This Friday morning, 9/29, as the UAW auto strike entered its third week, union president Shawn Fain announced its expansion would be limited to two new plants: Ford Chicago Assembly (which makes the Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS) and GM Lansing Delta Township, involving an extra 7,000 workers. A nearby stamping shop in Lansing will… Continue reading Solidarity with the UAW Auto Strike!
Category: Labor
Burritos for Striking Writers
Writers Guild of America members are now entering their third week on strike. Help us deliver burritos to the picket lines once a week until the writers win their demands.
Senate Votes to Break Strike before it Begins
ON DECEMBER 1st, the U.S. Senate passed a union-busting resolution which used the power of the state under the Railroad Labor Act to outlaw a potential powerful nationwide strike of railroad workers scheduled for December 9th. The bill forcing them back to work under a hated contract with continuing draconian scheduling and without a single… Continue reading Senate Votes to Break Strike before it Begins
Starbucks Solidarity this Labor Day
Join Starbucks Workers United and supporters this Labor Day weekend to celebrate the over 200 organizing victories and demand that Starbucks end their union-busting campaign. Workers in SWU have called for “sip-in” demonstrations this weekend (bring a cash tip). These small actions can be used for building solidarity in the community with continued organizing and… Continue reading Starbucks Solidarity this Labor Day
Nabisco Strike: A lesson in solidarity
Sean Cumming reports from the picket line at the Nabisco Strike in Portland Oregon. As Nabisco workers in Portland, Oregon, enter their third week of indefinite strike action, union organizers and the local community held a rally outside the gates of the snack food giant’s Portland plant. Amid a cacophony of beeping horns of support… Continue reading Nabisco Strike: A lesson in solidarity
Over 1,400 Workers Win Strike at Hunts Point for Wages and Respect
After a militant one-week struggle, workers at New York City’s Hunts Point market have won a victory that should inspire other essential workers everywhere. Brett Wallace reports from the picket line...
Resisting Trumpism and protecting the vote: Preparations for November 3 and beyond
Virginia Rodino and Eric Fretz look at preparations against a Trump “coup,” arguing that mass mobilizations to defend democracy—particularly strike action—would be key.
City workers demand no layoffs in New York
Brett Wallace reports on a recent labor rally in New York city against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s planned austerity measures and layoffs.
The NBA strike was a testament to the power of strikes
Prithviraj Gandhi looks at the athletes’ strike earlier this month, arguing that this kind of action can win the justice we need.
Lessons of the Polish Solidarity movement
Eric Fretz takes a look back at Solidarność, the anti-Stalinist trade union movement in Poland — arguing that 40 years on, this inspiring yet tragic history is ripe with lessons for socialists today.
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