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In Brexit, workers’ struggles have no borders

The process of Britain leaving the European Union -- called Brexit -- has turned the politics of that country into…

March 20, 2019

Ella May: Anti-racist strike martyr

Ella May, a textile union leader killed during a 1929 strike in North Carolina, was born in 1900 in Tennessee.…

March 20, 2019

Rank-and-file unionism pushes company back in Wabtec strike

Wabtec is a company that supplies technology products and services to freight rail and passenger transit markets worldwide. On Feb.…

March 15, 2019

Tufts University dining hall workers to take strike vote

UNITE HERE Local 26 Dining Hall workers marched and rallied March 5, eight months into contract negotiations with Tufts University.…

March 15, 2019

Ohio/Sonic Drive-In workers protest pay cuts with organized quit

Workers at three Sonic Drive-In restaurants in Ohio walked off the job in response to company threats of reduced pay…

March 15, 2019

On the picket line: historic strike in PA & bus drivers unionize in VA

Historic locomotive factory strike in Erie, Pa. In the largest U.S. manufacturing sector strike since 2016, nearly 2,000 locomotive manufacturing…

March 6, 2019

Charter school teachers strike and win

After nine days on the picket line, teachers and specialists at Ohio’s first unionized charter school have their first contract.…

March 5, 2019

Unions, Yellow Vests join Feb. 5 general strike in France

Feb. 21 -- In France, Feb. 5 was a day of general strike and demonstrations. The call was launched nationally…

March 2, 2019

West Virginia rank-and-file education workers block privatization

West Virginia educators walked out, again, on Feb. 19, in a reprise of their 2018 militancy. The statewide walkout was…

February 25, 2019

Oakland teachers’ strike remains strong

Oakland teachers went on strike Feb. 21 in a fight against privatization and for racial justice in Oakland schools. Striking…

February 25, 2019