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Rampant wage theft and safety violations at Musk’s Tesla factory in Austin, Texas
Elon Musk's Tesla opened a new factory in Austin this year with the promise of thousands of high-paying jobs and…
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Slaughterhouses in Minnesota and Nebraska use child labor for sanitation
In something reminiscent of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, slaughterhouses in Nebraska and Minnesota have been exposed for using children as…
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‘We could make a change that could have a ripple effect through the entire industry’ — HarperCollins workers strike for fair contract
Over 200 workers at HarperCollins Publishers have been on strike since Nov. 10 to demand a fair contract after 11…
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The only way to fight tech sector layoffs: Organize!
Layoffs are a choice the capitalists make to intensify worker exploitation, push wages down, and speed up work.
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Tufts RAs say ‘Now is the time to speak up and fight for what we want’
On Nov. 14 Tufts undergraduate students rallied in support of ULTRA (United Labor of Tufts Resident Assistants), the Resident Assistants…
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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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Illinois to vote on historic, pro-union constitutional amendment
The basic framework of the amendment enshrines the right to organize a union into the Illinois Constitution under Section 25.
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U of California Academic Workers make history with largest, decisive vote to strike Nov. 14
The strikes will include four UAW bargaining units – Postdocs, Academic Student Employees, Graduate Student Researchers and Academic Researchers –…
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15,000 Delta pilots vote 99% to strike after 3 years of negotiations
Nearly 15,000 pilots at Delta Airlines overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike this week, with 96% of members participating and…
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Massachusetts educators’ joint strike wins historic common good demands
Members of the Malden Education Association and the Haverhill Education Association have ratified new contracts won through a simultaneous strike…
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