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J20 Bay Area Counter-Inaugural: 120 hours of direct actionJ20 Bay Area Counter-Inaugural: 120 hours of direct action

J20 Bay Area Counter-Inaugural: 120 hours of direct action

From Martin Luther King Day to Inauguration Day, the San Francisco Bay Area seethed with protests, shutdowns and other actions.…

January 23, 2017
Fighting wage theft in Iowa CityFighting wage theft in Iowa City

Fighting wage theft in Iowa City

Iowa City, Iowa - Workers are demanding justice for labor violations committed by Georgia-based Rimax Contractors during construction of the…

January 22, 2017
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Twin Cities janitors strike J20 Janitors contracted to clean Home Depot stores in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., announced Jan.…

January 22, 2017
Trump’s attack plan against federal workersTrump’s attack plan against federal workers

Trump’s attack plan against federal workers

In November, the Trump “transition team” promised to slash federal employment with a mandatory across-the-board hiring freeze. This would reduce…

January 18, 2017
How Michigan criminalized unemployed workersHow Michigan criminalized unemployed workers

How Michigan criminalized unemployed workers

King Midas of Greek mythology had a wish that everything he touched would turn to gold. Yet he found himself…

January 18, 2017
Anti-worker labor secretary pick protestedAnti-worker labor secretary pick protested

Anti-worker labor secretary pick protested

How would most workers react if the CEO of the company that employs them was nominated to be the U.S.…

January 17, 2017
Labor launches new fightbackLabor launches new fightback

Labor launches new fightback

Workers and community members across the country began the new year in emergency actions to fight a vicious anti-union, anti-people…

January 11, 2017
Solidarity with locked-out Honeywell workersSolidarity with locked-out Honeywell workers

Solidarity with locked-out Honeywell workers

South Bend, Ind. - On Jan. 5, autoworkers from Detroit and Chicago traveled to South Bend, Ind., to show solidarity…

January 10, 2017
‘The U.S. Mail is Not for Sale!’ Union victory over Staples and  postal privatization‘The U.S. Mail is Not for Sale!’ Union victory over Staples and  postal privatization

‘The U.S. Mail is Not for Sale!’ Union victory over Staples and postal privatization

Five years ago the Postmaster General began a series of moves aimed at the step-by-step privatization of the Postal Service,…

January 9, 2017
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Las Vegas hotel workers beat back Trump — finally After a vicious, two-year struggle, 500 workers at Trump International Hotel…

January 6, 2017