BP, Marathon, and Phillips 66 have locked out unionized refinery workers amid record oil profits. Joe Allen asks why these labor disputes have received little national attention ahead of the midterm elections.
BP, Marathon, and Phillips 66 have locked out unionized refinery workers amid record oil profits. Joe Allen asks why these labor disputes have received little national attention ahead of the midterm elections.
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.
Workers at a Corning solar manufacturing plant in Michigan voted September 1 to join the Steelworkers (USW). The vote was a close 560-512, following an intense anti-union campaign by the company. Nakisha West, a wirecutter, voted yes for “fairness and accountability.” She and her co-workers use s…
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