Backroom Bargaining: Racketeering and Rebellion in New York City’s Labor Unions – New York Labor History Association

Education

On the education sector, including english language teaching

When Workplace Organizing Gets Tough, Here’s How to Keep Going - PM Press

By Steve Early Beyond Chron March 16th, 2026 Review of Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It’s Hard., by Ellen David Friedman. (PM Press, 2026.) Six years ago, Labor Notes ran a contribution to its popular “Steward’s Corner” column by Ellen David-Friedman, a long-time labor educator and former organizer for the National Education Association […]

Why Labor Must Act: Workers, Unions, and the Defense of Democracy

When we look at the history of U-turns from democratic backsliding to democratic revival, the success rate is about fifty percent. That’s the finding that emerges from decades of research into how societies resist authoritarian consolidation—and it should unsettle us. Fifty percent is a coin toss. It means that roughly half the time democratic backsliding becomes permanent, and the institutions, rights, and freedoms people took for granted simply don’t come back.

Class Struggle | Substack

We’re a group of rank and file public school teachers, education support staff and pre-service teachers in Victoria committed to building up the power of our union, the Australian Education Union (AEU). Click to read Class Struggle on Substack. Launched a month ago.

The New York City Nurses’ Strike Was a Historic Victory

The largest and longest nurse strike in New York City history concluded last month. A rank-and-file nurse leader writes in Jacobin about how the 15,000 striking nurses beat giant hospitals to win major victories on safe-staffing and other issues.

Fighting Autocracy and Corruption

Backroom BargainingRacketeering and Rebellion in New York City's Labor UnionsJane LaTourUniversity of Illinois PressISBN: 978-0-252-08916-9 My first contact with labor reformers in New York City was nearly 50 years ago. Like many rank-and-file dissidents, before and since, these critics of union corruption were prophets without honor in their own local.