Workers unite!

A unionist view of the U.S. midterm elections

By Anders Fenger The following is a Nov. 6 interview of Steve Gillis by Anders Fenger of the electronic newspaper,…

November 22, 2022

On strike: Alabama coal miners ratchet up pressure

Union coal miners in Brookwood, Alabama, on strike since April 1, 2021, are stepping up plans for resistance. The job…

November 22, 2022

Biggest academic strike in history – UC system shut down!

Berkeley, California An unprecedented strike of academic workers that began Nov. 14 hit all 10 campuses of the University of…

November 21, 2022

Seattle human service workers demand improved wages, services

Seattle Unionized Seattle human services workers rallied at City Hall Plaza Nov. 8 to demand wage increases and better services…

November 17, 2022

On the picket line

Workers ‘stop the presses’ to win contracts The 250 workers at HarperCollins Publishers walked out on strike Nov. 10 and…

November 15, 2022

Saladin Muhammad, labor leader, honored at memorial

Whitakers, North Carolina A packed room of 200 people gathered Nov. 12 to celebrate the life of Saladin Muhammad at…

November 15, 2022

Rally supports striking Reserve Roastery workers

New York City The sidewalk was packed Nov. 10 as union, student and community supporters rallied in solidarity with striking…

November 14, 2022

Elecciones en Brasil: Los trabajadores y los más oprimidos derrotan al fascista Bolsonaro 

31 de octubre – El pueblo de Brasil ha demostrado un notable valor, frente al terror de la extrema derecha,…

November 11, 2022

Potential railroad strike could ‘shut it down’

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, once a building trades union leader, has threatened the 12 unions that represent freight…

November 7, 2022

Rhode Island activists demand local job funding

Providence, Rhode Island Oct. 19 — “Organize! Mobilize! Fightback!” The sound of the tenor drumbeat reverberated up the sweeping staircase…

November 7, 2022