Shaun Richman is a former organizing director for the American Federation of Teachers.
With a number of cases now working their way through US courts, the Right is hoping the Supreme Court will scrap central elements of labor law. Unions need to prepare for this outcome, which would create a dramatically different strategic terrain for labor.
At the dawn of the Great Depression, millions of workers were angry and didn’t see existing unions rising to the moment. They managed to build a fighting labor movement that transformed labor law and won the welfare state as we know it.
This month marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of Mad Men. The show isn’t just compelling narratively and aesthetically — it also features a little remarked upon consideration of left ideas.
The American Federation of Musicians once tried to protect its members — by fighting rock-and-roll.
The Chicago Teachers Union says they’re walking off the job next week — and charter school teachers might be joining them.
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling was a win for reproductive rights. But the fight continues for unrestricted access to abortion.