Labor and strikes

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 […]

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 […]

Home care workers demand an end to 24-hour workdays

May 3, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

On May Day, home care workers and their supporters protested at the gates of City Hall, fighting for New York State funding to end their 24-hour workday. They demanded that Mayor Mamdani fulfill his election […]

New Orleans nurses strike for fair wages and safe staffing levels

May 2, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

Nurses at New Orleans’ University Medical Center began a five-day strike on May 1, which is International Workers’ Day. This is their sixth time striking since they voted to unionize with National Nurses United in […]

Starbucks strike forces talks — company answers with anti-union expansion

April 24, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

Starbucks returned to the bargaining table with its baristas in April 2026 after the longest nationwide strike in company history forced the company back. Days into the renewed talks, management delivered its answer: a $100 […]

FILE PHOTO: JBS meatpacking workers hold a strike in Greeley

Greeley meatpackers win contract after three-week strike

April 13, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 released a statement on April 12 reporting that meatpackers at the JBS beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado, voted to ratify a tentative agreement covering nearly 3,800 workers. […]

Clarence Thomas: Oakland labor’s anti-apartheid history points to Palestine

April 6, 2026 Clarence Thomas

The following are lightly edited remarks by Clarence Thomas, a retired executive board member of ILWU Local 10 and former Black Panther Party member. Speaking at a March 29 panel, “Oakland Says No to Apartheid: […]