by Jeremy Brecher, originally published by Labor Network for Sustainability, https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/first-u-s-union-authorized-climate-strike/, on 29 Februrary 2020 Above: Thousands of Minneapolis cleaning workers walked off their jobs and struck their downtown commercial high-rises. Among their key demands was that their employers take action on climate change. Quite possibly the first union sanctioned strike in the U.S. for… Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published by Labor Network for Sustainability, https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/the-future-of-climate-strikes/, on 06 February 2020 This is the first in a series of commentaries on the Future of Climate Strikes. This introductory commentary asks whether strikes and forms of mass direct action “people power” might help halt climate destruction and bring about a Green New… Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published by Labor Network for Sustainability, https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/the-power-of-the-powerless-2/, on 06 February 2020 This commentary maintains that the power of the powerful depends on the cooperation and acquiescence of other people. If enough of those others refuse to go along, they can undermine the “pillars of support” of those at the top. That’s… Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published on Labor Network for Sustainability, https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/introducing-strike-jeremy-brechers-corner/, on 06 February 2020   —This is the first of many re-posts from my new blog “Strike!: Jeremy Brecher’s Corner.” You can subscribe to receive these commentaries directly in your inbox through the Labor Network for Sustainability’s website via this link: https://labor4sustainability.ourpowerbase.net/jeremys_list — This… Read More »