Nate Holdren explains how the very legislation that gave workers the right to strike also ensured strikes would become less frequent ..read more

Matthew Dimick reflects on how strikes are measured and why workers strike ..read more

Rasmus Hästbacka of the Swedish syndicalist union SAC suggests how big and complex workplaces might be organized, using the example of a university ..read more

Nick Driedger discusses the life and ideas of William Z. Foster, taking a critical look at his ideas about “boring from within” and the “militant minority” as it relates to union strategies ..read more

In the latest episode of the Organizing Work podcast, a joint episode with Laborwave Radio, Marianne Garneau and Alex Riccio talk to Joe Burns about his new book, Class Struggle Unionism ..read more

In our seventh podcast, Marianne Garneau interviews Peter Cole, author of Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly, now out in its second edition from PM Press. Fletcher organized the Philadelphia docks in the 1910s and 1920s into the IWW’s Local 8. He is a lesser-known historical figure but had major significance in his own time, in both the labor movement and black struggles. Local 8 is an example of powerful worker organizing because it never gave up the right to strike or take disruptive action on the job. The Organizing Work podcast can be found on iTunes and Stitcher ..read more

In the sixth episode of our podcast, site publisher Garneau and contributing editor Nick Driedger talk about politics: what it is, whether workplace organizing is political, and where working class power lies ..read more

In our fifth Organizing Work podcast, site publisher Marianne Garneau and regular contributor MK Lees talk about three recent articles they authored addressing the left’s role in workplace organizing — and the massive reaction online. Articles under discussion: Salt: The flavor, not the meal Better luck next time: Review of Angry Workers’ Class Power on Zero Hours The Leftwing Deadbeat Other articles referenced: Leadership is not governance Socialist leaders won’t save unions The ugly reality of unions under social democracy ..read more

In the fourth episode of the Organizing Work podcast, Nick Driedger and Marianne Garneau talk about the coronavirus crisis, the defeat of Bernie Sanders, and what both mean for the labor movement and for the left ..read more

In the third episode of our podcast, host Rhiannon speaks to Katia Roscov, an early childhood educator, about reproductive labor, such as housework and child care. They note that sometimes it is paid and sometimes unpaid, but it always reflects a gender dynamic in society. Most importantly, they tackle the difficult question how to organize reproductive work ..read more