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The official nomination of a candidate running for UAW president on an explicitly socialist program is an historic milestone and an expression of the immense potential for the building of a mass revolutionary movement in the American working class.
Despite nationwide flight cancellations due to weather conditions and labor shortages, the 2022 Labor Notes Conference drew a huge and diverse crowd of more than 4,000 workers from across the globe. They heard daring tales of organizing, learned strategies for getting a first contract, and joined a joyous Juneteenth celebration. Many workshops were packed, standing room only.
We’re excited to welcome a new member to the Labor Notes staff: Courtney Smith! Courtney worked on the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign in 2020 as a Black constituency organizer. She has also worked with families who were victims of police brutality, and as an organizer with the Lecturers’ Employee Organization at the University of Michigan. Courtney will be working with
We’re excited to welcome a new member to the Labor Notes staff: Courtney Smith! Courtney worked on the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign in 2020 as a Black constituency organizer. She has also worked with families who were victims of police brutality, and as an organizer with the Lecturers’ Employee Organization at the University of Michigan. Courtney will be working with
Ty Nolan and Liam Easton-Calabria are both Starbucks Workers United members in Boston (personal capacity) In the past year there has been a resurgence in the American labor movement. The union election victory at Amazon’s JFK8 warehouse and the events of Striketober with workers at John Deere, Na