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Shut-out federal employees say: Stop the war on workers!

“Stop the war on workers!” and “We want work, not walls!” read signs held by furloughed federal employees at the…

January 15, 2019

Oakland teacher unions prepare for action

Jan. 15:  Yesterday 30,000 Los Angeles public school teachers went out on strike. Today teachers will be picketing 1,000 schools…

January 15, 2019

All-India General Strike is largest in world history

It is estimated that at least 150 million workers, perhaps as many as 200 million, participated in the two-day All-India…

January 14, 2019

In New York City, workers win $15-an-hour

Spearheaded by a struggle of fast food workers that began more than six years ago, New York City has finally…

January 10, 2019

On the Picket Line: LA Teachers to Strike

In “a hail-Mary pass” to stop the projected Jan. 10 strike by over 35,000 Los Angeles public school teachers and…

January 9, 2019

On the picket line

Calif. mental healthcare workers’ strike wins solidarity From Dec. 10 to 15, the 4,000 members of the National Union of…

December 20, 2018

‘We are not robots:’ Somali workers back down Amazon

Minneapolis - Chanting “Together we can make history/in every warehouse, in every city,” nearly 500 workers and supporters rallied in…

December 20, 2018

Spectrum strike continues: Strong response to union busting

International Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3, with 1,800 workers out on strike for more than a year, thought they were…

December 10, 2018

Sam Marcy on a working-class movement for socialism

This selection from Sam Marcy’s book “High Tech, Low Pay” (1986) was lightly edited to update some phrasing. There is…

December 7, 2018

On the picket line

UCal workers fight racism in contract struggle A Nov. 10 Labor Notes article highlights egregious racist attacks on workers in…

December 7, 2018