Nolan Tabb, Author at Daily Struggle

Nolan Tabb
UAW Local 281

Nolan Tabb is a 15 year Rank-and-File member committed to class struggle unionism. Not until we are willing to confront bureaucratic tendencies in organized labor will members truly be the highest authority.

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Standing Down: Reflections on Shawn Fain’s Presidency
Andrew Bergman, Jeremy Bunyaner, Nolan Tabb, Judy Wraight June 14, 2026July 15, 2026

UAWD Steering Committee members present a deep dive into Shawn Fain’s presidency, through the lens of the pressures to deliver on the Stand Up Strike and the co-optive trap of bureaucracy. Fain has turned away from class struggle unionism, failing to follow through on his refreshing shift toward militant rhetoric and his influential push to reinvigorate the idea of a mass general strike. UAW members should understand Fain as the more progressive face of the old-guard Administration Caucus. Though he was elected to put an end to their stranglehold, Fain has instead re-entrenched his former antagonists and been realigned as their new leader.
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Class Struggle in Practice: UAWD Training Builds Shop-Floor Power
Nolan Tabb, Navruz Baum, Nevena Pilipović-Wengler, Estefania Rodriguez, Josh Trombley March 26, 2026May 6, 2026

UAW members from across sectors came together for UAWD’s Class Struggle Unionism 101 Training, sharing concrete tactics and examples of how they’ve been used to build power on the shop floor, escalate fights, and take on the bosses and capitalist class.
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Overcoming Rural Worker Exploitation: Building a Militant Sectoral Manufacturing Strategy
Nolan Tabb, Rob Lett November 13, 2025May 6, 2026

As the rural working class is being exploited for profit through predatory tactics that decimate rural communities, some rural workers have built rank-and-file power to mount militant strikes that span rural facilities across the country. A class struggle vision would move beyond simply organizing new shops and narrowly fighting for bread-and-butter issues, expanding demands to fight whipsawing and address brutal workplace conditions by giving workers more control over the shop floor.