Paul Schrade, 1924–2022
unions
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.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Working People and Climate Change
The path to climate stability lies only in inviting working people in partnership on solving this pressing challenge.
Posted inWorking in America
Tech Company Workers Should Unionize Immediately
What happened to Twitter could happen to any Silicon Valley company.
Posted inPolitics
Can the Hotel Workers’ Union Save the Democrats?
In Nevada, Arizona, and Pennsylvania, the union has been talking to voters about progressive fixes to inflation for months, when Democrats didn’t know what to say.
Posted inWorking in America
Facing Child Labor Scandal, Hyundai Asks Biden for Subsidies
The United Auto Workers say dropping two implicated suppliers won’t solve problems with temp staffing agencies and exploitative contractors.
Posted inWorking in America
Amazon Workers Are Fighting Back
Ahead of a key vote at a warehouse in Albany, union drives and walkouts show that workers are unafraid of challenging the e-commerce giant.
Posted inTAP
A French Lesson on Inflation and Social Class
Today on TAP: In France, workers have shut down oil refineries, demanding wage hikes as a share of company windfall profits.
