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Striking Alabama Coal Miners Want Their $1.1 Billion Back »

August 10, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon

History repeated itself as hundreds of miners spilled out of buses in June and July to leaflet the Manhattan offices of asset manager BlackRock, the largest shareholder in the mining company Warrior Met Coal.
City of Berkeley negotiation team, union staff negotiators, and SEIU 1021 Berkeley CSU and PTRLA chapter chapter bargaining team members at public bargaining.

Open Bargaining Brings the Power of Members to the Table in Berkeley »

August 5, 2021 | F. Thomson

After years of salary scales that don’t keep up with the cost of living, an SEIU 1021 bargaining team for city of Berkeley workers decided to do something different at the bargaining table this year. They decided to go big—by opening up bargaining to all members.
An Amazon-sponsored voting tent for workers during the Amazon Bessemer warehouse election.

NLRB Hearing Officer Recommends Rerun of Amazon Bessemer Election »

August 3, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon

A National Labor Relations Board hearing officer has recommended a rerun of the union election that Alabama Amazon warehouse workers lost by more than 2 to 1 in April.

Viewpoint: We Must Prepare to Strike UPS in 2023 »

August 2, 2021 | Greg Kerwood

The year 2023, when the UPS contract expires, seems like a long way off—but in the complex world of contract negotiation, it’s just around the corner.
sideview of President Joe Biden speaking at a podium at Pittsburgh Carpenters Hall on March 31, 2021, with American Jobs Plan sign in background (white on blue)

Who Holds the Power in Joe Biden’s White House? »

July 29, 2021 | Neal Meyer

Credit should be given where credit is due. Joe Biden’s stimulus package does more to help working people than almost any other piece of legislation in the last few decades.
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Union Hopes High as Chileans Rewrite Anti-Labor Constitution »

July 27, 2021 | Yoel Bitran

Many Americans have become accustomed to hearing that every presidential election is “the most important in a generation.” But for Chileans like myself, these words were undeniably true when describing our election on May 15 and 16.

How Oakland Teachers Took Control of Our Return to School »

July 26, 2021 | Shelby Ziesing and John Green

A union contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on if it isn’t enforced. And our boss has a spotty record when it comes to honoring agreements.

At World’s Largest Hilton, Workers Fight for Jobs, Daily Cleaning »

July 19, 2021 | Nely Reinante

This is one of two articles from Hawaiian hotel workers.

Hawaiian Hilton Workers Fear Permanent Layoffs As Recall Rights Expiration Nears »

July 19, 2021 | Aina Iglesias

This is one of two articles from Hawaiian hotel workers. Read the other, "At World’s Largest Hilton, Workers Fight for Jobs, Daily Cleaning," here.

Frito-Lay Forced Overtime Frustrations Not Limited to Striking Topeka Plant »

July 17, 2021 | Dan DiMaggio

UPDATE, Friday, July 23: Union members at the Topeka Frito-Lay facility are voting all day today on a new tentative agreement.
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Billionaires Can Have the Cosmos—We Only Want the Earth »

July 15, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon

Fleeing is what the rich do best. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz fled Texas last winter, abandoning millions to freezing temperatures.
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At a Convention Like No Other, Teamster Challengers Turn a Corner »

July 14, 2021 | Alexandra Bradbury

This was a Teamsters convention like no other—and not just because it was held online, avoiding the usual Las Vegas spectacle where a few brave reformers run a gauntlet of booing red-vested delegates.

Volvo Workers Forced to Vote Again on Contract They Just Rejected »

July 12, 2021 | Jane Slaughter

UPDATE, July 15: Yesterday, workers voted narrowly (1,147 to 1,130) to accept the third tentative agreement, which had been defeated by a 60-40 margin five days earlier. Workers will report back to work next week.--Eds.

'We Want to See Our Families': Frito-Lay Workers Strike Over 84-Hour Weeks, Meager Raises »

July 10, 2021 | Dan DiMaggio

Frito-Lay workers in Topeka, Kansas, have been on strike since Monday over low pay and forced overtime.


Some workers have been forced to work 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, for weeks on end due to short staffing. They want to see that change.
People outside hold a huge banner: "St. Vincent Nurses on Strike for Safe Patient Care; MNA"

Viewpoint: Solidarity for the Tenet Nurses Strike Should Be Labor's Top Priority Right Now »

July 7, 2021 | Mark Dudzic and Rand Wilson

Speaking on the recent National Solidarity Call in support of striking nurses at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, Our Revolution leader Joseph Geevarghese characterized the situation as “Biden’s PATCO moment.”

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