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Teamsters: The Ghost of Jackie Presser

The big news coming out of the Teamsters’ recent convention in Las Vegas is that for the first time in 35 years, there will be no rank-and-file...

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Who’s Afraid of Richard Hooker to Lead the Teamsters?

With a few weeks to go before the start of the Teamsters’ union convention in Las Vegas, a major push is on to deny Richard Hooker the five per cent...

01.06.2026 10

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May Day Should be a Day Without the Bosses, Yet…

Ever since I moved to Chicago in 1993, May Day has progressively degenerated throughout the years, despite moving into the mainstream in a herky-jerky...

03.05.2026 10

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Where was the UAW? The Senate Vote on the D9 Bulldozers to Israel

Like many people in the U.S. Left, I closely watched the U.S. Senate vote to block the transfer of 1,000 pound bombs and military equipment to Israel...

21.04.2026 20

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The Senate Vote on the D9 Bulldozers

Like many people in the U.S. Left, I closely watched the U.S. Senate vote to block the transfer of 1,000-pound bombs and military equipment to Israel...

20.04.2026 10

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Chicago’s Labor Democrats Are Stuck in the (AIPAC) Past

With only a few days left before Illinois’ primary elections on March 17th, the bitter, often nasty campaigns to succeed prominent members of the...

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Why are the Teamsters Endorsing Greg Abbott?

Abbott’s hostility to working class people and unions is not a secret. He’s fearmongered about “Big Labor,”especially public sector unions for...

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Three Days in Minneapolis

During the three days I spent in Minneapolis, a week after the ICE murder of Alex Pretti forced the Trump administration to yank Border Patrol...

06.02.2026 50

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The Burgeoning Resistance Amidst the Crackdown in Minneapolis

Since the murder of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on January 7, the world’s attention has turned sharply to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Good, a...

19.01.2026 20

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Teamster Head Sean O’Brien vs. Everybody

Teamsters’ union General President Sean O’Brien will be speaking at the annual convention Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) this coming...

06.10.2025 20

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Teamster Head Sean O’Brien vs. Everybody

Teamsters’ union General President Sean O’Brien will be speaking at the annual convention Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) this coming...

06.10.2025 30

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Fighting the Far Right on Campus: An small victory from San Diego in 1992

The death of Charlie Kirk has made me think about the growth of the right-wing presence on U.S. campuses during the last three decades. The student...

23.09.2025 30

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The Teamsters’ Non-Strike at UPS

Like many people, I woke up early last Tuesday morning to find an excited post in my Facebook news feed from the Teamsters: “At 11th Hour, UPS...

19.08.2025 20

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Fascists on the CPD: Why Is It So Hard to Fire Proud Boy Cops in Chicago?

Screenshot from YouTube For many years, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) has harbored at​ least two dozen members of the Proud Boys, Three...

01.08.2025 20

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Teamsters’ Sean O’Brien Doing MAGA’s Dirty Work in the Labor Movement

Soon after Donald Trump announced that he was going to propose a one percent tariff on films produced in “foreign lands,” Teamsters’ General...

21.05.2025 20

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