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Amazon Workers Launch Largest Strike Yet: 'It Doesn't Feel Like a Job That Should Be Legal'

Amazon warehouse workers and delivery drivers at seven facilities in the metro areas of San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Southern California, and New York City are out on strike today, in what the union says is the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history. Unionized workers at Staten Island’s JFK8 fulfillment center have also authorized a strike and could soon follow.

This Union-Owned Vegas Hotel is Hiring Scabs to Break a Strike

In her 17 years as a guest room attendant, Isabel Gonzalez has scarcely had a moment’s rest.

Gonzalez is responsible for cleaning 15 hotel rooms per day—stripping dirty linens, taking out the trash, making beds, cleaning toilets, sweeping, mopping, and dusting—all in the span of 30 to 45 minutes per room.

Los trabajadores de autopartes de Julian Electric no lograron sindicalizarse, pero prometen seguir luchando

Los trabajadores de Julian Electric, una planta de autopartes en Lockport, Illinois, perdieron su elección para unirse al sindicato United Auto Workers (UAW) en una votación devastadoramente reñida.

Auto Parts Workers at Julian Electric Lose Union Election, Vow to Keep Fighting

Workers at Julian Electric, an auto parts plant in Lockport, Illinois, lost their election to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) in a devastatingly close tie vote.

A large majority of the 350 mostly Latino workers had signed cards in the lead-up to the vote, but that edge evaporated in the face of a flagrant and sustained union-busting campaign. Even one day before the vote, organizers calculated the union had a lead of more than 70 supporters, but day-of, the vote went 170-170—and in the event of a tie, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) defers to the company.

10.000 trabajadores de hoteles hicieron huelga el fin de semana del día del trabajo, y podrían seguir más

Más de 10.000 trabajadores de hoteles en nueve ciudades realizaron una sucesión de huelgas el fin de semana del Día del Trabajo después de que las negociaciones contractuales con las cadenas hoteleras Hilton, Hyatt y Marriott se estancaron. Son miembros de UNITE HERE.

10,000 Hotel Workers Struck on Labor Day Weekend, More Could Follow

More than 10,000 hotel workers across nine cities went out on a rolling strike Labor Day weekend after contract talks with the Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott hotel chains stalled. They are members of UNITE HERE.

“We came to the decision to go on strike because of all the success other unions have had,” said Christian Carbajal, a market attendant who has worked at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront for 15 years. “[It’s frustrating] that we have to go this far to be given a fair wage” to live in one of the most expensive areas in the country, he said.