Victory in Ohio?
The Teamsters’ midterm election mess
by Joe AllenJoe Allen analyzes the Ohio Teamsters’ electoral strategy in Ohio and its endorsement of the right-wing Republican, incumbent Governor, Mike DeWine.
Will there be a national strike at UPS?
The status quo is untenable for rank-and-file Teamsters
by Joe AllenJoe Allen examines lessons from the 1997 UPS strike and considers the potential for a national strike against the company in 2023.
Fighting Times
Review of Jon Melrod’s memoir of a revolutionary activist
by Joe AllenJon Melrod’s memoir of his years as a revolutionary activist is a great read. Joe Allen reviews.
Dropping like flies
How will UPS workers survive another summer without a/c?
by Joe AllenJoe Allen shares stories of UPS drivers endangered by the lack of air conditioning in delivery vehicles and the company’s failure to respond.
“Written on Mars”
Is it time to lay Philip Foner to rest?
by Joe AllenThe final volume of Philip Foner’s groundbreaking history of the U.S. labor movement is now available. It covers the years 1929–1932. Despite its promise to frame the origins of the labor militancy of the Great Depression, Joe Allen argues that it presents a distorted picture.
What happened to Red Chicago?
by Joe Allen
Joe Allen analyzes the recent “yes” votes for Mayor Lightfoot’s Bally casino proposal as part of the narrowing horizons for the socialist alderpeople.
See you at Labor Notes
by Joe Allen
On behalf of the Tempest Collective, Joe Allen describes the political terrain ahead of the Labor Notes Conference and the importance of an open and serious engagement with the socialist movement.
CTU election
Vote CORE: No steps backwards
by Joe AllenJoe Allen examines the context of the 2022 CTU elections, the impact of its leadership on Chicago politics, teacher unionism, and the trade union movement nationally, and argues for the importance of a vote for CORE.
The Teamsters: A new era?
by Joe Allen
Joe Allen examines the expectation and challenges facing the new leadership of the Teamsters.
Stoughton’s forever war
The legacy of Vietnam in my hometown
by Joe AllenThe battles of the Vietnam War have given way to recurring battles over its legacy. Joe Allen looks at the war’s impact on his Massachusetts hometown.