May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, is celebrated around the world by labor unions, socialist parties, and anarchists. May Day’s…
Maximillian Alvarez
Ten years ago, I was working 12-hour days as a warehouse temp in Southern California while my family, like millions of others, struggled to stay afloat in the wake of the Great Recession. Eventually, we lost everything, including the house I grew up in. It was in the years that followed, when hope seemed irrevocably lost and help from above seemed impossibly absent, that I realized the life-saving importance of everyday workers coming together, sharing our stories, showing our scars, and reminding one another that we are not alone. Since then, from starting the podcast Working People—where I interview workers about their lives, jobs, dreams, and struggles—to working as Associate Editor at the Chronicle Review and now as Editor-in-Chief at The Real News Network, I have dedicated my life to lifting up the voices and honoring the humanity of our fellow workers.
For call center workers in the Philippines, attempts to unionize the workplace don’t just entail confrontations with local management—but overseas US-based multinationals…
We hosted another Working People live show on Feb. 22 in New York City, in collaboration with the Action Builder / Action Network…
Maximillian Alvarez discusses his most recent book on so-called ‘essential workers’ at the start of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ‘The Work of…
Graduate student-workers at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University are fighting to unionize under the banner of Teachers and Researchers United. After a…
After spending multiple years socially distancing and taking other measures to mitigate the spread COVID-19, millions around the country have found a…
https://open.spotify.com/episode/12Sgy8CHYpE9mg38bm83Gs As humanity barrels towards climate catastrophe, the need to envision and build more ecologically sustainable societies and economies becomes…
https://open.spotify.com/episode/12Sgy8CHYpE9mg38bm83Gs?si=PNi2_cbGTTKLJIZuwumV5Q As humanity barrels towards climate catastrophe, the need to envision and build more ecologically sustainable societies and economies becomes more…
