The Kanye/Jay-Z Approach to Bargaining
Even when they’re flush with cash, companies like UPS still attack workers’ standards. Workers have to force their bosses to back off.
85 Articles by: Micah Uetricht
Micah Uetricht is the editor of Jacobin. He is the author of Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity and coauthor of Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism.
“We Rise Together, Homie”
An interview with Antoine Dangerfield, whose video of an Indianapolis wildcat strike went viral this week — and led to his firing. He doesn’t regret it, though.
Jacobin’s “The Dig” Hits 100 Episodes
Every week, Jacobin Radio’s The Dig introduces you to the Left’s brightest thinkers and activists.
Freedom From the Boss
At its best, the labor movement hasn’t just fought for better wages. It’s fought to bring democracy to workplaces marked by despotism.
Carlos Rosa’s Political Capital
Recently, Chicago city councillor Carlos Rosa’s socialist politics cost him in the halls of power. He speaks to Jacobin about why he refuses to “throw a movement under the bus.”
Worked to Death
The American pension crisis helps corporations maintain a precarious, easily exploitable workforce.
Oscar Romero, Presente
Thirty-nine years ago today, Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated while giving mass. His killers have never been brought to justice.
Remember El Mozote
On December 11, 1981, El Salvador’s US-backed soldiers carried out one of the worst massacres in the history of the Americas at El Mozote.
Class Confrontation in Chicago
The Chicago Teachers Union is confronting Chicago’s elite. Let’s hope their model of unionism spreads further.
They Don’t Care About Us
The Podesta emails show that Democratic power brokers won’t reward labor’s unwavering loyalty or record contributions.
In the Bag
The implosion of Trump’s campaign should give lesser-evil Clinton supporters space to criticize her policies. Why are they still silent?
The Long Road to Victory
The Chicago Teachers Union settled a tentative contract earlier this week, but austerity is still the order of the day in Chicago.
A Vital Project
Ahead of the Chicago teachers strike, we’re reprinting Class Action: An Activist Teacher’s Handbook — but only with your help.
The Next Great Chicago Strike
The Chicago Teachers Union is going on strike tomorrow — and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Won’t Back Down
With an authorization vote of 96 percent, the Chicago Teachers Union has signaled unequivocally that it’s ready to strike again.
What the CTU Can Do
With a strike authorization vote this week, the Chicago Teachers Union has the chance to show the power of militant action and democratic organizing.
A Matter of Survival
The Hand That Feeds shows the potential and challenges of low-wage worker organizing.
Four More Years
Rahm Emanuel’s win in the Chicago mayoral election doesn’t spell the defeat of the city’s grassroots movements.
Jacobin Radio Chicago, Ep. 2
Will Karen Lewis run against Rahm Emanuel?
Run, Karen, Run
Karen Lewis should be the next mayor of Chicago.