The Fight Continues for Kellogg‘s Workers
After rejecting a tentative agreement with a two tier wage structure, Kellogg’s has recently responded by trying to hire permanent replacement scabs.
John Deere Workers Continue the Fight
On Tuesday, November 2nd, 10,000 John Deere workers in the United Auto Workers (UAW) union rejected a second tentative agreement to continue their strike which started on October 14.
Northwest Carpenters Union Settles Strike
The contract may be signed but the fight is far from over!
Workers Stand Strong Against Kellogg’s Bosses’ Strikebreaking Tactics
Workers at Kellogg’s are standing up to the bosses strikebreaking tactics.
Kaiser Engineers Go on Strike
Over 700 stationary engineers have been on strike since September 18 at Kaiser Permanente Northern California facilities.
Labor Day History: The Battle of Blair Mountain
This relatively unknown piece of history of the Battle of Blair Mountain shows the heroic efforts miners took to defend themselves and challenge their exploitation.
“You only can slap a person so many times.” – Voices From Essential Workers
Today we are sharing an episode of This American Life: “Essential” which shares a range of voices of workers who were deemed essential during the first wave of the pandemic.
Workers More Productive, CEOs Reap Rewards
Although there have been similar findings in the past, a new study concluded that the average CEO income in the United States (including from stocks and other non-salary income) is 351 times more than that of the average worker!
Supreme Court Reminds Us That The Bosses Own The Law
On June 23 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to give the farm owners the right to bar union organizers from their lands. This is nothing new, the courts have a history of cutting away at workers’ rights when they think the workers are too weak to fight back.
The Loss in Alabama: What Does it Really Mean?
The Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama lost their unionization drive. This defeat must be viewed in the proper context in order to gain the understanding necessary for victory in the future.
April 8, 1952: Truman Tries to Stifle Steel Strike
On April 8, 1952, President Truman ordered the nationalization of the steel mills in an attempt to prevent the workers from striking.
COVID-19 and Workplace Safety: Real Worker Safety Can’t Happen Under Capitalism
The government’s ineffective enforcement of workplace safety standards during the pandemic is due to the fundamental pressures of the capitalist system.
Tipping Must End: A Hang-Over from Enslavement
No worker of any race or gender should have their livelihood subjected to pleasing the whims of individual clients. This racist legacy should be abolished, and living wages should be guaranteed for all labor.
The Lowell Mill Strikes—Working Women Organizing in the Industrial Revolution
In February of 1834, the women working at the Lowell, Massachusetts textile mills went on strike against a pay cut – an early demonstration of working women’s organizing activity.
May Day – Celebrate Workers’ Struggles!
The struggles of the international working class continue, and we draw our inspiration from them.
Videos of Townhall • COVID-19: Workers From the Frontlines
Videos from COVID-19 townhall
Videos From Townhall • Workers’ Lives at Risk
Videos of presentations and discussion from April 4, 2020 townhall
Brazil – The Most Inefficient President in the World Risks Workers’ Lives
Bolsonaro and the Brazilian bosses don’t think they need to pay attention to what ordinary working people need.
GE Workers Demand Ventilator Production
On Monday, General Electric (GE) factory workers held demonstrations at two different plants, with the demand that the company use its aviation factories to produce ventilators.
Instacart Workers Protest Conditions
Instacart, a company that lets you order groceries online and have them delivered from your favorite stores, has seen a boom in business since the coronavirus has forced people to stay home.
France: Our outrage!
“I am angry and I am outraged” is the cry from the heart of a psychologist from Mulhouse hospital
Amazon fires warehouse worker who led Staten Island strike for more coronavirus protection
Amazon confirmed to CNBC that it fired Chris Smalls, a warehouse worker who organized a strike at its Staten Island facility on Monday
Is Your Grocery Delivery Worth a Worker’s Life?
Workers around the country are walking off the job to protest a lack of protective equipment, safety measures, even soap
Who is Essential?
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed some of the inherent shortcomings of the capitalist economic system. The recent labeling of “essential employees” during quarantine highlights the indispensability of certain jobs
Key workers stage mass walk-out over inadequate coronavirus distancing
Around 100 workers at one of Northern Ireland’s main poultry manufacturers have walked out over concerns their employer has not taken proper steps to protect them from coronavirus.
‘Terrified’ Package Delivery Employees Are Going to Work Sick
Truckers and warehouse workers at UPS and FedEx feel they have not choice but to keep showing up, even with coronavirus-like sypmtoms
The coronavirus outbreak is exposing the devastating gaps between the rich and poor at a moment when America is primed for class warfare
The divisions between the rich and poor are infuriatingly clear in 2020
Uber and Lyft drivers protest to demand more benefits during coronavirus crisis
Rideshare workers are calling for enforcement of California’s AB5 which would allow them at least three days of paid sick leave
Go on Strike for Your Health and Safety
Now isn’t the time to blindly follow orders from bosses. To make sure our response to coronavirus is safe and just, workers need to take on-the-job action like sick-outs and strikes — as New York City educators have over the past week.
The U.S. Border Crisis: A Crisis of the Capitalist System
The capitalist system has created an international crisis of displaced people due to a convergence of factors.