Bernie Sanders is the coauthor of the Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act, which would cover anyone who was uninsured when the coronavirus crisis began. The labor movement’s animating maxim is “an injury to one is an injury to all” — unions should keep that phrase in mind and back this bill.
As leftists debate what their labor strategy should look like, many are turning to the rank-and-file strategy. A longtime union activist reflects on a lifetime of struggle in the rank and file.
In 1985, Mexican-American women led 1,700 of their coworkers on strike against one of California’s biggest canning companies.