Articles

  • Factionalism in the Labor Movement: Real and Imaginary Obstacles to Unity

    Factionalism in the Labor Movement: Real and Imaginary Obstacles to Unity

    When a worker becomes convinced of the need to organize, the first question they usually ask themselves is, “What organization should I work with?” In the US, there are numerous establishment state unions, and generally, each state union has at least two major caucuses within it that are responsible for the bulk of union literature,… Read more

  • 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