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Auto contract talks begin – time to dump two-tier!Auto contract talks begin – time to dump two-tier!

Auto contract talks begin – time to dump two-tier!

On July 12, contract talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers began with the traditional, much-photographed handshake between…

July 24, 2015
Protesters fight Scott Walker’s anti-worker platformProtesters fight Scott Walker’s anti-worker platform

Protesters fight Scott Walker’s anti-worker platform

Hundreds of activists participated in the “Oppose Scott Walker’s Wall Street Agenda” protest July 13 at the Waukesha County Expo…

July 24, 2015
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

‘No cutbacks,’ say Verizon workers in Northeast Bargaining began June 22 for 38,000 workers in the Verizon East district of…

July 24, 2015
China, rising wages and worker militancyChina, rising wages and worker militancy

China, rising wages and worker militancy

Workers' wages in the United States have been stagnant since the 1970s in terms of purchasing power. It is common…

July 21, 2015
Farmworkers union on the marchFarmworkers union on the march

Farmworkers union on the march

Burlington, Wash. -- Hundreds of farmworkers from Familias Unidas por la Justicia marched along with supporters here on July 11.…

July 15, 2015
New proposal on overtime pay exposes bosses’ theftNew proposal on overtime pay exposes bosses’ theft

New proposal on overtime pay exposes bosses’ theft

Wages for U.S. workers have stagnated for decades, but a lot of economic problems, like low growth, could be alleviated…

July 10, 2015
Oil strike wins improved safety languageOil strike wins improved safety language

Oil strike wins improved safety language

Members of Steelworkers Local 13-1 begin returning to work at Marathon Oil’s Galveston Bay Refinery (GBR) on July 6. After…

July 9, 2015
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Milwaukee bus drivers stage walkout Contract negotiations between the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998, representing over 1,000 public bus drivers…

July 9, 2015
México’s teachers struggle for justiceMéxico’s teachers struggle for justice

México’s teachers struggle for justice

Cuernavaca, México -- “To be a teacher and not to fight is a contradiction in our fundamental way of teaching.”…

July 6, 2015
Boston school bus drivers step up the fightBoston school bus drivers step up the fight

Boston school bus drivers step up the fight

The struggle between the Boston School Bus Drivers Union, Steelworkers Local 8751, on the one hand, and the Boston city…

July 4, 2015