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Part-time faculty at the New School strike for a better quality of life
On a picket line in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, more than 2,000 people gathered at the New School University Center to…
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PSL Editorial – Rail industry showdown: Joe Biden vs. the right to strike
Who is Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi or any other millionaire politician to tell workers that they cannot exercise their right…
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Workers in Ontario rise up against conservative, anti-worker government
55,000 education workers in the Canadian province of Ontario took to the streets and galvanized the province’s working class into…
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Farmworkers’ struggle wins expansion of union rights in Calif.
Thousands of people from throughout the community marched, and participated in the vigil to demand better working conditions and the…
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Victory for Boston Starbucks workers in 64-day strike
Boston Starbucks Workers United announced victory at 874 Commonwealth Avenue on September 21, ending the longest strike in SBWU history.
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Historic contract victory for housing clinic workers in San Francisco!
Workers responded to management’s refusals to take workers’ demands seriously by organizing several pickets throughout the months-long negotiation process.
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Northeastern University dining hall workers win “life changing” gains in new contract
The dining workers joined UNITE HERE Local 26 in 2012, and they have since won three contracts, each better than…
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Planet Fitness workers strike: “Stand up, speak out, fight back”
After the workers walked out, Planet Fitness was forced to recognize the workers’ value and began to meet their demands.
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Union wave reaches professional sports as Minor League Baseball players organize
While the MLBPA has represented major league players since 1966, minor league players have historically lacked any union representation. Now,…
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PSL Editorial – Rail workers’ struggle shows the power of the organized working class
Rail workers forced their way into the center of national politics and made their situation impossible to ignore
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