The pendulum is swinging toward countervailing power. By Robert Reich — On Friday, Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union. This is a…
Many unions are now winning far bigger raises and better contracts than they did just a few years ago. Some labor experts are calling this “the Great Reset.” What does…
By April Rubin, Axios — President Biden joined striking autoworkers in Detroit on Tuesday, marking what appeared to be the first time a sitting president has ever visited a picket line. Why it matters: The…
September 4th, Labor Day Edition of Vantage Point The Professor Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guest Bill Fletcher, Labor and Social Justice Activist, Author, Commentator, Washington, D.C. Topic:…
Labor Day is a time to observe and celebrate the contributions of workers. But it’s important to bring focus to the original architects of the American economy: Black people. By…
By Arianna Coghill, Mother Jones — As union activity continues to make headlines, more Americans are coming around to the idea that protecting workers’ rights is a good thing—maybe even a…
By Taiwanna Milligan, Facing South — This summer I went on strike at Dollar General in Holly Hill, South Carolina. My coworkers and I were standing up for our rights and fighting…
Good union jobs built America’s blue-collar black middle class. But the percentage of black workers in manufacturing has been halved since the 1970s, yielding poverty and precarity. We can’t achieve…
Monday, April 25, 2022 — On this edition of Vantage Point, The Professor Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guests Chris Smalls and Larry Hamm. Topic #1 Victory for…
By Rand Wilson and Peter Olney, The Stansbury Forum — Against nearly impossible odds, a new independent union called the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) has won the first NLRB-supervised union certification election…
This op-ed argues that Black labor organizers have long recognized that better conditions for Black and brown workers result in better conditions for everyone. By Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Katie…
Rebalancing labor relations so that workers are empowered would be an effective way to address racial wealth disparities and atone for the legacy of slavery, a scholar argues. By Joerg…