Labor and strikes

A common sign in sweatshops back in 1900 was “If you don’t come on Sunday, don’t come on Monday.” At the Sparrows Point steel mill outside Baltimore, employees worked 84 hours a week. Their only […]

Workers at Amazon are fed up! And they’re speaking out! Source: What Up Baltimore The recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) nationwide settlement that forces Amazon to notify workers of their rights to organize for […]

If you ordered a teddy bear or a designer picture frame as a holiday gift, you know that it likely took a lot longer to get here than in past years. There have been problems […]

The 1,400 workers on strike against Kellogg’s since Oct. 5 are fighting for all workers. Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) are battling the company’s two-tier system of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]