Archive of Why You Should Be A Trade Unionist

As part of our series on book worker organizing, David Gutsche, who works at Half Price Books in Roseville, Minnesota, talks about the process and pitfalls of workplace organizing.

All books are 40% off in celebration of May Day!

An excerpt from Kim Moody's introduction to his classic book An Injury to All, which exposes the roots of modern “business unionism” and the causes of its decline.

Here are some of our (non-Verso) favourites of the year, as chosen by our London and New York teams.

Books that imagine a different working world.

A selection of Verso books addressing the relationship between technology, work and society: all 40% off until the end of September.

Matt Kerr, a former postal worker and current union organiser, on the value of post and the parallels between his experiences and Long Live the Post Horn! 

Our top 20 books on activism and anti-capitalist resistance, the perfect introduction to left politics.

Key titles on activism and global resistance, from movements for Black liberation and climate justice to labor organizing and anti-colonial struggles.

History tells us is that progress for working people has only ever been achieved by the collective self-empowerment of organised labour.