Something’s Happening In the Labor Movement…
We need to grow this base to sustain the project throughout 2021 and into 2022. Sustaining donors can help us plan the funds we’ll have available.
EWOC
October 11, 2021
Blog
Join EWOC’s Panel Event: What Does the ‘Labor Shortage’ Mean for Working People?
There are lots of bogus theories swirling around that attempt to explain the behavior of workers in the U.S. right now. To help us make sense of it all, EWOC is hosting a political education panel on Tuesday, October 19th: “Help Wanted: What Does the ‘Labor Shortage’ Mean for Working People?”
EWOC
October 10, 2021
Striking Window Cleaners Want Their Dangerous Job Recognized as a Skilled Trade
At a time when many other workers are fighting defensive battles, window cleaners in the Twin Cities are striking to advance their standards and get their due. Safety is the burning issue.
Luis Feliz Leon
October 6, 2021
Millions of Workers are Quitting But Should Organize Instead
In the Great Resignation, millions of workers are quitting, but they could use assistance to organize for power in the workplace and improve their jobs instead, argues Eric Dirnbach.
Eric Dirnbach
October 6, 2021
Striketober: Prepare for the strike wave
From healthcare to Hollywood, labor unrest is on the rise in America. Thousands of workers are on strike, and tens of thousands more could join them.
EWOC
October 4, 2021
Stand Up, Fight Back
After skyrocketing living costs, stagnant wages, the erosion of benefits, and a lack of rest periods, workers are taking matters into their own hands.
EWOC
September 27, 2021
We Need Your Support to Build a Powerful and Sustainable Movement
I first started organizing with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee in the summer of 2020.
EWOC
September 23, 2021
6 Signs You’re in a Captive Audience Meeting
Right now, companies are allowed to hold captive audience meetings, which are mandatory meetings with workers to spread anti-union misinformation. If the PRO Act passes on September 27th, that won’t be legal anymore.
EWOC
September 22, 2021
The power of the strike ✊
On August 10, about 200 Nabisco factory workers in Oregon went on strike. They were quickly joined by workers in Colorado, Virginia, Illinois, and Georgia.
EWOC
September 20, 2021
Worker organizing: Is there an app for that? EWOC thinks not
Venture capitalists are funding tech startups designed to help workers form unions. EWOC organizers explain why workers have better options.
EWOC
September 14, 2021
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