Workers unite!

Workers resist unsafe conditions

All over the country, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, workers are fighting for and winning safer working conditions,…

March 31, 2020

Doughnut workers organize in Portland, Ore,

March 21 -- Workers at a popular eatery, Voodoo Doughnut, in Portland, Ore., announced the formation of the Voodoo Doughnut…

March 28, 2020

Spa workers take direct action in Austin, Texas – WW commentary

Austin, Texas The writer is a worker at a health spa in Austin. March 16 -- The spread of coronavirus…

March 27, 2020

After teachers protest, New York City closes schools

New York On March 22, Education Week Magazine announced that 118,000 schools with 53.7 million students had been closed to…

March 27, 2020

Solidarity with low-wage worker fightback

Gillis is the financial secretary of United Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union. Tens of millions of…

March 25, 2020

Rank-and-file autoworkers win fight for safety

Working in an auto plant is a dangerous job. From slippery floors to toxic chemicals to improperly maintained equipment, autoworkers…

March 24, 2020

Boston school bus drivers win emergency full pay during school closure

Gillis is the financial secretary of United Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union. On March 16, elected…

March 23, 2020

On the picket line

Worker and public safety top 700,000-member AFGE health concerns The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 700,000 federal and…

March 19, 2020

Texas health care workers report from inside the pandemic

The following are lightly edited testimonies about the health care system response to the coronavirus COVID-19 from several workers who…

March 19, 2020

Saluting 3 women labor leaders, past and present

When one thinks of women labor leaders, names from the past like Lucy Gonzalez Parsons, Mother Jones, Elizabeth Hurley Flynn…

March 18, 2020