August Indypendent: Inside a Hot Labor Summer
The Teamsters recently went up against UPS and won a historic contract settlement worth as much as $30 billion. In our August cover story, we look at how the strike mobilization that forced the company to make concessions has roots in a campaign of militant rank-and-file organizing that dates back nearly half a century and is now attracting the interest of workers at other corporate behemoths.
“I’m getting [calls from workers at ] Amazon like crazy,” said one Teamster worker-organizer. “People just saying, ‘You guys did great,’ you know, ‘We’re looking forward to talking with you guys and working with you guys’.”
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How the Teamsters Went Up Against UPS and Won a Historic New Contract
By Amba Guerguerian with John Tarleton
More Labor Coverage
Hollywood Is a Union Town but the History Is Complicated
By Steven Wishnia
The Creative Class on Strike
By John Tarleton
Long Island Starbucks Workers March on Boss Who Fired One of Their Own
By Elsie Carson-Holt
Yes, I want to give to The Indypendent today.
(From left to right) Owen Schacht, Lydia Wei and Elsie Carson-Holt with copies of the August issue.
Here at The Indy, we cover the struggles of working-class New Yorkers, who are invisible to corporate media outlets obsessed with cops and celebrities. We also have a long tradition of mentoring the next generation of progressive journalists. For our August issue, our summer interns roamed the far corners of NYC and brought back deeply reported features on everything from abandoned bus riders in the Bronx, to NYCHA residents at risk of having their buildings demolished to the first-person stories of some of the city’s estimated 10,000 canners. The kids are alright!
Hard-working Canners Talk about Their Haul and What Keeps Them Going
By Lydia Wei
NYCHA Residents in Chelsea Resist Demolition Plan That Could Displace them
By Elsie Carson-Holt
Where’s the Bus? They Mayor Is Failing Transit Targets and NYC Riders
By Owen Schacht
Class of ‘22 Intern Update
Molly Morrow wrote about abortion rights last summer as an Indy intern. This summer she is covering abortion for The Nation. She had her first article published earlier this week. It was edited by former Indy contributing writer Amy Littlefield, who is now the abortion access correspondent at The Nation.
Yes, I want to support The Indy so it continues to be a unique space where up-and-coming progressive journalists receive the mentoring and support they need to flourish.
More Recent Coverage
NYC’s $13 Million Settlement with BLM Protesters ‘Not a Victory, but Something to Hold Onto’
By John Tarleton
Affirmative Action’s Legacy and What Comes Next
By Linda Martín Alcoff
My Favorite Brooklyn-Queens Bike Route
By Derek Ludovici
How to Fight for Radical Change and Never Burn Out
By Eleanor J. Bader
Reverend Billy’s Revelations
By Reverend Billy Talen
The Indypendent News Hour
Tune in for news and interviews you won’t hear anywhere else on The Indypendent News Hour Tuesdays 5–6 pm on WBAI-99.5 FM and streaming on wbai.org. The show is hosted by The Indy’s John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian. You can check out our show archives here, and listen to our most recent show here. We’ll be back on the air Tuesday at 5 p.m.
