unions

Unions demand arms embargo of Israel, back protest of Netanyahu’s visit

When tens of thousands of people demonstrated against Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu on July 24, the day he spoke to…

August 1, 2024

On the picket line

UAW strike in Ohio Workers at the Clarios auto battery manufacturing plant in Holland, Ohio, went on strike May 10.…

May 26, 2023

Michigan: Movements spur legislative victories

The scene at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing March 14 was reminiscent of mass protests there in December 2012. At…

March 24, 2023

On the Picket Line

New union wants to raise up Southern workers A new generation of labor activists has formed the Union of Southern…

December 15, 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

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

Railroad contracts: Biden, Walsh thwart use of strike weapon

As the deadline for a national railroad strike loomed, President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh hammered…

September 23, 2022

Amazon, Starbucks say ‘get back’: Workers say fight back!

Big Business would like to believe that the wave of class struggle by U.S. workers is fading — despite being…

September 20, 2022

On the picket line

Mental health workers strike for their patients The psychologists, social workers and other mental health care workers at Kaiser Permanente…

August 26, 2022

“Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War”

If you are looking for a fun read based on real-life events and filled with historical lessons in union organizing,…

August 19, 2022