Workers unite!

On the picket line

Ironworkers on strike in San Francisco San Francisco ironworkers, who do very dangerous but essential work on huge construction projects,…

June 7, 2015

Then and now: The UAW vs. the bosses

This past May marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Automobile Workers in Detroit in 1935. Less…

June 2, 2015

Los Angeles Workers Assembly says ‘no exemptions’ – $15 and a union for all!

The following press statement was issued May 31 by the Los Angeles Workers Assembly in response to Rusty Hicks, head…

June 1, 2015

McDonald’s workers push back, demand $15 and a union

Chanting “We work! We sweat! Put $15 in our check!” as they marched behind a banner reading “McDonald’s: $15 and…

May 30, 2015

Tens of thousands strike for school funding in Washington State

Some 6,000 Seattle school teachers held a one-day strike on May 19, defying the Washington State Legislature. Along with student…

May 30, 2015

Milwaukee schools under attack

The “Opportunity Schools Partnership Program” was introduced to the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee on May 19. With only an…

May 28, 2015

Victory in struggle to save Berkeley Post Office

Berkeley, Calif. — The information booth is still standing. The occupation of the front of the Berkeley Main Post Office…

May 28, 2015

Los Angeles struggle wins wage increase

Activists say ‘better, but not enough’ Los Angeles Workers Assembly All the pressure created by organizations and individual activists fighting…

May 26, 2015

On the picket line

N.Y. cracks down on abuse of nail salon workers A 2014 Department of Labor investigation revealed an epidemic of labor…

May 21, 2015

Rush to judgment: Amtrak train disaster and the media

Stephen Millies is a member of the American Train Dispatchers Association and Transportation Communications Union When Amtrak train No. 188…

May 18, 2015