2,000 Washington Carpenters Are on Strike
After rejecting a contract proposal from union leadership, 2,000 Washington carpenters walked off the job.
5 Articles by: Luis Feliz Leon
Luis Feliz Leon is an organizer, journalist, and independent scholar in social movement history making good trouble in New York City. Follow him @Lfelizleon.
The Lead Organizer for the Amazon Union Drive Has No Regrets
In an interview, the lead organizer for the Amazon union campaign in Bessemer says that the drive has built momentum to unionize Amazon despite the defeat — and that “Bezos had better not get too cocky, because them folks are pretty fired up.”
In New York, Calls to Tax the Superrich Are Gaining Ground
The richest 5 percent have gotten unfathomably richer this year. With post–COVID-19 austerity on the horizon, a campaign to tax the rich in New York State is gaining momentum.
Uber and Lyft Drivers’ Fight Against Independent Contractor Status Isn’t Going Away
Amid the pandemic, Uber and Lyft drivers are more precarious than ever. Even as the companies dodge court rulings, the battle for drivers to be legally classified as employees is growing.
Calls to Defund the Police Are Joining the Demand to Cancel Rent
The combination of rising property values and billowing police budgets have transformed New York City since the 1970s. Now, movements to defund the police are coalescing with calls to cancel rent.