Media Bits and Bytes — March 17, 2026
Portside
Last rites for lost rights?
Last rites for lost rights?
Last rites for lost rights?
labor
In a Historic Vote, Tennessee Volkswagen Workers Get Their First Union Contract
NPR
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to ratify their first union contract last week, securing pay bumps, job protections and a rare win for the United Auto Workers union in the South.
This Week at City Hall: Labor on the March – the Wolf Is at the Door
WBAI Pacifica Radio NYC
The first time since 1964 that New York City has set a minimum wage standard for private sector workers and other top labor stories in New York City. Mayor Mamdani addresses the $12 billion budget gap left by his predecessor Mayor Adams.
Global Left Midweek — February 4, 2026
Portside
Living in the light and shadow of Stalingrad
Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators
Labor Politics
ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.
labor
One Battle After Another
Labor Notes
The Big Contract Fights Coming in 2026
Global Left Midweek — January 7, 2026
Portside
A time to try our souls
Today’s Labor Movement Needs a Bigger Vision
Labor Notes
The labor movement has to become a movement that inspires people with a broader vision of social justice. There’s something fundamentally wrong with the priorities of this society, and unions have to be courageous enough to say it.
Socialists in City Hall? A New Look at Sewer Socialism in Wisconsin
Labor Politics
It’s been done before—we can do it again in New York and beyond
labor
Labor’s Climate Fight Requires Public Ownership
Jacobin
Green politics won’t succeed if they can’t simultaneously speak to questions of affordability. And green affordability will require expanded public ownership.
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