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Mel Buer

Mel Buer is an independent multimedia journalist based in Los Angeles.

The Union Bug: Ep. 003

The Union Bug: Ep. 003

In conversation with Daniel Gross about his forthcoming book, "Unions of Our Own: 8 Building Blocks to Change Work...and the World"

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?

A GoFundMe, and a SubDrive. For funsies. Of course.

Amazon Teamsters claim victory over retail supergiant's strike retaliation

Amazon Teamsters claim victory over retail supergiant's strike retaliation

Amazon will honor workers' right to strike after a prolonged, multi-front pressure campaign from the union.

VIDEO: State Terror, Vol. [XX]

VIDEO: State Terror, Vol. [XX]

Tear gas, mass arrests, and righteous fury at No Kings Los Angeles.

Notes from a recent visit to New Orleans

Notes from a recent visit to New Orleans

Reflections on life, memory, and journalism.

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.

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.