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One must experience solidarity.

The AfD is winning support far beyond its right-wing core constituency, especially among workers. Explaining its program and declaring loyalty to democracy is not enough. Unions must challenge its monopoly on opposition and become visible again as an independent social counterforce through collecti…

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28 Oct 2026

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One must experience solidarity.

Author: Jörn Boewe Source: express-afp.info

21 Oct 2026

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How Evangelicals Turn Supporters into Leaders—and What the Left Can Learn. Part 2

In Part 2 of his series, Eric Blanc draws ten lessons from Rick Warren on retaining members, building small groups, training organizers and delegating responsibility to turn episodic mobilization into durable mass organization.

Author: Eric Blanc Source: laborpolitics.com

Eric Blanc United States Organizing Organizational Core

20 Oct 2026

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“Online activism was a mistake”

Vitya Ershov reflects on the limits of online activism and the decline of parties and trade unions. Drawing on Anton Jäger’s idea of hyperpolitics, he asks how fleeting outrage can become lasting collective action.

Author: Vitya Ershov Source: doxa.team

Vitya Ershov Organizing Politics and labor Trade Union Infrastructure

24 Oct 2026

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Proles: a young radical on the factory floor

Steve Early reviews Barry Bergman’s Proles, a novel inspired by work at an Arizona copper smelter. It explores workplace organising, union bureaucracy, racism and sexism through the legacy of Salt of the Earth.

Author: Steve Early Source: hollywoodprogressive.com

Steve Early United States Metallurgy USW

16 Oct 2026

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Book Review: Maximum Leverage: From the Street to the Picket Line

Kurt Stand reviews Phil Cohen’s memoir of union organising. From grievances to strikes, Cohen shows how member participation and workplace leadership build the power to win and defend collective agreements.

Author: Kurt Stand Source: labornotes.org

Kurt Stand United States Textile Industry Organizing

13 Oct 2026

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What Evangelicals Can Teach Us About Organizing

The most important book most leftists have never read If progressives and radicals had all read Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Church when it came out in 1995, we’d be far stronger today. It’s the most important book on organizing that most leftists haven’t read. Luckily, it’s not too late to di…

Author: Eric Blanc Source: laborpolitics.com

Eric Blanc United States Organizing

24 Sep 2026

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Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Protect Their Hearing and Their Craft

Philadelphia Orchestra musicians have won first-in-the-nation protections against hearing loss. The groundbreaking provisions, which could serve as a model for other orchestras, are part of a contract just ratified by Musicians (AFM) Local 77-274. They also secured a raise of almost 13 percent ove…

Author: Paul Prescod Source: labornotes.org

Paul Prescod United States Media and culture Organizing

17 Sep 2026

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Trilogy in Praise of the Working Class

The film Every Field, Every Factory shows that even today, the proletariat still has the power to change society. It is a declaration of war against all those who are singing the swan song of the working class.

Author: Peter Nowak Source: untergrund-blättle.ch

Peter Nowak Auto industry Organizing Working-class culture

29 Sep 2026

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Young Democrats Are Putting the Party Back in Politics. It’s Working.

For decades, young people have been one of the Democratic Party’s most loyal blocs. That allegiance has crumbled. Eight years ago, 41 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 29 identif…

Author: Eric Blanc Source: nytimes.com

Eric Blanc United States Organizing Labor movement strategies

27 Sep 2026

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The Rising Left Can’t Ignore Labor’s Ongoing Crisis

The Rising Left Can’t Ignore Labor’s Ongoing Crisis INTERVIEW WITH SAM GINDIN Working people in America are facing a crisis of living standards, Sam Gindin argues, but this has not translated into a crisis for the capitalist system. To challenge ruling class power, the Left still needs to …

Author: Sam Gindin, Benjamin Y. Fong Source: jacobin.com

Sam Gindin, Benjamin Y. Fong United States Logistics Organizing

24 Sep 2026

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No Rights, No Roasts: Workers’ organisation at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel

Editor’s Note : The interview has been edited for clarity. Since late June, workers at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel and the Refuge (the hotel’s bar and restaurant) in Manchester City Centre have been taking industrial action for a set of basic demands as members of Unite North West Service Industr…

Author: Lewis Nicholson Source: prometheus-mag.com

Lewis Nicholson United Kingdom Hospitality and tourism Unite

22 Sep 2026

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AutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever Union

When workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who reap tens of thousands of dollars from sowing fear and doubt. A new calculator from workers’ right…

Author: Luis Feliz Leon Source: labornotes.org

Luis Feliz Leon United States UAW Union busting and repression

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Future Skills: How Trade Unions Shape Vocational Education

01:00 · Pacific Time (PT) · Online

Who determines the knowledge and skills the labour market will need tomorrow? Should vocational education be the sole responsibility of the state and employers? What role can trade unions play in shaping the future of work and professions? Join our webinar, “Future Skills: How Trade Unions Shape Vocational Education.” The webinar will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Ukrainian. Vocational education is not only about preparing young people for their first jobs. It also gives workers opportunities to gain new skills, improve their qualifications and adapt to changes in the labour market. In Norway, trade unions actively take part in shaping vocational education and skills development policy. Cooperation between the state, employers and trade unions helps align the needs of the economy with workers’ interests. We will discuss: • How Norway’s vocational education and workforce training system is organised • The role of trade unions in shaping skills and competence development policy • How tripartite cooperation between the state, employers and trade unions works in vocational education • How to ensure that vocational training meets the real needs of the labour market • Why lifelong learning and upskilling matter for protecting workers’ interests • How trade unions can influence access to and the quality of vocational education This topic is especially important for Ukraine. The war has significantly changed the labour market: some sectors face severe skills shortages, others need new competencies, and thousands of workers have had to change occupations or adapt to new conditions. At the same time, Ukraine’s reconstruction, economic modernisation and European integration will require new approaches to vocational education and workforce training. But who will decide which skills are needed? And will workers and their trade unions have a voice in shaping this policy? Vocational education is not only a response to employers’ needs. It is also an investment in people, their opportunities, professional development and future. That is why trade unions must be full participants in shaping policy in this field. Join the discussion on how cooperation between trade unions, employers and the state can help build a vocational education system that meets today’s challenges and prepares workers for the future. Time: 12:00–13:30 MSK (UTC+3), November 3, 2026. Working language: English

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