Martha Grevatt

Bus drivers bring victory story to Chicago

Two leaders of the Boston School Bus Drivers, Steelworkers Local 8751, arrived in Chicago on April 2. Union Trustees Fred…

April 7, 2016

Michigan prisoners protest for decent food

From Alabama to Michigan, prisoners are resisting the inhuman conditions they are subjected to. On March 19 and 20, inmates…

March 30, 2016

Who caused Flint water scandal?

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder must have a lot of bruises on his legs or behind. “I kick myself every day,”…

March 27, 2016

1937 Detroit: Women autoworkers ‘hold the fort’

Detroit -- 1937 was the year of the sit-down strike. Hundreds of occupations of plants and other workplaces were recorded,…

March 24, 2016

‘Suffragette’

March is Women’s History Month. No study of women’s history would be complete without honoring the millions of women who…

March 20, 2016

Auto parts workers fight for safety, recognition

More and more, the face of an auto parts worker is that of a low-wage worker, often a worker of…

March 10, 2016

Flint lives matter! Arrest Gov. Snyder!

Over the past few weeks, Michigan residents have read new, damning evidence exposing Gov. Rick Snyder’s criminal role in the…

March 9, 2016

Six-month lockout ends at ATI

The specialty steel company Allegheny Technologies Inc. has ended its lockout of the workers. After demanding the Steelworkers union hold…

March 2, 2016

Flint residents demand water justice

Flint, Mich. -- “Rebuild Flint” was the theme of a mass demonstration Feb. 19 called by TV Judge Greg Mathis,…

February 22, 2016

‘Make GM pay $4 billion to Flint’

The Moratorium Now! Coalition to Stop Foreclosures, Evictions & Utility Shutoffs demonstrated Feb. 10 outside General Motors world headquarters in…

February 17, 2016