Labor and strikes

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]