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At UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal workAt UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal work

At UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal work

This year, the United Auto Workers union will negotiate new contracts with auto and truck manufacturers General Motors, Ford and…

March 30, 2015
Fighting for $15 minimum wage in the SouthFighting for $15 minimum wage in the South

Fighting for $15 minimum wage in the South

Atlanta -- With fists pumping in the air, some 500 low-wage workers from across the South filled the sanctuary of…

March 30, 2015
Oil strike breakthroughOil strike breakthrough

Oil strike breakthrough

March 22 — The U.S. oil refinery strike, which began Feb. 1, appears to be moving toward a resolution. The…

March 26, 2015
What you can do for the Boston school bus driversWhat you can do for the Boston school bus drivers

What you can do for the Boston school bus drivers

Victory may still be in the air with the “not guilty” verdict on March 5 in the trumped-up felony case…

March 26, 2015
In Charleston, W.Va., thousands protest ‘right-to-work’ billIn Charleston, W.Va., thousands protest ‘right-to-work’ bill

In Charleston, W.Va., thousands protest ‘right-to-work’ bill

Charleston, W.Va. -- An estimated 7,000 people showed up at the Capitol building in Charleston, W.Va., on March 7 to…

March 21, 2015
Immigrant workers win concessionImmigrant workers win concession

Immigrant workers win concession

Since April 2014, Liberato restaurant workers, mainly immigrants from Latin America, have protested wage theft, retaliation and sexual harassment that…

March 21, 2015
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Protesters demand $15 minimum wage in Philly Philadelphia, named the poorest big city in the U.S. by a recent census…

March 21, 2015
Slowing world capitalist economy puts workers in dangerSlowing world capitalist economy puts workers in danger

Slowing world capitalist economy puts workers in danger

The big business media have been crowing recently about the fall in the prices of crude oil and gasoline. They…

March 17, 2015
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Support ‘Seating Workers United’ in Selma, Ala. During the 50th anniversary of the heroic Selma-to-Montgomery, Ala., march on March 8,…

March 16, 2015
Tennessee students fight low payTennessee students fight low pay

Tennessee students fight low pay

The United Students Against Sweatshops 2015 conference at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville did more than talk. Hundreds of marchers…

March 15, 2015