Essays & Commentary
Award-winning independent journalist, Mel Buer
Reflections on industry recognition, journalism, and if it matters in the first place.
Essays & Commentary
Reflections on industry recognition, journalism, and if it matters in the first place.
Original Reporting
A coalition group of advocates and allies rallied in solidarity outside the Adelanto ICE Processing Facility just outside Victorville, CA.
Original Reporting
More than 50 longtime union workers employed at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, CA are fighting to keep their jobs after they were served notice of termination in February.
The Union Bug
Boycotting as a Tactic: The REI Boycott w/Ashley Hamilton
Original Reporting
The new TA, if ratified, will bring to a close a nearly 3 month long strike
Original Reporting
Federal agents and LAPD crashed multiple May Day protests in DTLA on May 1, 2026.
The Union Bug
In the New Age of Robber Barons: The UP-NS Merger w/Ron Kaminkow
Dispatches from the shop floor.
Lessons in Solidarity from an Amazon Organizer
Welcome to the relaunch of my regular labor digest.
In conversation with Daniel Gross about his forthcoming book, "Unions of Our Own: 8 Building Blocks to Change Work...and the World"
After nearly ten years at Bernie's Coffee Shop on Wilshire and Fairfax, the organizers with LA's Community Solidarity Project have to moveāand are asking for the public's help.
A GoFundMe, and a SubDrive. For funsies. Of course.
Amazon will honor workers' right to strike after a prolonged, multi-front pressure campaign from the union.
Tear gas, mass arrests, and righteous fury at No Kings Los Angeles.
Reflections on life, memory, and journalism.
California State University workers with Teamsters Local 2010 struck in 2023 to win yearly raises for their workers. CSU claims they can't pay it. A new bill is trying to change that.
Some thoughts on the recent New York Times investigation into Cesar Chavez.
Once again, we are subject to the murderous whims of this villainous government. We are, in fact, 'the baddies.'
Brothel workers make union history, WGSU workers picket WGA HQ, and more news for your weekend.