labor
Articles about the Labor Movement
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Analysis
Feeling the pain: Inflation, wages, and the working class
Once again the mainstream press is touting a “blowout” jobs report.
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Analysis
UAW 4811 authorizes strike across UC campuses defending right to protest for Palestine
On May 15, 2024 — the 76th anniversary of the Nakba — UAW 4811 members across the University of California…
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Labor
Rural union workers win big in Minnesota
A unit of 78 paraprofessionals in rural Minnesota ratified their contract after a months-long battle with school administrators. The unit…
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Analysis
The economy needs radical change
In a system based on labor exploitation, a “good” economy does not automatically mean better conditions for workers in either…
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Militant Journalism
Spokane, WA: Sacred Heart med center workers strike against ‘disrespectful’ conditions
The strikers cited below-market pay, eroding medical and dental benefits, as well as perpetual under-staffing and overtime, as key drivers…
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Analysis
Louisiana workers fight back against repressive anti-union legislation
Several new pieces of anti-union legislation have advanced in the Senate, constituting an all-out war on Louisiana workers.
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Analysis
Auto workers and class war: The South stands up
Auto workers have unleashed an unprecedented drive to organize the entire auto and battery manufacturing industry – particularly in the…
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Militant Journalism
Graduate student library workers fight for those who will come after them in Illinois
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, graduate students work in the library system teaching research skills to undergraduates, maintaining…
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Militant Journalism
Cleveland mechanics strike against benefit cuts
Although negotiations began in May 2023, Valley Ford Truck delayed negotiations and forced workers to make a choice: settle for…
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Militant Journalism
Greedy nightclub owners close historic LGBTQ nightclub amidst workers’ strike
Former security staff member and union organizer Chelle Crotinger spoke with Liberation News.
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