American Worker

The Minor Compositions Podcast began on Firefly Frequencies as a kind of semi-clandestine radio experiment. Now, all 42 episodes of Season One are available everywhere.

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"We miss Asad greatly, and we remain inspired by him. We also take comfort in the knowledge that his life’s work – the search for truth, political and philosophical – will be carried on by so many others who were lucky enough to encounter him."

Remembering Asad: histcon.ucsc.edu/people/alumn...

“Documenting what we already know is broken, finding out it's broken everywhere, and using that information to build real power,” Janet from @NSLU_PDX shared.

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4,500+ Starbucks baristas across 150+ cities have shut down hundreds of stores, blockaded distribution centers, and disrupted corporate operations with a level of militance rarely seen in the U.S.… Heat The Ground Up with Starbucks Workers United

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Heat the Ground up

Join us for a discussion on how the historic @sbworkersunited.org strikes were organized. With @inthesetimes.com and @labornotes.bsky.social.

Stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKhl...
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For the Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education, Kevin Van Meter (@americanwork47.bsky.social) and I wrote a report on the state of organized labor in Maine. Here are some of our findings 👇

“[H]ad I so interfered in behalf of the Rich, the Powerful, the Intelligent, the so–called Great, or in behalf of any of…that class, and suffered and sacrificed what I have in this interference, it would have been all right.”

A pilgrimage to John Brown’s body last weekend!

Support the Prairieland Defendants... as the future of political freedom in America is on trial in North Texas!!

"A week after @NSLU_PDX members received their proper wage increase, per the collective bargaining agreement, New Seasons Market laid-off 95 union and nonunion workers." Support these workers here: www.nslu.org/layoff-fund?...

Thanks for having us on! To learn more about our union, head to bluebottleunion.org

Applied Research—State of the Unions: Organized Labor in Maine New Applied Research Report!The State of the Unions: Organized Labor in Maine, 2022-2024 (2026)Joseph van der Naald and Kevin Van Meter "The State of the Unions: Organized Labor in Maine, 2022-2024 pr...

By labor movement researchers Joseph van der Naald and @americanwork47.bsky.social. Take a read here: www.readingstruggles.info/post/applied...

“State of the Unions in Maine provides a basic understanding of unionization rates, wage differentials, economic and labor market trends, and demographic data on Maine’s workers for scholars, policy makers, union leaders, and of course workers themselves.”

CLASS COMPOSITION IN THE GROCERY SECTOR Grocery stores as essential services. Although, for workers in the grocery sector there are real challenges—low wages and high turnover, bully bosses and difficult customers. We worked through the pa...

Grocery workers are sharing their experiences and organizing with their coworkers to share too. So far we have responses from workers in New Seasons Labor Union, UE, and UFCW. Join the conversation here: bit.ly/groceryinquiry

ARE YOU A GROCERY WORKER? What do grocery workers think? What do we want?

Participate in our workers' inquiry by sharing your experiences, organize with other grocery workers to share too, and join in the conversation!

@traderjoesunited.bsky.social

New book days are the best days, especially when its CLR James's "The Nobbie Stories for Children and Adults" and a gift from my sweetheart!

We are go! Being copy edited atm. Excited to see this in the world!!

Since some super sluthes found a reference online, here is an early announcement. With more details to follow in the coming months!

Refuse work. Revolt against capitalism. Read Harry Cleaver. In that order. Repeat. "Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism, The Writings of @harrycleaver.bsky.social" edited by Robert Ovetz and @americanwork47.bsky.social out on @commonnotions.bsky.social in September!

New book days are the best days, especially it’s an advanced readers copy of my comrade Daniel Gross’s “Unions of Our Own: Eight Building Blocks to Change Work and the World” out this April on @haymarketbooks.org! Check out the details: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2724-u...

Went ahead and just put this up as a (free open) post online so it's easier to edit. I'll just add new fundraisers that come up to this page when they do, so feel free to dm them to me or comment.

www.patreon.com/posts/151173...

Just submitted "Fifteen Theses on the US Labor Movement" coauthored with Robert Ovetz and out in Gabriel Kuhn's "Workers’ Power from Below: Syndicalism in the Twenty-First Century" out this fall. Looking forward to seeing it in the world!

ARE YOU A GROCERY WORKER?

What do grocery workers think? What do we want?

Participate in our workers' inquiry by sharing your experiences, organize with other grocery workers to share too, and join in the conversation!

@NSLU_PDX

Remember this with young comrades—take the time to respond to them, answer their questions, help them level up their skills, read what they write, reach out when they cite or reference you. A short note makes all the difference!

One of the joys of being part of long-standing revolutionary movements and having relationships with elders and senior scholars is receiving supportive notes about your efforts—“Hang in there, you are doing great work.”

New reading days are the best days especially when its the second issue of @htwvmag.bsky.social. Damn excited to dig in!

The Commons w/ Peter Linebaugh Featuring Peter Linebaugh on the long histories of commons and commoning, connections between enclosures in Europe and imperial conquest abroad, and writing history from below.

This was such a special interview to conduct: the first in two episodes with historian Peter Linebaugh on the long histories of commons and commoning, connections between enclosures in Europe and imperial conquest abroad, and writing history from below. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/the-...

@workinquirywork.bsky.social and @bbiunion.bsky.social have launched a new #WorkersInquiry with the help of our comrades Janet of New Seasons Labor Union-@ueunion.org Local 1010 and Maeg of @traderjoesunited.bsky.social.

So so happy for you! #morescheming!