I began to reread Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed (2001) after a particularly intense restaurant-work stress dream I had in October 2022. The book is widely…
Sarah Jaffe
On August 4, hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers in Tilbury, Essex, England, organized their own wildcat strike. Angry at a paltry raise offer—thirty-five pence (forty-seven cents)…
Democrats may not like it, but they could learn a lot from the Bernie Sanders ally
Capitalism is making life worse for workers yet demanding more dedication than ever. Sarah Jaffe argues that there’s another way to live
Sarah Jaffe on Toxic U.S. Work Culture & the Fight Against Inequality
Collective grief, from Minneapolis to vigils for victims of COVID-19, is inseparable from rebellion
The end of the Chicago teachers’ strike comes amid a wave of labor movements, including the longest United Auto Workers strike in almost 50 years
Chicago Teachers Celebrate End of Historic Strike After 11 Days
LA Teachers Claim Victory After Week-Long Strike
The struggle against sexual harassment belongs in the union because it is part of the broader fight against the increased neoliberalization of academia
