Sue Davis

Electrical Workers BDS solidarity upheld

Last August the United Electrical Workers took a brave stand for international solidarity at their national convention by adopting a…

July 31, 2016

On the picket line

St. Paul, Minn., nurses still fighting for a contract The 4,800 nurses at five St. Paul, Minn., area hospitals conducted…

July 31, 2016

Grocery workers in struggle coast to coast

About 147,000 grocery workers, repre­sented by the Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), have been fighting for contracts from coast to…

July 21, 2016

VP nominee Pence: Trump’s far-right puppet

During his pursuit of the Republican nomination, Donald Trump denounced the Koch brothers, the far-right capitalist moguls whom he accused…

July 20, 2016

Supreme Court ruling: Victory for women’s right to choose

With a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court affirmed June 27 in the case of Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt that…

June 28, 2016

On the picket line

NLRB limits hiring of ‘permanent replacements’ On May 31, the National Labor Relations Board — no trusted friend to labor…

June 16, 2016

D.C., Durham, N.C., approve $15 minimum wage

The District of Columbia City Council voted unanimously June 6 to raise the District’s minimum wage to $15 an hour…

June 16, 2016

While states pass anti-abortion laws, Supreme Court sidesteps birth control challenge

The Supreme Court on May 16 separated the consolidated case of Zubik v. Burwell and referred nine similar cases back…

May 23, 2016

On the picket line

California farm labor board rules in favor of Farm Workers The full California Agricultural Labor Relations Board issued a unanimous…

May 5, 2016

Women are already ‘punished’ for abortions

Right-wing, racist, sexist, Republican Party presidential contender Donald Trump stated March 30 that women would need “some form of punishment”…

April 28, 2016