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Seattle teachers reach agreement, suspend strike

Seattle teachers and staff suspended their seven-day strike against the Seattle School District on Sept. 15. The strike, with an…

October 2, 2015

Milwaukee transit workers fight cutbacks

Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998 and their labor-community supporters rallied at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on Sept. 24…

October 1, 2015

Alabama auto workers vote union

On Sept. 23, workers who produce seats for commercial trucks and vehicles at the Commercial Vehicle Group plant in Piedmont,…

October 1, 2015

Chrysler workers reject divisive contract

Detroit, Oct. 1 -- According to the United Auto Workers, 65 percent of Fiat Chrysler’s 36,000 hourly workers voted against the…

October 1, 2015

People’s ‘walk-in’ defends public education in Milwaukee

Educators, staff members, students and community members “walked-in” at 105 Milwaukee Public Schools on Sept. 18. This action was organized…

September 27, 2015

A study in solidarity: The Boston school bus drivers union

For more than two years, the Boston School Bus Drivers, Steelworkers Local 8751, has been in a fierce battle against…

September 25, 2015

UAW-Chrysler contract: Jobs threatened, two-tier pay stays

Just 19 hours after the old contract between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the United Auto Workers expired on Sept. 14,…

September 23, 2015

On the picket line

$15 minimum wage proposed for N.Y. state workers New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sept. 10 that the Wage Board…

September 23, 2015

Seattle teachers win strong support during 7-day strike

Seattle teachers and staff suspended their 7-day strike against the Seattle School District on Sept. 15. The strike, with an…

September 22, 2015

Veolia/Transdev ends all investment in Israel

In late August, Transdev, a subsidiary of the giant, France-based, transnational corporation Veolia, sold its final 5 percent stake in…

September 17, 2015