Nick French

2 weeks ago | portside.org | Nick French

Worker-Led Unionism in the 21st Century Published April 4, 2025 There can be no doubt that the last few years have seen a surge of energy in the labor movement, including union breakthroughs at corporate behemoths Amazon and Starbucks, an explosion of new organizing in higher education, and reform in the United Auto Workers (UAW) leading to a victorious strike at the Big Three automakers and a serious push to unionize auto in the South.

3 weeks ago | inthesetimes.com | Nick French

There can be no doubt that the last few years have seen a surge of energy in the labor movement, including union breakthroughs at corporate behemoths Amazon and Starbucks, an explosion of new organizing in higher education, and reform in the United Auto Workers (UAW) leading to a victorious strike at the Big Three automakers and a serious push to unionize auto in the South. Yet despite all this, overall union density has continued to decline, standing at just 9.9 percent of all U.S. workers.

3 weeks ago | left-notes.com | Nick French

This interview is being copublished with In These Times. There can be no doubt that the last few years have seen a surge of energy in the labor movement, including union breakthroughs at corporate behemoths Amazon and Starbucks, an explosion of new organizing in higher education, and reform in the United Auto Workers leading to a victorious strike at the Big Three automakers and a serious push to unionize auto in the South.

1 month ago | jacobin.com | Nick French

Apparently not slowing down at eighty-three years old, Sen. Bernie Sanders is barnstorming the country with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) on a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to rally opposition to Donald Trump. At one stop on the tour in North Las Vegas last Thursday, the New York Times spoke with retired sixty-five-year-old construction worker Kelly Press about why he was there.

2 months ago | jacobin.com | Nick French

Silicon Valley is moving sharply and openly to the right. In a presidential inauguration where the best seats were essentially sold at auction, tech billionaires and CEOs from Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta paid premiums to sit close to Donald Trump. The world’s richest man, Elon Musk — once a darling of those hoping for a greener capitalism — even managed a fascist salute. What a stark change from the 2016 election.