The global ruling class is determined to prevent mounting protests against social inequality from employing the weapon that can bring them down.
Chris Hedges: Strike! Strike! Strike!
Category: Labor
Who Runs the Railroads? Looming Strike Pressures Biden
Many workers remain unsatisfied with the compromise proposed last month by the U.S. president’s appointed arbitrators.
A ‘Quiet Fleecing’
Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich & Work Left Undone
Every walkout, every outstretched hand, every word written or spoken in defense of workers’ rights, is a victory — whether it results in immediate and obvious success or not, writes Richard Eskow.
US LABOR DAY: Ukraine’s Anti-Worker Law
The Zelensky government has claimed it is trying to alleviate the difficulties faced by companies in wartime. However, it first tried to introduce the new law in 2021.
US LABOR DAY: Union Support in US at Five-Decade High
The Gallup poll comes amid an ongoing high-profile push for workers’ rights at U.S. companies including Starbucks and Amazon.
US LABOR DAY: 5 Unsung Films About Workers
US LABOR DAY: Central American Migrants & US Labor History
Worker wins at Amazon and Starbucks recall a previous period of union success, writes Elizabeth Oglesby.
Indian Workers Defend Steel With Their Lives
What we have here, writes Vijay Prashad, is a government adhering to the religion of privatization and eager to cannibalize Visakha Steel.
UK Energy Workers Plan More Walkouts
Should the actions develop into full blown strikes, they could have the capacity to shut down much of the U.K. economy, Adam Ramsay reports.