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Protest hits NYC Wendy’s

A lunchtime protest in downtown Manhattan, N.Y., offered a strong show of support for former Wendy’s worker Rynetta Bennett, who…

February 21, 2014

Volkswagen workers lost. Why?

From Feb. 12 to 14, hourly workers at Volkswagen’s four-year-old plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted on whether or not to…

February 20, 2014

Colombian GM workers sew their lips shut

On the 77th anniversary of the Flint, Mich., sit-down strike in the U.S., fired GM workers in Colombia accelerate their…

February 18, 2014

Protest hits NYC Wendy’s

A lunchtime protest in downtown Manhattan, N.Y., offered a strong show of support for former Wendy's worker Rynetta Bennett, who…

February 14, 2014

MASSIVE MARCH

Upsurge in South sets People’s Agenda By Eva P. and Ben C. Raleigh, N.C. -- The appeal went out: “Just…

February 12, 2014

Workers, activists fighting Veolia hold international conference

By Terri Kay and Judy Greenspan San Francisco — An international conference here on Feb. 8 brought together workers, community…

February 12, 2014

Chrysler workers must resist ‘culture of poverty’

Chrysler became 100 percent owned by Fiat on Jan. 20, when the trust fund responsible for United Auto Workers retirees’…

February 7, 2014

Victory for airport workers and their union – challenges remain

It was a “big win” according to the Service Employees union, Local 32BJ, the union trying to organize airport service…

February 7, 2014

On the picket line

‘Stop Staples: The U.S. mail is not for sale’ Chanting “Stop Staples! The U.S. mail is not for sale!” about…

February 7, 2014

Solidarity Day Two in Boston: Rehire school bus drivers!

By Gerry Scoppettuolo and Steve Gillis Dorchester, Mass. See the Solidarity Day Two photo album In the Boston working-class neighborhood…

February 6, 2014