Articles

  • A Worker’s Guide to: Organizing for Demands

    A Worker’s Guide to: Organizing for Demands

    The demands and grievances of the working class are the objective force driving the labor movement forward. Therefore, in the course of any labor organizing there will come a point when the demands and grievances of the workers, and the question of how to develop a successful campaign around them, will manifest itself. This guide… Read more

  • Our History: On the Clasista Labor Movement (Part 1)

    Our History: On the Clasista Labor Movement (Part 1)

    In the 1960s and 1970s, across the globe, trade unions had already begun a process of decline that would rapidly pick up over the next few decades. In the United States and many other industrialized countries, the establishment labor movement had been thoroughly purged of opponents of American Imperialism through the combined efforts of labor… Read more

  • The Role of IATSE in the Live Entertainment Industry (Part Two):The Origins of Organized Labor On Stage and In the Studios

    The Role of IATSE in the Live Entertainment Industry (Part Two):The Origins of Organized Labor On Stage and In the Studios

    We are happy to re-publish this excellent extended version of the lead article in Strike the Stage’s 7th edition. The July 2025 article continues the work of the June Edition in outlining and analyzing the history and role of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in the entertainment industry, and connecting that work… Read more

  • Announcement: NLOC Establishes Workers’ Circles

    Announcement: NLOC Establishes Workers’ Circles

    The New Labor Organizing Committee has formally accepted the affiliation of the following workers’ circles: Johnson City New Labor Committee (TN)Working People’s Association of Charlotte (NC)Columbus New Labor Committee (OH)Oklahoma City New Labor Committee (OK)Providence New Labor Committee (RI) The purpose of these circles is to provide local assistance to the shop organizations, help new… Read more

  • A Worker’s Guide to: Talking to Your Co-Workers

    A Worker’s Guide to: Talking to Your Co-Workers

    By: New Day at Amazon In the course of organizing your coworkers it is necessary to learn the proper strategy and tactics of talking to your coworkers. We should be very clear, there is a right way and a wrong way to talk to each other. We can start with the whole point of talking… Read more

  • Founding Statement of the Johnson City New Labor Committee

    Founding Statement of the Johnson City New Labor Committee

    We, the founding members of the Johnson City New Labor Committee (JCNLC) and its Editorial Board, are excited to publicly announce our formation and wish to outline our immediate goals, tasks, and summations for this initial period of expansion and consolidation! For membership inquiries, organizational correspondence, thoughts, criticisms, or advice, please reach us at jcnlc@proton.me.… Read more