As railroad workers prepare for a confrontation against the corporations, the government and the union bureaucracies that falsely claim to “represent” them, they must learn … The struggle of railroadersRead more
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Summer 1914: War Enthusiasm, Real and Imaginary
During the years leading up to 1914, Europe’s upper classes, the landowning aristocracy and the industrial-financial bourgeoisie, had lived through years of almost intolerable tension. … Summer 1914: War Enthusiasm, Real and ImaginaryRead more
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How a Soviet Miner From the 1930s Helped Create Today’s Corporate Workplace Culture
One summer night in August 1935, a young Soviet miner named Alexei Stakhanov managed to extract 102 tonnes of coal in a single shift. This … How a Soviet Miner From the 1930s Helped Create Today’s Corporate Workplace CultureRead more
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Farm Workers Need Better Protections
My husband, Alejandro, died from lung cancer in 2010. He was just 50 years old. For years, one of my husband’s jobs was to tend … Farm Workers Need Better ProtectionsRead more
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Fed Rate Hikes Are “Body Blow” to Workers Reeling from Pandemic, Growing Inequality
This week, the United States is facing what Politico calls a Category 5 economic storm as analysts debate whether the U.S. economy is in a … Fed Rate Hikes Are “Body Blow” to Workers Reeling from Pandemic, Growing InequalityRead more
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Strike, Strike, Strike
The ruling oligarchs are terrified that, for tens of millions of people, the economic dislocation caused by inflation, stagnant wages, austerity, the pandemic and the … Strike, Strike, StrikeRead more
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The Past, Present, and Future of Work
Here in the United States (and elsewhere, too), work dominates our lives. Upon meeting someone new, our standard first question is “What do you do … The Past, Present, and Future of WorkRead more
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The Future of Work Is No Work
What if we abolished the institution of work? If we were not required to work to pay for basic rights, such as food, shelter, and … The Future of Work Is No WorkRead more
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No Days Off
Recently, a series of internal Amazon documents revealed that, true-to-form, the tech giant’s Draconian warehouse kingdom is infused with meticulous surveillance of its wage workers. … No Days OffRead more
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Use of App to Record MGNREGA Attendance ‘Violation’ of Worker Rights, Act
The Peoples’ Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG) has opposed the rural development ministry’s May 13 order discontinuing manual attendance at Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment … Use of App to Record MGNREGA Attendance ‘Violation’ of Worker Rights, ActRead more