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New York City taxi workers are fighting for raises and job security
The central demand of the drivers is raising wages to $25 per hour in take-home pay, after all expenses such…
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Hyundai Motor Company exposed for using child labor
In Luverne, Alabama — the self-styled “Friendliest City in the South” — a Reuters report found that a subsidiary of…
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IUOE Local 150 wins big after seven week strike
After walking the picket lines for seven weeks, 300 members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 voted…
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Starbucks union wave comes to Houston
The Montrose Starbucks is the first store to unionize in Houston, and it has the potential to inspire other Starbucks…
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Biden’s “emergency board” delays potential strike as rail workers stand up for their rights
Of course, workers don’t need an emergency board to recommend to them what the terms of their working conditions should…
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Militant Journalism
Boston teachers and students win ‘Common Good’ demands in tentative contract agreement with city
If ratified in September, 10,000 educators will win their demands for pay equity, raises, inclusion and a pilot program to…
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Unions fight back, tell Amazon to stay out of health care
On July 26 around 200 union workers and organizers from across California marched to One Medical Headquarters based in San…
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Berkeley REI workers fight for fair union election
"Look at all the other stores trying to organize, at Starbucks and Amazon. We want to inspire other workers to…
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Militant Journalism
Record profits equal stolen wages: HarperCollins on strike
Workers at HarperCollins, a “big five” publisher with $515 million in profits in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021,…
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Militant Journalism
Hotel workers in British Columbia win historic fight for jobs
On May 11, workers at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, in Vancouver British Columbia, represented by Unite Here Local 40, prevailed…
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