Mattie Starrdust and Sue Davis

On the picket line

Phoenix bus drivers strike Veolia/Transdev “You always hear about workers versus evil corporations — this is that situation,” said Michael…

January 21, 2016

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Labor against racist police in San Francisco The San Francisco Labor Council, a coalition of 150 unions representing over 100,000 workers…

January 7, 2016

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American Airlines agents win historic contract American Airlines customer service agents celebrated the ratification of their first union contract Nov. 30,…

December 18, 2015

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NYC Access-A-Ride workers push for $15 and a union The mostly Black and Brown women workers at Access-A-Ride, the Metropolitan…

December 4, 2015

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FedEx Freight drivers stage first strike Eighty-five FedEx Freight drivers in Gardena, Calif., the company’s major Los Angeles hub, made history…

November 20, 2015

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Justice for L.A. port drivers, warehouse workers The latest strike by truck drivers and warehouse workers at the ports of…

November 5, 2015

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Demand higher fine for farmworker’s death Randy Vasquez, 27, was killed Feb. 24 when the tractor he was driving overturned…

October 23, 2015

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Target workers win union representation Pharmacy workers at a Brooklyn, N.Y., Target store have made history with the first ever successful…

October 9, 2015

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$15 minimum wage proposed for N.Y. state workers New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sept. 10 that the Wage Board…

September 23, 2015

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Oregon domestic workers win bill of rights Domestic workers in Oregon, including nannies, in-home caregivers and housekeepers, won historic protections when…

September 13, 2015