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Workers Struggles

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NY/NJ Port Workers For Peace Say, “Stop Genocide in Palestine.”

March 6, 2024

Activists in New Jersey held a rally at Elizabeth Marine Terminal to educate workers and rally support for the Palestinian people. …

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Welsh and Ukrainian Miners Show Solidarity Across Borders

March 5, 2024

Welsh miners went to Ukraine with supplies to show solidarity with Ukrainian miners, who helped them during a 1984 strike. …

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International Women’s Day: Give Us Bread, But Give Us Roses, Too!

March 3, 2024

March 8th is International Women’s Day. This is a day to commemorate the working women …

Artículos en Español

Machu Picchu no está en venta

February 25, 2024

Los habitantes de Cusco, Perú, donde se encuentra la histórica ciudad Inca de Machu Picchu, …

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Flight Attendants Protest Poor Wages and Working Conditions

February 16, 2024

Tens of thousands of flight attendants rallied and picketed Tuesday at 30 major airports across …

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Machu Picchu is Not For Sale!

February 13, 2024

The people of Cusco, Peru are rising up against the privatization of Machu Picchu. …

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What Took the Social Out Of Society?

February 12, 2024

The following article was written in Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid …

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Durham School Staff Defy the Threat of Wage Cuts

February 9, 2024

When Durham School System announced that 1,300 “classified staff,” (janitors, IT workers, teachers’ aides, and …

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Thousands of Layoffs at the Big Three Auto Companies – It’s the “Normal Course of Business”

January 29, 2024

Ford, GM, and Stellantis are laying off thousands of workers, and the UAW is letting them get away with it. …

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Mass Strike in Quebec Shows Potential Power of Working Class

January 19, 2024

On November 23 of last year, the province of Quebec, Canada, saw the beginning of …

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“No Production Is Worth A Life!” – Indonesian Nickel Plant Workers Demonstrate Against Deadly Conditions

January 8, 2024

On December 23rd, an explosion took place at the PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel nickel …

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Striking Flint

December 30, 2023

Remembering the 1936-37 General Motors Sit-Down Strike, Genora Johnson …

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The UAW announces plans to organize non-union auto companies

December 15, 2023

During September and October, the UAW took 50,000 of its members who work for the …

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California State University Faculty Go On Strike

December 11, 2023

California State University faculty went on strike for better working and learning conditions. …

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Refinery Fires In Martinez, CA

December 7, 2023

In Martinez, a small suburb of the San Francisco Bay Area, two separate fires broke …

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Millions Strike in Bangladesh

December 1, 2023

On October 31, approximately four million textile workers in and around Dhaka, Bangladesh, began what …

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Baltimore: Nurses at Saint Agnes Hospital Win Union Recognition

November 28, 2023

Nurses at Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore have won union recognition. …

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Millions of Children Lose Medicaid Health Coverage

November 19, 2023

Since April, at least 2 million children have lost Medicaid health insurance throughout 21 U.S. states. The reports …

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Air Traffic Controllers Warn The Sky is Not Safe

October 23, 2023

Every day we are getting closer to a major air disaster. In recent years, the …

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Durham, N.C. Sanitation Workers’ Illegal Strike Wins Pay Increases for All City Workers

October 21, 2023

Strikes by public employees are illegal in North Carolina. In 2021 and 2022 city officials …

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California Fast-Food Workers Will Get a Raise, But It’s Not as Good as It Sounds

October 19, 2023

California fast-food workers at big chains like McDonalds will get a raise to $20/hour starting …

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Kaiser’s Historic Strike! But What Will Result?

October 6, 2023

On October 4, 75,000 Kaiser healthcare workers went out on an unfair labor practices strike …

Editorials

Autoworkers’ Strike Shows Our Possibilities

October 2, 2023

Going into the third week of the strike, last Friday, UAW (United Auto Workers) union …

Articles

The Autoworkers Strike — Go Big or Go Home  

October 1, 2023

There are 150,000 members of the United Auto Workers who work at Ford, General Motors …

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TV and Movie Writers Reach Tentative Agreement

September 30, 2023

On Sunday, September 24th, the top officers of The Writers Guild of America (WGA), announced a tentative …

Editorials

UAW Autoworkers Strike: This is Class War!

September 18, 2023

In the early hours of Friday, September 15th, union officials of the United Auto Workers …

Articles

There’s a new contract between the Teamsters and UPS — what did the workers get?

September 13, 2023

Leaders of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) announced toward the end of last month …

Editorials

Labor Day – Not Just Another Holiday

September 3, 2023

Labor Day is a holiday in the United States that supposedly celebrates the history and …

Articles

The UPS Contract – Now It’s Up to the Workers

August 3, 2023

On July 25, the bargaining team of the Teamsters union and United Parcel Service (UPS) …

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Short Staffing = Short Breaks

July 28, 2023

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …

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Teamsters Union and UPS Reach Tentative Agreement

July 27, 2023

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service (UPS) announced on Tuesday, July 25 …

Articles

Actors on Strike

July 21, 2023

On July 14, 165,000 actors represented by SAG-AFTRA went on strike against Hollywood studios. They …

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No More Water Breaks: Workers’ Barbeque, Texas Style

July 19, 2023

September 1, 2023, is a day that will live in workers’ rights infamy. Texas House Bill …

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July 17, 1936 Spain: Workers’ Power Defeats Coup Attempt

July 17, 2023

On the morning of July 17, 1936, right-wing generals in Spain ordered their troops to …

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Support UPS workers – Their fight is our fight, too!

July 13, 2023

The contract between UPS and workers in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters expires on July …

Articles

Short Staffing Petition at Highland

July 11, 2023

Highland Hospital needs to get more staff and stop overworking its workers. …

Editorials

The Fight of Dock and Delivery Workers is Our Fight, Too

July 9, 2023

In the past month, we have seen glimpses of workers showing their power in the …

Articles

Mini rooms, 22.4, and electric vehicles: What’s going on in the labor movement today?

June 20, 2023

This is a repost of an article written by Adam Shils for the International Socialism …

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UPS Workers Vote to Authorize a Strike

June 16, 2023

The contract between the Teamsters Union (IBT) and UPS expires July 31. UPS workers have …

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55 Years Ago: May ‘68 Rebellion in France — From Student Protests to General Strike

May 1, 2023

Part of this article is extracted from the pamphlet, “1968 – Be Realistic, Demand the …

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Rockridge Trader Joes and the Difficulty of a Contract

April 29, 2023

Workers at the Rockridge Trader Joe’s in Oakland, California, voted on April 20 in favor …

Articles

Yes, It’s The System

April 29, 2023

The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …

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CSX in Baltimore: A Dangerous Place to Work

April 28, 2023

The December 2021 explosion at the CSX coal pier in the Curtis Bay neighborhood of …

Editorials

May Day: Celebrate Workers’ Power and Possibilities

April 23, 2023

May Day was established as an international holiday in 1889 to honor the struggles and …

Articles

Determined Until the Withdrawal of the Pension Reform!

April 14, 2023

April 10, 2023 Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA. …

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Exposed! Railroads Bosses’ Dirty Tactics to Make Sick Workers Stay on the Job

April 14, 2023

Union Pacific Railroad (UP) routinely employs private investigators to find a pretext for firing employees …

Articles

Academic Workers Strike in New Jersey

April 14, 2023

On Monday morning, nearly 9,000 tenured professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers went on …

Editorials

France: The Working Class Can Decide Its Future

March 26, 2023

For months, starting in mid-January, there have been ongoing strikes and mobilizations in France. There …

Articles

French Workers Continue the Fight Against Raising the Retirement Age

March 17, 2023

Many thousands of workers and students have taken to the streets of France once again …

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NYC Uber and Lyft Drivers Strike and Win Higher Pay

March 17, 2023

Last month, New York City Uber and Lyft drivers staged a 12-hour strike at LaGuardia …

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