Steve Early

Steve Early has been writing about politics or labor in Vermont since he was an undergraduate at Middlebury College more than fifty years ago. He is a former international union representative for the Communications Workers of America and was involved in organizing, bargaining, and political action by CWA members and other workers throughout New England. He co-founded “Labor for Bernie” and was active in both Sanders for President campaigns. Since moving to the Bay Area, he authored four books, including Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City (Beacon Press) about his new hometown, Richmond, California. He can be reached at [email protected].

Jeremy Rathbun stands in front of one of the 400,000 gallon Sequencing Batch Reactor basins at the wastewater treatment facility in Middlebury, Vermont. These biological reactors process approximately 1,000,000 gallons per day. (Terry Allen, Barn Raiser)

‘Making Our Communities What They Need to Be’

Steve Early, Barn Raiser

There’s an old saying: “The rules are made by the people in the room.” That’s why we’ve got to get more of the working-class in those rooms to really start making our communities what they need to be.

July 15, 2024