One of Germany’s largest unions is calling on its members to join a worldwide protest calling for action on climate change next month. Verdi head … Major German union urges members to join climate protestsRead more
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Fascist assault on UK union leader Steve Hedley
The brutal assault on Steve Hedley, Assistant General Secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, by fascist thugs Saturday is an outrage. Hedley … Fascist assault on UK union leader Steve HedleyRead more
Teachers End Historic Strike in West Virginia with 5% Pay Raise for All State Workers
teachers in West Virginia celebrating on Wednesday after winning a 5 percent raise for all workers, as they chanted, “Who made history? We made history!” … Teachers End Historic Strike in West Virginia with 5% Pay Raise for All State WorkersRead more
After Victorious Strike, W. Virginia Teacher Sends Message to Oklahoma Educators Poised to Walk Out
There has been a lot of organizing that’s been going on in Oklahoma right now. state has the lowest-paid teachers in the country. They started … After Victorious Strike, W. Virginia Teacher Sends Message to Oklahoma Educators Poised to Walk OutRead more
Removing the working class from the stage of history
During the Gilded Age, in the mere three decades from the close of the Civil War in 1865 to the late 1890s, the United States … Removing the working class from the stage of historyRead more
UK “national security” agencies in the 1920s treated all unionism as Communism
Late in 1920 the Hampstead branch of the Communist party of Great Britain held its end-of-year dinner at Pinoli’s restaurant in Soho, London. The diners … UK “national security” agencies in the 1920s treated all unionism as CommunismRead more
Millennials are Unionizing in Record Numbers
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal think tank, 76 percent of new union members in 2017 were younger than 35. Last week, the … Millennials are Unionizing in Record NumbersRead more
The Thibodaux Massacre Spelled the End of Unionized Farm Labor in the South for Decades
On November 23, 1887, a mass shooting of African-American farm workers in Louisiana left some 60 dead. Bodies were dumped in unmarked graves while the … The Thibodaux Massacre Spelled the End of Unionized Farm Labor in the South for DecadesRead more