Labor and strikes

Killing workers, jacking-up prices: Dead animal capitalists sacrificed meat and poultry workers

Killing workers, jacking-up prices: Dead animal capitalists sacrificed meat and poultry workers

Fifty-nine thousand workers at the five biggest U.S. meatpacking companies fell ill from COVID-19. That's three times higher than previous ...
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'Mobilizing in Our Own Name' book explored at labor center webinar

‘Mobilizing in Our Own Name’ book explored at labor center webinar

From Clarence Thomas, author of "Mobilizing in Our Own Name: The Million Worker March": "On Nov. 18, I was honored ...
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Teamsters United victory is historic step forward

Teamsters United victory is historic step forward

Washington, D.C. — Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) around the country have much to celebrate. For over ...
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Unemployed Workers Union: We’ll continue to fight!

Unemployed Workers Union: We’ll continue to fight!

Nov. 3 — The Unemployed Workers Union strongly disagrees with Circuit Court Judge John Nugent’s order to dismiss our lawsuit, ...
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Mobilizing in our own name

Mobilizing in our own name

An interview with author and labor activist Clarence Thomas This season is being called #Striketober. Workers are showing their power ...
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Two, three, many Striketobers!

Two, three, many Striketobers!

The U.S. working class is waking up angry and defiant. More than 100,000 workers are on strike from coast to ...
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Union victory for NOLA city workers as council ratifies $15 minimum wage

Union victory for NOLA city workers as council ratifies $15 minimum wage

On Oct. 7, the New Orleans City Council ratified a $15-an-hour minimum wage for city workers, effective in January. This ...
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Nabisco starts to crumble under strike pressure, struggle continues

Nabisco starts to crumble under strike pressure, struggle continues

After five weeks on strike against snack company Nabisco and its parent monopoly, Mondelez International, workers represented by the Bakery, ...
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Never forget the Hamlet fire: Capitalist greed killed 25 workers

Never forget the Hamlet fire: Capitalist greed killed 25 workers

Twenty-five workers were killed on Sept. 3, 1991, when a fire broke out at the Imperial Foods chicken plant in ...
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Happy Labor Day — now drop dead

Happy Labor Day — now drop dead

At least 7.5 million workers will lose all their unemployment benefits on Sept. 6. Another 3 million workers will lose ...
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