The riskiest course is to stay the course.
The super rich are in command, as Donald Trump and Elon Musk run a rampage on the working class. To stop them, the labor movement needs to lead.
This year saw some real gains for workers and unions but it may be hard to sustain the momentum in 2025.
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Sustaining democracy with collective action
The revival of the Stellantis plant is a stunning reversal of fortunes for Belvidere, Ill. But workers say they won’t rest until they see the concrete being poured.
Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.
Fast-food workers compel McDonald’s and Starbucks to abandon a ballot measure that would have squelched both.
If properly enforced, just cause protections would give all workers more security to stand up to dangerous working conditions, sexual harassment, bullying, speed-up, and wage theft.
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