Labor and strikes

The Fanjuls: forced labor abroad, union-busting at home, a favor from Trump

August 19, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

Shortly after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, his administration quietly removed the ban on sugar imports from the Fanjul family-controlled Central Romana company. The ban began in 2022 when it was disclosed that the Fanjuls’ sugar […]

Dockworkers worldwide back striking ILWU Local 6

August 8, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 6 announced on July 27, 2026, that they have agreed to a 60-day period of contract negotiations with the California and Hawaiian Sugar Company (C&H Sugar). The […]

South African metalworkers back ILWU’s C&H Sugar strike

August 1, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

The following press statement was issued by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) on July 31, 2026. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), representing over 300,000 metalworkers, stands shoulder-to-shoulder […]

Longshore solidarity forces C&H Sugar back to bargaining

July 31, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

MEMORANDUM FROM: ILWU International SUBJECT: Update re: ILWU Local 6 Strike and Bargaining with C&H DATE: July 27, 2026 Please find attached a Press Release regarding ILWU Local 6’s strike at C&H Sugar, Inc. and […]

ILWU Local 6 holds the line against C&H Sugar’s union busting

July 16, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

On July 15, Struggle-La Lucha interviewed Javis Payne, a member of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 6, and Clarence Thomas, an ILWU Local 10 retiree who is on the executive board of […]

Labor movement increasingly opposes U.S. imperialism

July 11, 2026 Cheryl LaBash

The 30th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention wrapped up in Minneapolis on June 10. One resolution in particular hints at a shift in its staunchly pro-imperialist record. A paragraph in “Resolution 9: We Want a Just and […]

Rank and file emerge with a political agenda at the UAW convention

June 26, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

Delegates to the United Auto Workers’ 39th Constitutional Convention in Detroit took up union business that ran well past contract bargaining, asserting the union’s weight on behalf of all the workers who keep the world […]

Chris Silvera: A life on the front line of class struggle

June 12, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

The U.S. labor movement lost a beloved giant on June 12. F. Christophe “Chris” Silvera. He served as secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 808, representing a diverse group of workers including railroad, building maintenance, factory and […]

The app is the bosses’ union-buster — organize gig workers

June 10, 2026 Gary Wilson

A UPS driver in a brown uniform carries the union card, the contract, the grievance procedure, overtime pay, safety rules, a pension and a guaranteed wage. Down the same street, a driver in a personal […]

Trump’s war on labor: The biggest union-busting drive in U.S. history

June 8, 2026 Gary Wilson

The bosses came after the unions the moment Trump took office, and they have not let up since. In a little over a year, the Trump administration has paralyzed the National Labor Relations Board, stripped […]