Walmart Workers Plan Raucous Black Friday
Walmart workers are gearing up for Black Friday with a series of short strikes around the country this week,…
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Jenny Brown
Machinists Defeat Boeing Proposal, Boo Union Brass Who Pushed It
Machinists at Boeing resoundingly voted down mid-contract concessions yesterday and then booed the union leaders who had pushed the…
Will the U.S. join the rest of the world and guarantee workers paid sick leave? A bill in Congress…
Workers in the Northeast Come Face to Face with Climate Change
The concept of “rising oceans” suddenly became real this week on the New Jersey coastline and in lower Manhattan,…
Tar Sands Pipeline Risks Too Great, Canadian Unions Say
The U.S. presidential election has held up a decision on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, but in Canada,…
Immigrants and Unions Work To Oust Notorious Arizona Sheriff
Latino workers in the Phoenix area are fighting back against the bullying sheriff of Maricopa County, Joe Arpaio. They’ve…
Verizon Workers Queasy at Deal
Leaders of the Communications Workers and Electrical Workers (IBEW) announced a tentative agreement with Verizon, but some workers say…
Unions Expect Verizon to Impose Terms, Ready to Walk Out Again
Verizon workers struck for two energetic weeks last summer in response to billions’ worth of concessions demands from the…
Hotel Employers Conspire to Deny Permanent Jobs
After four months as a temporary banquet server at the Sheraton in Indianapolis, Fernando Gomez asked his manager about…
Teamsters Wrap Agreement With Sotheby’s
Teamster art handlers voted to settle their dispute with Sotheby’s June 5, ending a 10-month lockout that became a…