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D.C., Durham, N.C., approve $15 minimum wageD.C., Durham, N.C., approve $15 minimum wage

D.C., Durham, N.C., approve $15 minimum wage

The District of Columbia City Council voted unanimously June 6 to raise the District’s minimum wage to $15 an hour…

June 16, 2016
CUNY employees win contractCUNY employees win contract

CUNY employees win contract

The City University of New York and District Council 37, which represents staff who don’t have a direct role in…

June 16, 2016
Defending Trans lives: Solidarity forever starts with solidarity todayDefending Trans lives: Solidarity forever starts with solidarity today

Defending Trans lives: Solidarity forever starts with solidarity today

The following statement was distributed by United Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union, at Boston Pride on…

June 15, 2016
Black & Latina workers resist nonprofit racismBlack & Latina workers resist nonprofit racism

Black & Latina workers resist nonprofit racism

The Black and Brown Workers Collective and supporters took to the streets on June 1 to call out racist, classist,…

June 9, 2016
Macy’s workers vote to strikeMacy’s workers vote to strike

Macy’s workers vote to strike

Workers in service jobs continue to rise up as 5,000 union members at New York-area Macy’s department stores voted unanimously…

June 8, 2016
Verizon strike wins victory for all workersVerizon strike wins victory for all workers

Verizon strike wins victory for all workers

June 6 -- After 45 days on the picket line, 39,000 striking Verizon workers went back to work on June…

June 7, 2016
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

AT&T workers win grievance strike Communications Workers Local 9509, representing some 1,700 AT&T workers in San Diego, walked off the…

June 3, 2016
Virginia rallies vs. VerizonVirginia rallies vs. Verizon

Virginia rallies vs. Verizon

Communication Workers Local 2204 hosted a rally May 28 in Roanoke, Va. Union members and labor and community supporters drove…

June 1, 2016
Thousands march on McDonald’s for $15/hr and a unionThousands march on McDonald’s for $15/hr and a union

Thousands march on McDonald’s for $15/hr and a union

Despite heavy rains and winds, fast food workers and their supporters converged May 25 on McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Oak…

June 1, 2016
Verizon strike ends after 44-day workers’ struggleVerizon strike ends after 44-day workers’ struggle

Verizon strike ends after 44-day workers’ struggle

May 29 -- On May 27, some 39,000 union workers at Verizon ended a strike that started on April 13,…

May 30, 2016