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Articles about the Labor Movement
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New WNBA collective bargaining agreement shows the power of union organizing
While professionals in a handful of sports make millions of dollars per year, the median salary of athletes in 2024…
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Trump instigates airport chaos to preserve ICE funding
Throughout March, 2026, travelers in airports across the U.S. encountered security lines stretching up to eight hours, flight delays compounding…
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Women’s leadership in educators’ unions leads labor’s revival
Organizing and demanding better for themselves and their students, women-led teacher unions inspire.
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Funsten Nut Co strike: When women faced Jim Crow and the Depression and won!
Solidarity between Black and white women won gains for both.
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Deportations are an attack on all workers, not just immigrants
If Donald Trump achieves his goal of deporting 4 million people over his second term, it will result in almost…
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‘Nothing moved but the tide:’ The Seattle General Strike of 1919 showed the power of labor and a vision of a better future
Seattle General Strike of 1919 still has significance today.
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Six Black leaders who transformed the labor movement
As we celebrate 100 years of Black History Month, it’s essential we recognize the deep and longtime connections between Black…
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Lessons for the entire working class from the San Francisco teachers’ strike
The whole city felt alive with a sense of struggle and no capitalist politician could turn it back.
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Victory! Historic strike delivers justice for San Francisco educators, students and communities
After four days on strike, San Francisco educators have secured a historic contract victory: A contract that delivers justice for…
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“Our strike scared folks who are in power:” Interview with Nathalie Hrizi, UESF Vice President for Substitutes
UESF Vice President Nathalie Hrizi spoke with On Strike! to draw out some of the key lessons from the union’s…
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