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On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

N.Y. state farmworkers sue for right to organize The New York Civil Liberties Union argued before the state Supreme Court…

July 30, 2017
North Carolina farmworkers protest attack on their right to organizeNorth Carolina farmworkers protest attack on their right to organize

North Carolina farmworkers protest attack on their right to organize

Raleigh, N.C. — The Farm Labor Organizing Committee and other labor and community allies rallied July 18 at the state…

July 24, 2017
HEALTH CARE CRISIS: Tufts nurses strike for patient safety, pensionsHEALTH CARE CRISIS: Tufts nurses strike for patient safety, pensions

HEALTH CARE CRISIS: Tufts nurses strike for patient safety, pensions

Hundreds of cheering nurses streamed into the lobby of Boston’s Tufts Medical Center at 7 a.m. on July 17, wearing…

July 20, 2017
Little Steel Strike, Part 2: Murders, mass arrests and union militancyLittle Steel Strike, Part 2: Murders, mass arrests and union militancy

Little Steel Strike, Part 2: Murders, mass arrests and union militancy

1937 Little Steel Strike, Part 1: Capitalists expose their brutality In 1937, Youngstown, Ohio, had a population of 170,000. On…

July 20, 2017
MISSISSIPPI auto workers on road to historic union voteMISSISSIPPI auto workers on road to historic union vote

MISSISSIPPI auto workers on road to historic union vote

In a historic action on July 10, workers at the Canton, Miss., Nissan automobile manufacturing plant filed a petition with…

July 18, 2017
Unions, communities in U.S. embrace Cuban labor leaderUnions, communities in U.S. embrace Cuban labor leader

Unions, communities in U.S. embrace Cuban labor leader

Victor Manuel Lemagne Sánchez, secretary general of Cuba’s hotel and tourism union and elected delegate to Cuba’s National Assembly, recently…

July 18, 2017
San Diego, July 5: Latinx group, union members welcome Cuban labor leaderSan Diego, July 5: Latinx group, union members welcome Cuban labor leader

San Diego, July 5: Latinx group, union members welcome Cuban labor leader

On July 5, San Diego welcomed the historic visit of Victor Manuel Lemagne Sánchez, a representative of the Cuban Workers…

July 18, 2017
Chicago, July 7: Cuban unions as the voice of the workersChicago, July 7: Cuban unions as the voice of the workers

Chicago, July 7: Cuban unions as the voice of the workers

Over 60 people came out in Chicago on July 7 to greet Cuban labor leader Victor Manuel Lemagne Sánchez.  A…

July 18, 2017
New York City, July 8: Labor leader defends Cuba’s sovereigntyNew York City, July 8: Labor leader defends Cuba’s sovereignty

New York City, July 8: Labor leader defends Cuba’s sovereignty

The New York City reception for Comrade Victor Manuel Lemagne Sánchez was held on July 8 in the spacious conference…

July 18, 2017
Cuban union leader gets ‘attentive and exciting reception’Cuban union leader gets ‘attentive and exciting reception’

Cuban union leader gets ‘attentive and exciting reception’

Victor Manuel Lemagne Sánchez, a high-ranking union leader representing workers in Cuba’s hotel and tourism industry and also an elected…

July 18, 2017