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Poetry for Labor Day: The working-class persists, survives, says California poet Lita Kurth; but it sure isn’t easy.

There has not been a moment in modern history more urgent than now for workers to come together and join forces in solidarity.

The catalyst for a naturally-occurring general strike may continue to be elusive despite the ongoing struggle facing working people throughout the country. But that can change as workers across all sectors continue to suffer.

Within the labor movement, all of the bright ideas and strategic insights in the world won’t amount to much if the democratic rights of union members themselves aren’t respected, restored, and expanded.

Reviewer Bachtell on this "multi-layered working-class suspense thriller," the second novel by this widely respected working class movement leader, activist, and thinker.

An animated documentary film based on a true story, the film follows Aurora Mardiganian’s life during and just after the Armenian genocide.

Alicia Kennedy’s debut book tackles punk restaurants, underground vegan zines, and Silicon Valley.

In this op-ed, an intern for the Pittsburgh Union Progress talks about her experience at a strike paper.

Hospitals portray unions as opposed to the interests of patients. The opposite is true: health care unions have been the strongest advocates for safer conditions and patients who can’t pay debts.

Can romance’s fantasy of wealth survive the labor rights movement? Let’s ask, uh, this frothy K-drama.