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Hundreds of thousands say no to poverty and repression in Algeria

Beginning Feb. 22, hundreds of thousands of Algerians took to the streets of every city in Algeria -- from Oran…

March 27, 2019

Black and Brown workers reveal Philadelphia City Council gentrification scheme

At 2 a.m. on the night of Feb. 23, over 50 people were gathered outside Philadelphia’s Ninth Police Precinct building…

March 25, 2019

Amazon workers walk out after grievances pile up

Workers at the Amazon fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis, escalated their campaign for workers’ rights on…

March 21, 2019

The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire and garment workers today

More than a century ago, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City was a notoriously anti-union company and the…

March 21, 2019

Workers, retirees call for better contracts

Detroit - From March 11 to 13 the United Auto Workers held a “Special Bargaining Convention” in this city. Thousands…

March 21, 2019

On the Picket Line: Struggle by Kentucky educators continues

Struggle by Kentucky educators continues Ten Kentucky school districts have closed since Feb. 28 due to teacher absences, called “sickouts,”…

March 21, 2019

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