Jeff Bigelow

Jeff Bigelow has been involved in the labor movement for over 45 years. He has worked in a factory and organized and represented public employees in Maryland and Illinois.

Analysis

Jeff BigelowNovember 7, 2018
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Part three: How Disney workers fought back and won

Disneyland workers celebrated a huge triumph for labor in September when they voted for a contract that significantly improved their…
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Jeff BigelowJanuary 2, 2017
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The World Federation of Trade Unions 17th Congress: A report on the global state of the class struggle

The Party for Socialism and Liberation was honored to attend and participate in The World Federation of Trade Unions 17th…
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Blog

Jeff BigelowJune 5, 2015
29

LA raises the minimum wage-here’s how

For months a movement has been increasing in activity and power as it pressed for raising the minimum wage and…
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Jeff BigelowMay 24, 2015
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Fast Track and the filthy rich

On May 22, after years of pressure by President Obama and big business, the U.S. Senate passed Fast Track authority…
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Jeff BigelowFebruary 6, 2015
30

Refinery workers strike for safety against Big Oil

On February 1, oil workers went on strike at nine refineries and chemical plants in California, Kentucky, Texas and Washington.
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Jeff BigelowDecember 21, 2014
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‘The Interview’ in historical perspective: endless war against North Korea

On December 17 Sony Pictures cancelled the release of the movie “The Interview” which used racism as “humor” and which…
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Jeff BigelowDecember 17, 2014
58

What Supreme Court Amazon ruling exposes

On Dec. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision declaring that it was okay for Amazon contractors to force all…
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Militant Journalism

Jeff BigelowNovember 28, 2014
65

East Los Angeles rally protests sheriff killing of two men

On Nov. 25, over 200 community members rallied to protest the Nov. 16 LA sheriff police murder of Eduardo Bermudez…
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Jeff BigelowNovember 5, 2014
13

Minimum-wage victories: Promising signs of a growing activist movement

Votes to raise the state minimum wages in Alaska, Arkansas, South Dakota and Nebraska ended in huge victories as the…
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Jeff BigelowJuly 2, 2014
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Harris v Quinn: labor attacked again

The Supreme Court’s decision in the Harris v Quinn case strikes at the financial core of the union. Those forces…
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