The Death of Mother Jones
Gene Autry, actor and singer, recorded this song in 1931, a year and a half after the death of the great union organizer Mary Harris Jones.
‘Power in the Hands of People’: Union Leaders Push To Revive Ailing US Labor Movement
The Guardian
‘Power in the hands of people’: union leaders push to revive ailing US labor movement. Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality
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Workers Can Organize Outside the NLRB
Jacobin
When it comes to reversing labor’s decline, union elections through the National Labor Relations Board have proven woefully insufficient. We need strategies for building workplace power that aren’t dependent on the NLRB.
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The Labor Movement Must Go All In on Organizing Amazon
Jacobin
The CIO unionized General Motors in 1937 and saved the labor movement. Today's unions need to do the same to Amazon if there is any hope of stopping the slow death of American labor.
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The Amazon Imperative: Unions Must Join Forces
Labor Notes
The stakes are high for U.S. labor. If we are going to remain relevant, unions must meet the challenge of building worker power at such a behemoth by making Amazon organizing a project of the entire labor movement.
This Week in People’s History, Feb 4–10, 2026
Gotta Go Down and Join the Union (1976), Lynchings on Long Island (1946), Autherine Lucy Didn’t Know the Meaning of ‘Quit’ (1956), Baby Doc Throws In the Towel (1986), Tell the Crowd How You Really Feel! (1911), Free and Fearless (1941)
A Movement-Building Strategy for All Workers
The Reality Check
Workers are bombarded by false ideas about immigration and immigrants, that hold immigrants responsible for poverty, lost jobs and crime. To organize for political change, workers have to be convinced to support the rights of all working people.
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2025 in Review: Stark Battle Lines, Big Potential
Labor Notes
The working class is in the fight of our lives. The unity between Trump and the billionaires exploiting us isn’t even hidden anymore. It will take a lot of organizing and ironclad working-class unity to match these forces, but the fight is on.
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GDC Survey Indicates Over Half of U.S. Game Workers Want To Join a Union
Game Developer
According to the 2025 Game Industry Salary Report, 64 percent of developers support unions and 56 percent want to join one.
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Unionized Starbucks Baristas Bring ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ to CEO’s Newport Beach Office
Los Angeles Times
Organizers Monday drew attention to the fact that Starbucks Chief Executive Brian Niccol was reportedly compensated $95.8 million in 2024, roughly 6,666 times the median worker’s salary.
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