"For those with a grassroots theory of worker power, there’s no skills or special position that organizing staff have that worker organizers can’t develop on their own." firewithfire.blog/2022/11/23/the…

"One of my goals in articulating these critiques is to embolden radical workers to avoid the staff route if the aim is to build the socialist movement." firewithfire.blog/2022/11/27/the…

"For those new to workplace organizing, it can seem kind of intimidating. I hope to show that the things that make a workplace organizer good are things that everyone already has inside them, which is the ability to relate to others." firewithfire.blog/2022/12/17/not…

My latest: "To have a robust movement where discussion of strategy is accessible and well-informed it’s important for unionists to be familiar with a broader range of union ideas that are prominent in the movement as a whole." firewithfire.blog/2022/12/31/a-c…

My latest post: "If in trying to build a relationship with a particular coworker you find it’s consistently too stressful or time-consuming or uncomfortable, that’s totally fine and you can set whatever boundaries you need to..." firewithfire.blog/2023/01/16/rel…

In my latest post I look at the militant rank-and-file organizers Stan Weir and Martin Glaberman. They started out in the labor movement proper but after seeing it fail repeatedly, constructed their own brand of leftist grassroots unionism. firewithfire.blog/2023/02/18/not…

My latest: "A material interest in class power alone is not enough to effectively propel workers against capital. In actual workplaces, the material interests in monetary gains are inseparable from our social interests in healthy relationships." firewithfire.blog/2023/05/07/sel…

My latest: "A large portion of organizer success in building relationships and collectively taking action to improve conditions at work is determined by how well they listen." firewithfire.blog/2023/05/27/goo…

My latest: "The goal of these methods is evoking the will to change that people already have inside of them, tapping those enormous reserves of motivational energy that everyone possesses but can be suppressed by ambivalence." firewithfire.blog/2023/06/10/hel…

Daisy Pitkin's recent book On the Line is beautifully written, but I disagreed strongly with the view on unions that emerged through the story. When unions aren't led and controlled by workers, they're not truly for workers either. My latest post: firewithfire.blog/2023/08/20/cri…

My latest: "But organizing outside of these clauses ... just means workers can decide to take action when, where, how, and why they choose to and can do so democratically without union staff trying to unilaterally stop them." firewithfire.blog/2023/09/03/nev…

Kendi is in the news again, now for bad management at his big anti-racism center. I wrote about Kendi's brand of faux-radicalism in this blog post and compared it to what anti-racism looks like when combined with anti-capitalism. firewithfire.blog/2022/10/15/the…

My latest: “Would you ever want to have less influence over the things in your life that you care about most?” I think no one would ever reasonably answer this question with a yes. Anarchist direct democracy is the only way to ensure this for people. firewithfire.blog/2024/01/27/bas…

My latest: "In the early 20th century anarchist unionism was at times the dominant leftist pole within the international labor movement ... with anarchist-led labor federations claiming tens or hundreds of thousands of members on five continents." firewithfire.blog/2024/04/13/ana…

Anarchism has a long and global history of engaging in union organising, be it in the form of anarcho-syndicalism as well as other forms, as detailed in this article by Fire with Fire: firewithfire.blog/2024/04/13/ana…

Taking over executive board positions at unions is counterproductive for reforming them to be more democratic, militant, and radical. Truly grassroots organizing offers an alternative. My latest: firewithfire.blog/2024/06/08/aga…

My latest: "Capitalism is when the boss has total authority to tell the workers what to do. Socialism is when workers discuss, make decisions, and then carry out together what they think is best." firewithfire.blog/2024/08/04/tal…

In my latest post I appeal to young and new radicals to join the labor mvmt as a way to advance their politics over the long haul. I then show what steps to take to make this transition a success. firewithfire.blog/2024/08/13/org…

I've turned one of my most clicked-on blog posts into a zine, free to download and print. Get the files or read the digital version here: tinyurl.com/K12capitalism