The Worker's Wire
Last Week in Labor: Dec. 27, 2025 - Jan. 2, 2026
Labor wins at the federal level, new leadership at the UMWA, and other headlines you may have missed.
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The Union Bug
Media by workers, for workers, with Chris Garlock and Harold Phillips
The Union Bug: Ep. 1
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The Union Bug: Episode 1 (Early Release)
The importance of worker-focused media with Harold Phillips and Chris Garlock
Essays & Commentary
A look back at 2025
Good fucking riddance
The Worker's Wire
Last Week in Labor: November 28 - December 5, 2025
Newsguild launches "News, Not Slop" campaign, workers step up for struggling members, and more headlines for your week.
The Union Bug
Introducing The Union Bug, a new podcast
The Union Bug is a podcast by workers, for workers. Premiering January 2.
The Worker's Wire
Last Week in Labor: November 21-28, 2025.
David Huerta pleads not guilty to misdemeanor charge, Starbucks workers get a boost from the Teamsters, and more headlines for your Thanksgiving.
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This holiday season, I'm passing the hat
A plea for sustained support.
The Worker's Wire
Last Week in Labor: November 14-21 2025.
Welcome back to the weekly labor digest.
Unemployed in America
Thanks for nothing, guys
I honestly don't know what I expected.
Essays & Commentary
It was never about the numbers
On trying to work in the dying American news industry
Essays & Commentary
We gave them flowers; they sent in the horses.
Reflections on No Kings Day 2 in Los Angeles.