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Workers Struggles

Articles

An Extension and a Raise at AC Transit?

April 27, 2022

AC Transit workers have gotten an extension of the current contract and a raise, but it’s not much considering inflation and pandemic conditions. …

Articles

BART Workers Keep a Dysfunctional System Running

April 22, 2022

Live Within Our Means? Some of us have been told that the key to being …

Articles

California Nurses Locked Out in Class War over Health Care

April 21, 2022

On April 18, over 8,000 nurses in Northern California went on a one-day strike in …

Articles

Chevron Richmond: A Month-Long Strike

April 20, 2022

Workers at the Richmond Chevron refinery have been on strike for a month. Chevron has brought in less skilled replacement workers, causing instances of polluting flaring. …

International

India Strike Called “Low Turnout” Despite Nearly 50 Million Participants!

April 6, 2022

In the last week of March, India saw workers across the private and public sectors …

Articles

Staten Island Warehouse Workers Win First Amazon Union in the U.S.

April 5, 2022

Workers at the JFK8 Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, have voted to form a union. …

In Brief

Richmond Chevron Workers Go on Strike

March 28, 2022

Over 500 workers at the Richmond, California Chevron refinery have gone on strike. …

Articles

Unionizing Workers at Starbucks are Showing the Way

March 23, 2022

The coronavirus has overwhelmingly impacted workplaces, meaning worse conditions for many workers. The service sector, …

Education

CA College of the Arts Staff Go on Strike – College Refuses to Negotiate Contract

March 5, 2022

Staff at the California College of the Arts (CCA) recently went on a four-day strike …

In Brief

Haiti: Textile Workers Demand Higher Wages

February 25, 2022

Imagine: a country with an inspiring history of revolt and resistance, caught in the claws …

In Brief

Concrete Workers Strike For Over 4 Months In Seattle Area

February 16, 2022

330 truck drivers, concrete pourers, technicians, mechanics, and yard workers have been on strike since …

In Brief

Golden Gate Transit Workers Authorize Strike

February 8, 2022

Workers at Golden Gate Transit have voted to authorize a strike. …

Articles

Denver: Grocery Workers Strike at King Soopers

January 23, 2022

Since Wednesday, Jan. 12th, more than 8,000 workers in the Denver metro area at King Soopers, a grocery chain store owned by Kroger, have been on strike against low wages and poor working conditions. …

In Brief

Workers At Kellogg’s End 11 Week Strike

January 6, 2022

On December, 27th, after two and a half months on strike, workers at Kellogg’s voted to ratify a five year contract and return to work. …

In Brief

The Fight Continues for Kellogg‘s Workers

December 12, 2021

After rejecting a tentative agreement with a two tier wage structure, Kellogg’s has recently responded by trying to hire permanent replacement scabs. …

In Brief

John Deere Workers Stand Up to the Company

November 21, 2021

On November 17th, after being on strike for 35 days across 14 facilities in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Georgia and Colorado, 61% of the over 10,000 John Deere workers have voted to approve the third contract proposal. …

In Brief

Healthcare Workers at Kaiser Say Enough is Enough

November 9, 2021

30,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in Southern California and Oregon have voted to strike. …

In Brief

John Deere Workers Continue the Fight

November 7, 2021

On Tuesday, November 2nd, 10,000 John Deere workers in the United Auto Workers (UAW) union rejected a second tentative agreement to continue their strike which started on October 14. …

In Brief

10,000 John Deere Workers on Strike

October 20, 2021

10,000 workers at John Deere went on strike against a bad contract. …

In Brief

Workers Stand Strong Against Kellogg’s Bosses’ Strikebreaking Tactics

October 17, 2021

Workers at Kellogg’s are standing up to the bosses strikebreaking tactics. …

International

France: Public Transportation Workers Fight Back

September 10, 2021

In September, angry workers have gone on strike in several bus stations in Ile-de-France (the area surrounding Paris). …

In Brief

“You only can slap a person so many times.” – Voices From Essential Workers

August 27, 2021

Today we are sharing an episode of This American Life: “Essential” which shares a range of voices of workers who were deemed essential during the first wave of the pandemic. …

In Brief

Nabisco Workers Draw The Line In The Sand

August 21, 2021

Workers at Nabisco, the company that makes snacks like Oreos, Fig Newtons and Wheat Thins, have been on strike since August 10th. …

Articles

San Francisco General Strike 87 Years Ago: The Power of Worker Solidarity

July 5, 2021

Eighty-six years ago, longshore workers all along the Pacific coast were on strike. …

Articles

The Significance of the Pullman Strike of 1894

June 25, 2021

On June 26th, 1894, members of the American Railway Union began a boycott in support …

In Brief

Volvo Workers in Virginia Say NO to Bad Contract

May 22, 2021

The UAW shut down a Volvo workers’ strike in Dublin, Virginia. …

In Brief

May 1968 – French Workers and Students Make History!

May 16, 2021

In 1968, students in France started a movement which became a general strike. …

In Brief

Argentina: Healthcare Workers Strike Spreads and Winning Ground

May 6, 2021

Healthcare workers in Argentina are striking against worsening standards of living. …

In Brief

Amazon Pulls Out All the Stops against Workers Organizing

March 4, 2021

Workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, AL fulfillment center are trying to organized a union. Amazon is doing everything it can to prevent that. …

Baltimore Events

Workers of the World: Growth, Change and Rebellion (With Kim Moody)

Kim Moody is a longtime activist, socialist, a founder of Labor Notes, and author of many books on rank and file unionism and politics. …

In Brief

Healthcare Workers Tired and Scared

December 15, 2020

These two words best describe how healthcare workers across the board feel about dealing with …

In Brief

Tyson Foods – Management Places Bets on Workers Getting COVID

December 4, 2020

  The U.S. company Tyson Foods Inc., among the largest beef, pork and chicken producers …

In Brief

Workers in India Conduct World’s Biggest General Strike

December 4, 2020

Hundreds of millions have shown they are willing to stand together …

In Brief

When Did Essential Workers Become Expendable?

October 30, 2020

We can’t forget who is really essential and who just feeds off our labor …

In Brief

Detroit Bus Drivers: Essential Workers Strike for Safety

October 16, 2020

On October 2, at least 288 Detroit bus drivers pulled a wildcat work stoppage, striking for safety under pandemic working conditions …

In Brief

Alameda Health System Strike: Showing What Workers are Capable of

October 12, 2020

The links and connections made can be the fuel to energize the battles to come. …

In Brief

Belarus: The Power of Workers

September 1, 2020

In a demonstration of the power of the working class, workers in Belarus have gone on strike in support of the protestors against state repression. …

In Brief

Postal Workers Resist Attacks

August 27, 2020

Postal workers in Tacoma Washington defied their top management last week by reconnecting the sorting machines post office bosses had ordered shut down …

Frontlines

Healthcare Workers are Not Giving Up

August 4, 2020

There have recently been a number of demonstrations led by healthcare workers …

Articles

Highland Workers Walk Out

July 19, 2020

Workers at Highland Hospital are walking out for the safety of their patients and themselves …

Articles

Maquilas and Coronavirus: Mexican Workers Fight U.S. Corporations and Government for the Right to Live

July 15, 2020

The southern side of the U.S.-Mexico border is dotted with maquilas – companies contracted with U.S. corporations to run factories employing workers at poverty wages …

In Brief

Ford Workers Stop Assembly Line Over COVID-19

June 2, 2020

Ford workers forced their assembly line to shut down at the Dearborn, MI truck assembly plant. …

In Brief

France: Hospital Workers Say, “Medals for Our Service? No, Thank You!”

May 18, 2020

For months, hospital staff in France have been fighting for better pay. Then, during the crisis, they were sent to the front without ammunition: a lack of PPE …

In Brief

Striking Sanitation Workers Replaced by Prison Labor

May 12, 2020

Dozens of sanitation workers in New Orleans went on strike for COVID safety equipment last Wednesday, May 6. …

Frontlines

BART – Safety is Up to the Workers

May 4, 2020

BART is operating as if it is business as usual, endangering the lives of workers and riders. …

In Brief

Essential Workers Take Action on May Day

May 4, 2020

On May 1, International Workers’ Day, some workers at Amazon, Instacart, Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, and Shipt took action …

Articles

GE Workers Demand Ventilator Production

April 1, 2020

On Monday, General Electric (GE) factory workers held demonstrations at two different plants, with the demand that the company use its aviation factories to produce ventilators. …

Articles

Instacart Workers Protest Conditions

April 1, 2020

Instacart, a company that lets you order groceries online and have them delivered from your favorite stores, has seen a boom in business since the coronavirus has forced people to stay home. …

Articles

Workers at Amazon Take Responsibility for Health and Strike

March 31, 2020

Amazon workers in New York at the Staten Island warehouse went on strike on Monday the 30th, demanding that Amazon shut down their shipping center to get it cleaned for Covid-19. …

Other Covid-19 Articles

Amazon workers to walk out over lack of protective gear amid coronavirus

March 30, 2020

Employees in New York facility say they have to ‘force company’s hand’ to act and accuse company of poor communication …

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