Working Stiff

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The Singing Left

Kim Kelly

September 21, 2021

Music and struggle at the Battle of Blair Mountain centennial.

We Are the Main Event

Kim Kelly

January 05, 2021

A conversation with Sara Nelson.

Hero to Zero

Kim Kelly

December 04, 2020

Concern for essential workers becomes a casualty of pandemic fatigue.

Ready to Strike

Kim Kelly

November 02, 2020

If Trump contests the result of the election, labor has a contingency plan.

Justice in a Union

Kim Kelly

August 31, 2020

On collective power and transforming the criminal justice system.

The New Face of Union-Busting

Kim Kelly

August 03, 2020

Age-old anti-labor strategies get a liberal twist.

Rank-and-File Revolt

Kim Kelly

July 01, 2020

While labor leaders drag their feet about police unions, members demand radical change.

Keeping the Lights On

Kim Kelly

June 03, 2020

Utility workers have been hit hard by coronavirus.

Barely Necessities

Kim Kelly

April 29, 2020

Employers stretch the definition of “essential” to its breaking point

Food Fight

Kim Kelly

March 31, 2020

Deemed ”essential,” grocery store workers are fighting to be treated as such.

Misclassified Information

Kim Kelly

March 09, 2020

Many “independent” contractors are anything but.

Lying in State

Kim Kelly

February 10, 2020

How Trump misrepresents his worker-friendly bona fides.