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Chicago Unions Demand to Defund Police and Fund Health Care for All »

July 7, 2020 | Dennis Kosuth

A coalition of Chicago unions and community organizations has come together around the call “Black Lives Matter, Health Care Justice Now.” The group is demanding that resources that currently go toward racist policing be redirected toward human services that improve health.

They're Back: Concessions Are Coming »

July 2, 2020 | Tom Juravich

Although COVID-19 is far from under control and reopening of the economy is stumbling, the airwaves are filled with people telling us how we should be thinking about economic recovery.

Black Workers at Ohio Ford Plant Denounce Racist Taunts »

June 30, 2020 | Jane Slaughter

After this article was published on June 30, some of those quoted in it became concerned about retaliation. Some names have been removed.

Can Auto Workers Win the Right to Vote? Here's How Teamsters Did It »

June 29, 2020 | Justin Mayhugh

After former Auto Workers President Gary Jones pleaded guilty in June to charges of embezzling more than $1 million in union funds, the years-long federal investigation into corruption by senior UAW officials is set to move to a new phase.

Postal Day of Action: "We Need the Postal Service!" »

June 26, 2020 | Alexandra Bradbury

Despite the pandemic, postal workers in at least 18 cities and towns rallied on foot, by car, and even by bicycle June 23 to demand federal funding to save the U.S. Postal Service.

How Phoenix Educators Used the ‘Red for Ed’ Momentum to Rebuild Our Local Union »

June 25, 2020 | Leanne Abushar

Two years ago, the Red for Ed movement swept across Arizona. Seventy thousand educators flooded the capitol demanding higher wages and lower class sizes and a stake at the

After Labor Board Ruling, Unions Must Shut Door on Management Rights »

June 24, 2020 | Robert M. Schwartz

Since 2017, Republican appointees have firmly controlled the National Labor Relations Board. Not surprisingly, the agency has released a slew of decisions markedly reducing or elimina
Four Black workers in red Verizon shirts kneel in a parking lot, fists raised.

Unions Take Up the Black Lives Banner »

June 19, 2020 | Saurav Sarkar

The Black Lives Matter uprising has prompted strong statements about racism and police accountability from top union officials, but the participation of the labor movement has been limited. Several internationals have, to their credit, encouraged their members.
Masked people stand outside holding red printed signs. Visible sign in foreground says: "Solidarity with Sanitation Workers! Hazard Pay and PPE Now!"

Philly Sanitation Workers Rally, Join Demand for PPE, Right to Refuse Dangerous Work »

June 16, 2020 | Paul Prescod

Update: A union coalition got the Philadelphia city council to pass the Essential Workers Protection Act described below.

It's Time to Make Black Lives Matter in Our Unions »

June 15, 2020 | Bianca Cunningham

The Movement for Black Lives is encouraging union members to plan "Labor for Black Lives" actions in their communities on Friday, June 19—Juneteenth. Actions will be part of M4BL's call to Defend Black Lives all across the world.

Our LGBTQ Community Became Stronger When We Organized »

June 15, 2020 | Alexia Garcia

The Crush Bar Workers Collective in Portland, Oregon made news in March when laid-off workers staged a sit-in, mak
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Striking McDonald’s Workers Block Entrance, Shut Store »

June 15, 2020 | Kaela Sanborn-Hum

A strike by 33 workers at a McDonald’s in North Oakland has shut down the store since May 26. Twelve workers there have tested positive for COVID-19, and so have eight of their family members, including a 10-month-old baby.

Why a Local Labor Council Just Expelled the Seattle Police Guild »

June 12, 2020 | Alexandra Bradbury

Update, June 18: Last night in a roll call vote, the Martin Luther King County Labor Council expelled the Seattle Police Officers Guild.

Teachers Must Set the Terms for How and When Schools Reopen »

June 12, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

In a matter of days in mid-March, educators were expected to move classes online, work from home, and manage their own fear and uncertainty—all while worried for students whom they suddenly couldn’t see, talk to, or reassure.

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Corporations Now Love 'Black Lives'—But What About Their Own Black Workers? »

June 12, 2020 | Toni Gilpin

Never underestimate the American business community's capacity for hypocrisy.

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