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They organized mutual aid in the same place for nearly a decade. Now they're being forced to move.

They organized mutual aid in the same place for nearly a decade. Now they're being forced to move.

After nearly ten years at Bernie's Coffee Shop on Wilshire and Fairfax, the organizers with LA's Community Solidarity Project have to move—and are asking for the public's help.

Let's keep this thing running, shall we?

Let's keep this thing running, shall we?

Amazon Teamsters claim victory over retail supergiant's strike retaliation

Amazon Teamsters claim victory over retail supergiant's strike retaliation

VIDEO: State Terror, Vol. [XX]

VIDEO: State Terror, Vol. [XX]

Notes from a recent visit to New Orleans

Notes from a recent visit to New Orleans

CSU is using a legal loophole to claw back contractual raises. Union members want to change that.

CSU is using a legal loophole to claw back contractual raises. Union members want to change that.

Kill your heroes. Uplift the movement.

Kill your heroes. Uplift the movement.

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They organized mutual aid in the same place for nearly a decade. Now they're being forced to move.

They organized mutual aid in the same place for nearly a decade. Now they're being forced to move.

After nearly ten years at Bernie's Coffee Shop on Wilshire and Fairfax, the organizers with LA's Community Solidarity Project have to move—and are asking for the public's help.

Amazon Teamsters claim victory over retail supergiant's strike retaliation

Amazon Teamsters claim victory over retail supergiant's strike retaliation

VIDEO: State Terror, Vol. [XX]

VIDEO: State Terror, Vol. [XX]

CSU is using a legal loophole to claw back contractual raises. Union members want to change that.

CSU is using a legal loophole to claw back contractual raises. Union members want to change that.

VIDEO: WGSU Holds Picket Line Rally Outside WGA Headquarters in Los Angeles

VIDEO: WGSU Holds Picket Line Rally Outside WGA Headquarters in Los Angeles

VIDEO: JVP-LA holds Solidarity Shabbat Action in Downtown Los Angeles

VIDEO: JVP-LA holds Solidarity Shabbat Action in Downtown Los Angeles

Disney Studios seeks to fire union lot nurses in favor of subcontractors, shredding an 85-year tradition

Disney Studios seeks to fire union lot nurses in favor of subcontractors, shredding an 85-year tradition

Essays & Commentary

Notes from a recent visit to New Orleans

Notes from a recent visit to New Orleans

Reflections on life, memory, and journalism.

Kill your heroes. Uplift the movement.

Kill your heroes. Uplift the movement.

I would like to get off this ride

I would like to get off this ride

On taking your rest and finding joy

On taking your rest and finding joy

A look back at 2025

A look back at 2025

It was never about the numbers

It was never about the numbers

We gave them flowers; they sent in the horses.

We gave them flowers; they sent in the horses.

The Union Bug

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