The question is whether even a supportive president can reverse the decline in union power that economists say has helped hollow out America's middle class. Neither organized labor nor sympathetic politicians have managed to do that for decades.
Would undo decades of Southern anti-union laws rooted in racism.
Would Undo Decades of Southern Anti-Union Laws Rooted in Racism
President Biden's statement on Tuesday urging the U.S. House of Representatives to approve the Protecting the Right to Organize Act follows his earlier support for workers who want to organize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama.
The South is more than its shading on an Electoral College map; the entire region is home to a rich history of resistance against the twin forces of race hierarchy and class exploitation. The Amazon workers union campaign is part of that history.
The organizing effort at the century-old tabloid comes roughly 25 years after its editorial union was effectively broken.
Employers are alleged to be leveraging coronavirus-induced unemployment to mount an assault on collective bargaining.
Tech worker Carmen Molinari critically assesses organizing attempts thus far in the tech industry.
An explainer on non-contract unions, how workers at Alphabet are using this structure to build and maintain power, and why you should too.
The union's formation comes after years of rising employee tensions at Google over the company's practices, including its work with the defense sector, plans for a censored search engine in China, and handling of sexual misconduct claims.
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