Labor and strikes

Million Worker March leader talks with Teamsters: Roots of unity in the labor movement

Million Worker March leader talks with Teamsters: Roots of unity in the labor movement

Clarence Thomas — labor organizer, retired member of International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10, leader of the Million ...
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Clarence Thomas speaks in NYC - ‘Mobilizing in Our Own Name: Million Worker March’

Clarence Thomas speaks in NYC – ‘Mobilizing in Our Own Name: Million Worker March’

This May, Clarence Thomas, a retired member of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 10 in San Francisco, is ...
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Oakland teachers and dockworkers fight for their community

Oakland teachers and dockworkers fight for their community

On April 29, thousands of teachers, students and parents from Schools and Labor Against Privatization (SLAP) rallied at Oscar Grant ...
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Howard University Hospital nurses stage one-day strike

Howard University Hospital nurses stage one-day strike

The District of Columbia Nurses Association staged a one-day strike to highlight the failure of Adventist Healthcare to sit down ...
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Union victory for Amazon workers: A turning point for labor?

Union victory for Amazon workers: A turning point for labor?

The first crack in the Amazon empire is officially opened! It came on April 1, when the Amazon Labor Union ...
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Minneapolis teachers and support professionals reach tentative agreements on 18th day of strike

Minneapolis teachers and support professionals reach tentative agreements on 18th day of strike

Minneapolis, MN - Early on Friday, March 25, the striking Minneapolis teachers and education support professionals reached tentative agreements that ...
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Minneapolis teachers and education support specialists begin open-ended strike with no deal in sight

Minneapolis teachers and education support specialists begin open-ended strike with no deal in sight

Minneapolis — Teachers and education support professionals in Minneapolis began striking at 7:30 a.m., March 8, with pickets held at ...
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Railroad workers under attack

Railroad workers under attack

A common sign in sweatshops back in 1900 was "If you don't come on Sunday, don't come on Monday." At ...
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Time to organize for workers’ power: Amazon workers have a right to a union

Time to organize for workers’ power: Amazon workers have a right to a union

Workers at Amazon are fed up! And they’re speaking out! Source: What Up Baltimore The recent National Labor Relations Board ...
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It's awfully convenient for shippers that longshore workers get blamed for delays, as contract fight looms

It’s awfully convenient for shippers that longshore workers get blamed for delays, as contract fight looms

If you ordered a teddy bear or a designer picture frame as a holiday gift, you know that it likely ...
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