Workers unite!

Black Workers for Justice banquet

Black Workers for Justice held their 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Support for Labor Banquet in Raleigh, N.C., on…

April 8, 2014

Marxism and long-term unemployment

A study published by Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute in January compiled figures on unemployment that have important…

April 5, 2014

Detroiters reject austerity

April 1 — More than 500 loud and angry workers marched at the federal bankruptcy court in Detroit to voice…

April 3, 2014

March for $15 minimum wage takes place in Bay Area

Oakland, Calif. -- Organized by UNITE HERE Local 2850, on March 27 several hundred East Bay hotel, restaurant and stadium…

April 1, 2014

Postal unions unite against privatization

In the face of unprecedented attacks from Congress, corporations and postal management, the four major postal unions have created a…

March 29, 2014

‘Fight for 15’ kicks off in Appalachia

Huntington, W.Va. -- A coalition of activists from Fight Imperialism, Stand Together (FIST), Workers World Party, Students for Appalachian Socialism,…

March 28, 2014

McDonald’s icon busted for wage theft

New York — A large group of fast-food workers and their supporters held a flash protest on March 18 in…

March 28, 2014

On the picket line

Unions unite to defend public postal service The four unions that together provide the service in the U.S. Postal Service…

March 21, 2014