Alex Press

New York

Staff Writer at Jacobin

Freelance Writer at Freelance

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Articles

US Unions Take on Artificial Intelligence

Nov 8, 2024 | jacobin.com | Alex Press

When Boston University graduate students went on strike in April, Stan Sclaroff, the university’s dean of arts and sciences, sent faculty an email with suggestions for keeping their classes on track.
Timothy Pearson Is the Kind of Guy Eric Adams Loves

Oct 28, 2024 | jacobin.com | Alex Press

When Eric Adams became New York City mayor in 2022, he brought a lot of old friends to City Hall. One of those associates, from his years at the New York Police Department, is Timothy Pearson.
Uber and Lyft Found a Loophole to Pay NYC Drivers Less

Oct 24, 2024 | jacobin.com | Alex Press

When New York became the first city in the country to mandate that rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft pay their drivers a minimum wage, it seemed like a major win. Low, unpredictable wages are built into the companies’ business models, predicated on their ability to classify their legions of drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, exempting companies from following labor laws that include standards like a minimum wage.
Getting Renters Organized

Oct 11, 2024 | znetwork.org | Tracy Rosenthal |Alex Press |Ben Mabie

Workers have been in crisis for decades. Stagnant wages have meant a declining standard of living, leading to social catastrophe. Declining life expectancy, rising alienation and estrangement, astronomical rates of violence — none of this is the direct result of jobs getting worse, but they aren’t entirely unrelated either.
How the U.S. Labor Movement Is Confronting AI

Oct 9, 2024 | newlaborforum.cuny.edu | Alex Press

When Boston University graduate students went on strike in April, Stan Sclaroff, the university’s dean of arts and sciences, sent faculty an email with suggestions for keeping their classes on track.
Climate Change-Induced Disasters Are Killing Workers

Oct 4, 2024 | portside.org | Alex Press

Climate Change–Induced Disasters Are Killing Workers Published October 4, 2024 The Impact Plastics factory in rural Erwin, Tennessee, is located just a few hundred feet from the Nolichucky River. The company, founded in 1987, manufactures plastic injection molded components for original equipment manufacturers at the Erwin plant, located in the aptly named Riverview Industrial Park. Only a parking lot and two roads separate the workplace from the river.
Climate Change-Induced Disasters Are Killing Workers

Oct 2, 2024 | jacobin.com | Alex Press

The Impact Plastics factory in rural Erwin, Tennessee, is located just a few hundred feet from the Nolichucky River. The company, founded in 1987, manufactures plastic injection molded components for original equipment manufacturers at the Erwin plant, located in the aptly named Riverview Industrial Park. Only a parking lot and two roads separate the workplace from the river. When Hurricane Helene hit the region on Friday, September 27, its impact was cataclysmic.
The First East Coast Longshore Strike in Half a Century Is On

Oct 1, 2024 | jacobin.com | Alex Press

The last time members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) shut down ports up and down the East and Gulf coasts, it was 1977, and dockworkers wanted higher wages and greater job security.
Eric Adams Said Crime Is Out of Control. He Would Know.

Sep 27, 2024 | jacobin.com | Alex Press

It was always going to end up like this. That Eric Adams would face an indictment for abusing public office for private gain was a foregone conclusion for anyone paying attention to how Hizzoner operates. The mayor surrounded himself with convicted felons (they make a great branzino) and elevated unindicted coconspirators and those with conspicuously expensive taste into senior roles in his administration.
How Union Democracy Builds Labor’s Strike Power

Sep 24, 2024 | dissentmagazine.org | Alex Press

How Union Democracy Builds Labor’s Strike Power The UAW’s reform movement brought membership back into the fold, harnessing their energy and forging it into a weapon that could force the companies to bend. &squarf; Fall 2024 Scott Houldieson had some questions.