Labor and strikes

Johndeerestrike
Labor and strikes

Why John Deere strike victory is a win for all workers

December 4, 2021 Scott Scheffer
Ten thousand John Deere workers in five states, represented by the United Auto Workers, have won their five-week strike against the giant equipment manufacturer. The victory is unequivocal.  Their strike began during what was popularly […]
Meatpackersstrike
Labor and strikes

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

December 3, 2021 Stephen Millies
Fifty-nine thousand workers at the five biggest U.S. meatpacking companies fell ill from COVID-19. That’s three times higher than previous estimates, according to the House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. At least 269 […]
INTRO
Labor and strikes

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

November 23, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
From Clarence Thomas, author of “Mobilizing in Our Own Name: The Million Worker March”: “On Nov. 18, I was honored to have the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, at the University of Washington in […]
Safe image
Labor and strikes

Teamsters United victory is historic step forward

November 22, 2021 FightBack! News
Washington, D.C. — Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) around the country have much to celebrate. For over two decades, the IBT led by Jimmy Hoffa Jr. did very little to help union […]
UWU1sm2
Labor and strikes

Unemployed Workers Union: We’ll continue to fight!

November 5, 2021 Unemployed Workers Union
Nov. 3 — The Unemployed Workers Union strongly disagrees with Circuit Court Judge John Nugent’s order to dismiss our lawsuit, Harp v. Hogan, which addressed the State of Maryland’s failure to distribute much-needed federal and […]
MWMKatrinabanner121005MM
Labor and strikes

Mobilizing in our own name

October 18, 2021 Lallan Schoenstein
An interview with author and labor activist Clarence Thomas This season is being called #Striketober. Workers are showing their power by striking, and demanding better conditions. The release of the anthology, “Mobilizing in Our Own […]
Onstrike1
Labor and strikes

Two, three, many Striketobers!

October 18, 2021 Stephen Millies
The U.S. working class is waking up angry and defiant. More than 100,000 workers are on strike from coast to coast. Here are some of the biggest battles that broke out during “Striketober”: 10,000 members […]
Nola16aug2021
Labor and strikes

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

October 17, 2021 Gregory E. Williams
On Oct. 7, the New Orleans City Council ratified a $15-an-hour minimum wage for city workers, effective in January. This will be $3.81 more than the paltry $11.19 minimum currently in place.   Because of sky-rocketing […]
Nabisco Strike Portland2
Labor and strikes

Nabisco starts to crumble under strike pressure, struggle continues

September 24, 2021 Greg Butterfield
After five weeks on strike against snack company Nabisco and its parent monopoly, Mondelez International, workers represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union (BCTGM) voted to approve a new contract […]
Letmeout
Labor and strikes

Never forget the Hamlet fire: Capitalist greed killed 25 workers

September 8, 2021 Stephen Millies
Twenty-five workers were killed on Sept. 3, 1991, when a fire broke out at the Imperial Foods chicken plant in Hamlet, N.C. Workers choked to death from heavy black smoke after a deep-fat fryer ignited. […]