Hard Truths about the US Labor Movement: An Interview with Chris Townsend
By Michael D. Yates July 16, 2025 MRonline Chris Townsend has been organizing workers,...
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Video: An Interview with Chris Townsend on American Trade Unionism
The podcast Coming from Left Field recently interviewed veteran union organizer Chris Townsend....
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The AFL-CIO Numbers Gimmick
By Chris Townsend September 16, 2026 All dealings with U.S. labor unions or discussions...
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The Remarkable Starbucks Uprising: Has the Labor Movement Learned Anything?
By Chris Townsend August 27, 2026 We are now well into the sixth year of the Starbucks...
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The Mummification of the AFL-CIO
By Chris Townsend July 14, 2026 The American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial...
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Virginia Labor Movement Takes a Torpedo… from a Democrat
By Chris Townsend June 5, 2026 On May 14th, Virginia Democratic Governor – and CIA...
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An American Worker Listens to “The King”
By Chris Townsend May 13, 2026 On a nice spring afternoon, April 26, 2026, “King” Charles...
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One Man Versus the AFL-CIO Machine
By Chris Townsend April 22, 2026 Editor’s Note: this is the second of two articles...
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If the AFL-CIO Had a Convention, Would Anyone Notice?
By Chris Townsend April 3, 2026 I recently conducted a straw poll, over 10 days in March,...
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Is the Labor Movement Growing or Shrinking? The Incredible Views of the AFL-CIO
By Chris Townsend February 21, 2026 Much of organized labor in the United States seems to...
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“International Unions” and Trump’s Aggression against Canada
By Chris Townsend January 29, 2026 Trade unionists sometimes daydream about cross border...
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A Young Worker Discovers Marxism
By Chris Townsend December 18, 2025 The holiday season around Christmas always reminds me...
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