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Activision Blizzard workers engaged in landmark video game union vote
Citing issues around pay, hours, job stability, and respect, nearly 30 quality assurance workers at Raven Software went public with…
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Militant Journalism
Brookline teachers strike for one day, win three-year contract struggle
In a single day strike, the BEU strike won a three year long struggle.
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Farmworkers fight billionaires of Wendy’s, demand fair wages, working conditions
At the rally, the workers described the injustices they continued to fight against, like wage theft, physical assault, sexual abuse,…
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Democratic Party condemned for alliance with anti-worker PR firm
While the Democratic Party espouses a pro-labor line, they have only paid lip service to the issues workers face. Aside…
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Fight for justice for Halyna Hutchins continues amid new lawsuits and reports
The perilous actions of employers in the film industry have demonstrated that their central priority is profit, even at the…
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Federal government report reveals extent of historic surge in labor organizing
The recent surge in NLRB petitions demonstrates an increased appetite to fight back from workers all across the country amidst…
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Thousands of Alaska Airlines pilots to take strike vote
Pilots are demanding changes to draconian scheduling rules and that the company address staffing issues. There is a clear fighting…
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NYC building workers win tentative agreement in victory over landlord greed
Rents in New York rose 33 percent in a single year, but landlords were determined to make workers pay out…
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Militant Journalism
Slater Mill in Pawtucket, R.I., site of first industrial strike in U.S. history
In response to cut wages, the women textile workers of the mill marched out on strike in May of 1824,…
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Starbucks union wins string of victories in Richmond, Va., stores
Despite the attempts by Starbucks to stall the gains of their workers, the victories of the partners in Richmond and…
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