Portside

A limited series podcast covering the 1930s rise of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and its legacy.

Despite a history of labor’s hostility toward AAPI workers, we are a vital part of today’s labor movement and remain vigilant to ensure we do not regress in the name of trade or nationalism. We fight for worker rights and safe communities.

The lab professionals employed by the medical lab services company, LabCorp of America, held a union election from March 1-3 where 434 workers voted to join together in a union with the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals.

Three labor disputes along the same highway in Alabama demonstrate the challenges and hopes facing unions in the Deep South.

Taken together, the history, economy & ruling ideology of the US South make it difficult to build workers’ power. But armed with the lessons from the CIO’s Operation Dixie, & fueled by the momentum of recent victories, organizers see a way forward.

Unionized employees, pro-Palestine activists demanding a cease-fire call, writers long-listed for a prestigious literary prize: no one seems particularly happy with PEN America right now.

Companies like Target are following Amazon’s lead, seeking to control inventory levels and outpace their rivals by creating dense networks of facilities and adding vehicles.

Workers’ efforts to improve their employment conditions puts them at odds with their union and progressive organizations in the state.

Demands for economic justice, protests against political repression and solidarity with Palestine -- and with students standing in solidarity with Palestinians -- marked May Day rallies across the globe.

The seven days between Friday, April 19, and Thursday, April 25, saw a succession of worker victories that was almost breathtaking in its scope.