Martha Grevatt

Can worker coops overcome capitalist overproduction?

On April 5, Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice hosted the Detroit premier of a documentary film about worker cooperatives, “Shift…

April 10, 2013

Detroit y Colombia: trabajadores de auto siguen lucha

El 23 de marzo marcó 600 días de la ocupación frente a la embajada estadounidense en Bogotá, Colombia, por un…

April 4, 2013

Detroit and Colombia: Auto workers fight back

March 23 marked the 600th day of occupation outside the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, by a group of fired…

March 30, 2013

Michigan lesbians fight for marriage, adoption rights

“Love makes a family.” This is a simple and obvious statement. Yet in Michigan, where 56 percent of those polled…

March 21, 2013

Autoworkers protest ‘Awful Work Schedule’

Warren, Mich. — Despite mass anger in the plants, Chrysler bosses are not backing off from plans to impose so-called “flexible…

March 6, 2013

Detroit area workers send Walmart packing

Southfield, Mich. — With over 10,500 stores worldwide, Walmart, the world’s biggest corporation, has a wealth of experience in dealing…

February 7, 2013

Colombian autoworker ends hunger strike

Detroit — After 72 heroic days, Jorge Parra, the president of Asotrecol, the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-workers of…

February 7, 2013

Colombian hunger strikers inspire auto workers

Auto workers the world over have been inspired by Asotrecol — the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-workers of General…

January 31, 2013

GM worker continues hunger strike

Jorge Parra has not eaten for more than two months. The president of the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-Workers…

January 27, 2013

‘Idle No More’ protests in Detroit

The women in this photo were among more than 150 Idle No More activists and supporters who demonstrated in Detroit…

January 22, 2013