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Class war in western Pennsylvania

Altoona, Pa. — For more than three months, 142 locked-out members of Utility Workers Union Local 102 have walked the…

March 3, 2014

UIC strikes: Low-paid adjuncts supported

The repetitious argument about how a college education leads to higher-paid, more secure jobs overpowers both the huge explosion of…

March 1, 2014

Solidarity in the drivers’ seat

San Francisco -- Steven Gillis, the fired vice president of United Steelworkers Local 8751 (Boston School Bus Drivers Union), spoke…

March 1, 2014

Workers assembly plans for spring actions

Baltimore -- The “We Deserve Better” Workers’ Assembly convened a very dynamic and enthusiastic regional workers speak-out on Feb. 22…

February 28, 2014

Broad backing for minimum wage raise

Low-wage workers are carrying out a determined and heroic struggle to force giant corporations like McDonalds, Starbucks, Walmart and others…

February 28, 2014

San Francisco solidarity with Korean workers’ strike

The Korean Consulate in San Francisco was the site of a militant demonstration in support of the Korean general strike…

February 27, 2014

UAW & VW: Class struggle versus class collaboration

Following the vote against union representation at Volkswagen’s plant in Tennessee, the United Auto Workers filed an appeal with the…

February 27, 2014

The great railroad strike of 1922

Ninety-one years ago railroad workers employed in shops and roundhouses revolted against a 12 percent wage cut. Nearly 400,000 workers…

February 27, 2014

On the picket line

Fightback of locked-out Kellogg workers The 226 workers at Kellogg’s cereal plant in Memphis, Tenn., made Fruit Loops and Frosted…

February 24, 2014

Victory at Domino’s

Domino’s Pizza workers, some shown here, announce a $1.3 million settlement agreement and a victory Feb. 12 in holding Domino’s…

February 21, 2014