Marie Kelly

Birthday events in Philadelphia say: Let Mumia OUT

An international coalition of groups supporting Mumia Abu-Jamal held events April 23-25 to commemorate his 67th birthday (April 24) and…

April 27, 2021

On the Picket Line

7 Up Strike Settlement The 90 workers at the 7 Up distribution center in the Detroit suburb of Redford ended…

April 15, 2021

On the picket line

Student workers organize Undergraduate student workers at Kenyon College in Ohio formed the Student Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) and voted…

March 25, 2021

On the picket line

Bosses retaliate against Hunts Point workers Business retaliation against union organizing is nothing new. Weak laws and minimal fines embolden…

March 12, 2021

On the picket line

McDonald’s workers win settlement In Los Angeles, between April and August 2020, workers at a McDonald’s complained about inadequate protection…

February 22, 2021

‘Black Freedom Fighters in Steel’ — a book review

Ruth Needleman’s “Black Freedom Fighters in Steel: The Struggle for Democratic Unionism,” tells of five Black union activists who took…

February 18, 2021

On the picket line

Ohio auto parts workers move to unionize Workers at the Borger auto parts plant in Norwalk, Ohio, have experienced sexual…

February 12, 2021

Ben Fletcher, militant labor leader

One of the greatest labor leaders of the tumultuous period of the early 20th century was a Black man from…

February 10, 2021

On the picket line

Union members vs. white-supremacist Capitol mob UNITE HERE Local 25 called on hotels in the D.C. metro area to close…

January 25, 2021

On the picket line

Year of the Nurse The World Health Organization designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. That…

January 14, 2021