Labor and strikes

‘Neutron Jack’ the job killer
Few tears were shed in Schenectady, N.Y., when former General Electric CEO Jack Welch croaked on March 1. Why should ...
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California graduate students expand strike for cost-of-living adjustment
If you go on the website of University of California graduate student workers who are now fighting for a cost-of-living ...
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Trump’s war on unions: Stand with federal workers!
On Feb. 21, the Federal Register published a disgraceful anti-worker memo issued by President Donald Trump attacking union rights for ...
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‘Cancel Spectrum’s franchise!’
New York, Dec. 23 — Striking Spectrum cable workers and their supporters gathered on the steps of City Hall today ...
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‘What do we want? Justice! Boycott Wendy’s!’
New York, Nov. 18 — Hundreds of Immokalee farmworkers and supporters took over the block outside Wendy's headquarters this afternoon ...
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Chicago teachers fight ‘for the common good’
After 11 days on strike, delegates of Chicago Teachers Union have suspended the Chicago teachers’ walkout and members are headed ...
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Transit workers rally in NYC. To hell with Pat Fraud!
New York, Oct. 30 — Ten thousand transit workers jammed Manhattan's lower tip tonight to say “No!” to the Mass ...
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Chicago teachers strike continues
Chicago, Oct. 21 — The joint strike by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and SEIU Local 73 continued October 18 ...
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‘You have to stand for something’: GM workers speak out
Nearly 50,000 members of the United Auto Workers are in the fifth week on their nationwide strike against General Motors ...
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Auto strikers say no more tiers
The national strike by 49,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) workers against General Motors that started on September 15, 2019, is ...
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