Rock River DSA Organizes First Annual May Day Celebration

The Janesville May Day Committee’s first annual May Day Celebration was held on May 1, 2022 at the Marvin Roth Pavilion in Courthouse Park, Downtown Janesville.

Women Labor Leaders

by CJ We would like to thank the Global Labor Justice’s International Labor Rights Defenders Roundtable for calling attention to and amplifying the voices of women union and labor leaders from across the globe.  Allison Lee (Lee li Hua): Secretary General, Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union (YMFU), Taiwan. Lee is the co-founder of Taiwan’s first labor

A Cooperative Journey: Part II

This work is part of a series focused on the creation of a worker co-operative in the tech field. By Oliver L. Wolff In a traditional business, the business model is the core to which everything revolves. In a cooperative business, the model is still important, but only in relation to the core workers. A traditional

A Cooperative Journey: Part I

This work is part of a series focused on the creation of a worker co-operative in the tech field. By Oliver L. Wolff As a worker in the Computer programming field, the state of worker unions is barren.  There are plenty of common grievances that you’ll find: lack of advancement, inhumane working hours (particularly during

Rock River DSA Stands With Hufcor Workers Against Vampire Capitalists

Rock River DSA Action Report, by Seth Lambert Members of Rock River DSA attended a Union Rally organized by IUE-CWA Local 84811 on June 30 to stand in solidarity with Hufcor workers who are facing the outsourcing of jobs at the Janesville factory. Hufcor was purchased by Los Angeles based vulture capitalists OpenGate, who have

Protecting the Right to Organize in the Rock River Valley

By Oliver L. Wolff On March 9, 2021, the United States House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.  As of writing, the Senate has yet to vote, but 50 senators have co-sponsored the bill.  What does this mean for workers in the Rock River Valley area?  Let’s examine a few

What Beloit’s Amazon Workers Can Learn From Bessemer’s Union Drive

By Seth Lambert When Beloit’s Amazon fulfillment center opened last year, Site Manager Jason Berg bragged to the Beloit Daily News about Amazon’s “industry leading jobs with comprehensive benefits.” This is a common company line brought out to distract from the company’s terrible track record with their employees’  well-being, and their shameless, costly, and often