workers?
The UAW’s campus organizing record is far better than its auto factory record—and it can back up its UC members with a sizable strike fund.
