Strikes

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Reviving the Strike

Joe Burns joins the show to discuss the role militant traditional labor strikes have in revitalizing the labor movement.

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You Say You Want A General Strike?

Marianne Garneau discusses her article in Organizing.Work, "You Say You Want a General Strike?" Re-issued with improved audio quality.

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Get Rid of No Strike Clauses and Stop Begging

Hamilton Nolan argues that the right to strike is the only thing that gives working people power, and unions need to stop bargaining it away

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A Look at the GEO Strike in Michigan Fighting the University's Reopening Plan

Union demands for social justice are bread-and-butter issues, and GEO's strike shows how such demands builds engaged membership.

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Wildcat Strikes at University of California w/ Shannon Ikebe & Tara Phillips

You can't calculate everything and predict the outcome in advance. You have to experiment and see what's possible for workers.

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Graduate Employee Strike at UO and Fighting for Worker Control w/ Lola Loustaunau

The social relations in which we are in need to fundamentally change. The worksite is key not just for better wages but to end exploitation.

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Women's Strike, Reconsidered with Marianne Garneau

We spoke with Marianne Garneau, editor of Organizing Work, on why for strikes to be effective they must have specific targets tied to...