Left Anchor hosts discuss Alaskan elections, protests in Iran, the freight rail labor dispute, and more.
unions
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.
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.