The GM Strike Is Heating Up
As the GM strike enters its second week, workers are upping the pressure on the company and its scabs — and the costs to GM are mounting.
Articles by: Chris Brooks
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Chris Brooks is an organizer from Tennessee and a graduate of the labor studies program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He currently works as a staff writer at Labor Notes.
GM Strikers Are Waging a Battle on Two Fronts
Almost 50,000 UAW workers are on strike against GM and a two-tier labor system that undermines worker solidarity. But members may need to wage a battle on two fronts — against the company, but also against their own union leadership.
Why the UAW Lost Again in Chattanooga
The UAW’s continued defeats in the South are not a reflection of the workers who live there — but the result of anti-union smear campaigns and the union’s shallow organizing approach.
How Massachusetts Health Care Companies Defeated Question 1
The nurses union-backed Question 1 would have established safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in Massachusetts — which is exactly why a hospital lobby group spent more than $30 million against it.
To Hell With “Innovation Specialists”
SEIU is looking for a new Silicon Valley-style innovation guru. But TED Talk wisdom is the last thing labor needs.
Uber’s Big Lie
Uber has been given free rein to violate basic employment laws with impunity. We have to stop them.
Beware the Quick Fix
In the wake of Janus, some union leaders are looking for a technical fix or a way to partner with the boss. It's a trap.
The Danger of Members-Only Unionism
Tennessee unions' recent experiences show that writing off nonmembers rather than winning them over will not make the labor movement any more militant or successful.
After the Wave
If teachers' unions want to build off the momentum of the recent strikes, they cannot simply return to business as usual.
It’s Not Over
The union defeat at a South Carolina Boeing plant was devastating, but it wasn't inevitable. Labor can still organize the South.
Organizing Labor’s Left Pole
2016 has seen both the soaring heights of labor's class-struggle left pole and the abject lows of its business-unionism right.
Money for Nothing
How the world's richest companies get local governments to hand over millions of dollars in exchange for crappy jobs and empty promises.