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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. […]
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Happy Labor Day — now drop dead

September 6, 2021 Stephen Millies
At least 7.5 million workers will lose all their unemployment benefits on Sept. 6. Another 3 million workers will lose part of their income. That’s how the capitalist government celebrates Labor Day. Two million workers […]
Justiceforjanitors
Labor and strikes

Justice for Janitors fighting big tech, big banks for a fair contract

August 29, 2021 Scott Scheffer
Thousands of janitors across California have taken to the streets to fight for a fair union contract. On June 15, hundreds of janitors held a commemorative march in downtown Los Angeles. The action marked the […]
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Unemployed Workers Union and workers’ power in the pandemic crisis

August 19, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
Struggle-La Lucha questioned Sharon Black, an organizer with the Unemployed Workers Union in Baltimore. Following are her answers. How did the Unemployed Workers Union get started? You could say the initial effort began at the […]
Justiceforsebastian
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Stop killing workers with heat!

August 14, 2021 Stephen Millies
There’s nothing natural about the heat waves and massive forest fires scorching the earth. Capitalist climate change is unnatural.  Record high temperatures in the western United States and Canada are matched by temperatures of 100 […]
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Labor and strikes

Frito-Lay workers win strike against ‘suicide shifts’

August 9, 2021 Scott Scheffer
Workers at the Frito-Lay factory in Topeka, Kansas, held their ground and won a favorable union contract after a solid three-week walkout. Frito-Lay is owned by PepsiCo and operates 30 other manufacturing centers throughout the […]
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Labor and strikes

Baltimore’s unemployed workers speak out

August 1, 2021 Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau
Coming off its second court victory against Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to cut off federal pandemic unemployment relief early, the Unemployed Workers Union planned a Town Hall Assembly at Baltimore City Hall on July […]
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Unemployed Workers Union wins court victory: ‘We will continue to fight’

July 18, 2021 Unemployed Workers Union
July 13: The Unemployed Workers Union is encouraged by today’s decision by Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill to grant a preliminary injunction to halt Governor Hogan’s plan to end federal pandemic benefits early.  Along […]
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New Orleans firefighters turn up the heat, march on City Hall

July 6, 2021 Gregory E. Williams
On July 1, the New Orleans Firefighters Association led a march downtown. In the heat of the day, they set out from Fire Station 14 to City Hall, where they entered the City Council chambers […]
Maryland
Labor and strikes

The case for Maryland’s unemployed workers to go before judge today

June 30, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
The Unemployed Workers Union’s case on behalf of Maryland’s unemployed workers is slated to go before a judge today. Today, June 30, 2021, we could hear whether we are granted a temporary restraining order on […]