Workers unite!

Farm workers, supporters protest Wendy’s

Some 300 farmworkers and their supporters from New York’s labor and progressive community marched and rallied May 18 to tell…

May 24, 2013

New York Legal Services workers strike

After working nearly a year without a contract, the 270 members of the Legal Services Staff Association, United Auto Workers…

May 24, 2013

Grocery workers say no to wage theft

Some 50 grocery workers and their supporters held occupations at four Brooklyn, N.Y., grocery stores on May 18. The actions…

May 24, 2013

Chicago teachers step up resistance to school closings

Chicago school teachers held a large rally on May 20 that focused on resisting attempts to shut down as many…

May 23, 2013

On the picket line

Hundreds of fast food workers strike in Detroit Hundreds of workers went on strike May 10 at more than 60…

May 19, 2013

Now it’s Milwaukee’s turn: Fast food workers walk out

On May 15 in Milwaukee, hundreds of workers walked off the job at fast-food restaurants, including McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King,…

May 17, 2013

Workers protest in Bangladesh, need solidarity

The death toll is more than 1050 in the calamitous factory cave-in on April 24 at Rana Plaza in Savar,…

May 12, 2013

Day 1: Marchers defy police presence at Walmart

U.S. Route 1, south of Baltimore Within hours of the start of the Poor People’s Campaign and March, which headed…

May 11, 2013

Autoworkers coordinate worldwide

Autoworkers around the globe, who work for General Motors, Ford, Fiat/Chrysler and PSA Peugeot Citroën, coordinated efforts on May Day.…

May 11, 2013

Postal workers’ struggle spreads across the world

U.S. Postal Service clerks, carriers, mail handlers and drivers have a lot in common with other postal workers in the…

May 9, 2013