Labor and strikes

Flight attendants vow to fight as gov’t, Air Canada try to crush strike

The federal government of Canada thought the Air Canada flight attendants' strike was over on the afternoon of Aug. 17,…

2 months ago

SCOTUS to workers: drop dead — Trump’s layoffs can proceed

On July 8, the Supreme Court rubber-stamped another one of Donald Trump’s fascist policies. This time, the Court lifted all…

3 months ago

Labor leader faces prison after standing up to ICE

Unions rally for arrested leader In Washington, D.C., workers rallied across from the Justice Department on June 9 as part…

4 months ago

Locomotive engineers shut down New Jersey Transit

May 16 — Four hundred fifty members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen went on strike at 12:01…

5 months ago

Postal workers nationwide rally against privatization of USPS

Postal workers across the United States held rallies on March 23 to speak out against ongoing proposals to privatize the…

7 months ago

Trump-Musk regime revokes union rights for 47,000 TSA workers

The Trump administration announced on March 10 that 47,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers would no longer have collective bargaining…

7 months ago

AFGE is under a MASSIVE attack

David Gonzalez, National Vice President of District 2 AFGE representing federal workers in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont,…

7 months ago

From Black Reconstruction to Elon Musk: A Black Labor History Perspective

The following text is based on a talk given by Clarence Thomas, a third-generation retired member of ILWU Local 10,…

8 months ago

Swedish unions and ILWU Local 10 in solidarity with fired worker over Israeli arms embargo

Take Action Now! The dismissal of Swedish Dockworkers Union (SDU) spokesperson and national deputy chair Erik Helgeson is a blatant…

8 months ago

Federal workers’ unions hold the line against Trump

Attack on federal workers is an attack on all workers The Trump-Musk axis has never been shy about the fact…

8 months ago