Updates
Workers and Renters of the World, Unite! | Jacobin
Labor and community groups are coming together to fight for the right to fair and affordable housing for all! Read the article here.
How Workers Can Demand Climate Justice | The American Prospect
A Bargaining for the Common Good approach to the climate crisis. Read the full article here.
Bargaining for More | The American Prospect
Harold Meyerson, editor-at-large of The American Prospect, argues that Bargaining for the Common Good has the potential to bring worker organizing into the future. See the full article here.
For the Common Good, Against Corporate Landlords: 200 Activists Convene to Fight for Housing Justice
Stacy Davis-Gates of CTU started our gathering by reminding us: “This work is not for the timid, y’all, This work is for the impatient, those willing to fight for it. Wall Street does not stand in line. The real estate lobby does not wait their turn. We need to be as...
Why the Labor Movement Has Failed–And How to Fix It | Boston Review
Sarita Gupta, Stephen Lerner, and Joe McCartin argue that Bargaining for the Common Good is well situated to take the U.S. labor movement into the 21st century. Editorialists from The Boston Review respond. Read the full dialogue here.
If You Struggle, You Can Win | Jacobin
A dialogue on how faculty and staff at Rutgers AAUP-AFT have worked to build a strong labor movement on campus and waged campaigns to bargain for the common good of students and communities across New Jersey. Read more about their work here.
A Common Good Victory at Rutgers!
Friends in the Bargaining for the Common Good network, On behalf of Rutgers AAUP-AFT representing more than 8,000 faculty and graduate students, we want to thank you for your support and solidarity throughout our contract fight, and to share some of what we achieved....
Why Unions Must Bargain Over Climate Change | In These Times
The looming timeline of the IPCC report means unions must have a right to bargain over climate change, especially in the public sector. What good is it to negotiate the assignment of overtime when the sky is on fire? Read the article here.
Why Unions Must Bargain for Affordable Housing—and How | The Prospect
With housing costs gobbling up wage increases for union members and almost everyone else, labor must prioritize housing affordability. Read the article here.