Fightback Section (March 2013)
Warren, Michigan – February 28th Workers at a stamping plant in Warren, Michigan went on strike. Chrysler’s sale of cars and trucks has more than doubled in the last few years. To meet the demands of production, Chrysler has moved to a three-shift schedule, working four, ten-hour days a week. India – February 20-21 Workers […]
Playing Like a Girl
Hey Sports Fans… Q: Which rookie pitcher struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back, at 17 years old? Q: Who swam the English Channel nearly two whole hours faster than the world record? Q: Who is the only person to ever run 300 miles without sleeping? A: They are all women. Jackie […]
Out of the Kitchens and on to the Picketlines! The Women’s Emergency Brigade and the GM Sit-Down Strike
The Flint Sit-Down Strike at General Motors in 1936-37 was the biggest strike in the U.S. during the Great Depression. It not only set an example for the entire American working class but also showed that women could play a decisive role. General Motors was the heart of U.S. industry and was the biggest company […]
The Fight Against Layoffs in France
The strike at Citroën Aulnay In France, just like in the U.S., the big auto companies are using the economic crisis to attack workers. Here we’ve already seen that the big auto companies such as GM and Ford have laid off thousands of workers. GM has used its supposed bankruptcy to destroy workers jobs and […]
The Epidemic of Violence Against Women
Despite many victories for women over the last century – the right to vote, the right to have reproductive control over their bodies, the right to public education, the right to divorce, the right to child care – this struggle is far from over and in some cases it has gone backwards. Women still live […]