Workers unite!

Head bigot caves to pressure

After 35 long days without pay, 800,000 federal workers received word late on Jan. 25 that the government shutdown was…

January 31, 2019

In Iowa, a union’s report uncovers discrimination at Grinnell College

A new report by the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers uncovers evidence of racial discrimination against Spencer Grill employees. (tinyurl.com/y9lltf6s)…

January 29, 2019

Striking L.A. teachers win big victory

The United Teachers of Los Angeles have won a big victory after six days on strike, Jan. 14-22. The 32,000…

January 28, 2019

Hundreds rally outside auto show to save jobs

Detroit’s well-heeled had to pass through a gauntlet of hundreds of protesters this year to get to the annual black-tie…

January 27, 2019

On the picket line: Farmworker walkout stops pay cut

Farmworker walkout stops pay cut The 1,800 mostly Latinx farmworkers who pick Halo mandarin oranges and clementines for the Wonderful…

January 27, 2019

Massive strikes in Tunisia, Morocco

Around 700,000 Tunisian workers -- public employees and workers in state-owned companies -- carried out a one-day general strike on…

January 27, 2019

Reclaiming the radical legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

The legacy of the historic Black Civil Rights and Freedom Movement, and the contributions of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…

January 24, 2019

A Slice of Hell: Working at Villa Italian Kitchen

The first taste of Hell in my working life was in the fall of 2012 when I was hired as…

January 24, 2019

L.A. teachers’ strike ‘to safeguard the future of public education’

Some 30,000 Los Angeles public school teachers and professional staff in the country’s second largest school district went on strike…

January 22, 2019

Oakland teachers stage wildcat, are ready to strike

Jan. 20 -- As a large banner was hoisted today on the walls of the union headquarters, President Keith Brown…

January 22, 2019