Essays & Commentary
Notes from a recent visit to New Orleans
Reflections on life, memory, and journalism.
Mel Buer
Mel Buer is an independent multimedia journalist based in Los Angeles.
Original Reporting
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.
Essays & Commentary
Kill your heroes. Uplift the movement.
Some thoughts on the recent New York Times investigation into Cesar Chavez.
Essays & Commentary
I would like to get off this ride
Once again, we are subject to the murderous whims of this villainous government. We are, in fact, 'the baddies.'
The Worker's Wire
Last Week in Labor: Feb 20-27, 2026
Brothel workers make union history, WGSU workers picket WGA HQ, and more news for your weekend.
Original Reporting
VIDEO: WGSU Holds Picket Line Rally Outside WGA Headquarters in Los Angeles
Members of the WGA Staff Union have been on strike since Feb 17.
Original Reporting
VIDEO: JVP-LA holds Solidarity Shabbat Action in Downtown Los Angeles
Last week, activists prayed together, sang together, and drew attention to the connections between the genocide in Palestine with the ICE operations in the U.S.
The Worker's Wire
Last Week in Labor: Feb. 13-20, 2026
California sees multiple major strikes, 2025 labor numbers are out, and more for your weekend.
The Worker's Wire
Last Week in Labor: Feb 6-13, 2026
An update on the digest, plus a few headlines you may have missed.
Essays & Commentary
On taking your rest and finding joy
Reflections on cultivating radical joy in this current moment.
The Union Bug
The Union Bug Ep 02: 'We Always Had a Union'
In conversation with Shaun Richman.
Community Organizing
Blessed are the whistle blowers
Resistance to the ongoing brutality is everywhere. One need only step outside to find it.