Hope for a stronger union in the U.K.
An interview on the Unite union election
by Joe AllenJoe Allen interviews Ian Allinson on the recent Unite the Union election in the U.K.
Teamster Election Roundtable
The Teamsters Election and the Rank-and-File
by Joe AllenRank and file Teamsters discuss what the upcoming elections mean for the future of the union.
What’s at stake at the Teamsters’ convention
New direction for the end of the Hoffa era?
by Joe AllenJoe Allen reports on the upcoming 2021 Teamster Convention.
Confusion is not a path forward
A response to Chris Maisano
by Joe AllenJoe Allen critically examines Chris Maisano’s recent piece, “US-China Tensions Are Escalating. What Does That Mean for the Left?” and is left with more questions than clarifying answers.
Defeat in Bessemer
A wake up call for the Left and labor
by Joe AllenLongtime socialist and Teamster, Joe Allen, critically assesses both the defeat of the Amazon organizing drive as well as the limitations of the lessons being drawn by some on the Left.
Organizing Amazon
Prospects and challenges
by Joe AllenJoe Allen discusses the significance of the organizing drive at Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama
Where is UPS going?
by Joe Allen
Joe Allen calls attention to the ongoing restructuring at UPS, evidenced by the recent sale of UPS Freight, and why this sale and the recent history of UPS restructuring should be red flags for rank and file Teamsters and the union as a whole.
What Labor’s Untold Story doesn’t tell you
by Joe Allen
Longtime Teamster activist and socialist, Joe Allen offers a critical review of the radical labor classic, Labor’s Untold Story.
Memories of the class
A review of “Living and Dying on the Factory Floor”
by Joe AllenJoe Allen reviews David Ranney’s autobiographical account of his life as a revolutionary socialist factory worker in the 1970s and 1980s.
Rank and file reds
A reply to The Call’s “Life As a Rank-and-File Teamster”
by Joe AllenJoe Allen responds to Eli R. on the role of socialist organization in the political life of a rank-and-file Teamster.