Troublemakers Blog
October 08, 2024 /
A United Auto Workers member was killed on the picket line September 28 outside Eaton Aerospace, where workers have been on strike since September 16. Seth Webb, a member of UAW Local 475, was struck by a drunk driver. So were four other picketers, two of whom were rushed to the Henry Ford Hospital across the street with severe injuries. »
September 19, 2024 / Dan DiMaggio
Seventeen thousand AT&T workers in the Southeast returned to work September 16 following a month-long strike. »
September 16, 2024 /
The Postal Workers (APWU) will hold a national day of action on October 1, with rallies all across the country for better staffing and better service, a better contract that ends the two-tier wage system, and the right to speak to the board that governs the postal service. »
September 12, 2024 /
Leave it to performing arts unions to make a picket line that grabs attention. The rally outside Dallas Black Dance Theatre included a drummer, line dancing, and spontaneous performances from the unionized dancers. »
September 09, 2024 / Luis Feliz Leon
Traducido por Natascha Elena Uhlmann
Dieciséis meses después de su despido ilegal, Juan Vargas entró a trabajar en junio entre vítores y palmadas en la espalda de sus compañeros de trabajo en la empresa Anthony Marano, una importante distribuidora de productos agrícolas en el área de Chicago. Obtuvo el pago completo de su salario retroactivo. »
August 27, 2024 /
How can immigrants without work authorization avoid being hyper-exploited, and instead find work where they have some autonomy and collective power to raise standards? A movement that has been incubating in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, might offer some answers.
Sunset Park boasts one of the highest concentrations of worker cooperatives in the United States. »
August 22, 2024 /
Employer-sponsored “safety games” or “safety contests” may seem benign on the surface, but there’s a deadly motive.
Employers are rediscovering an old scheme to con workers into undermining their own job safety. These games are designed to reward employees for not reporting accidents. »
August 14, 2024 / Luis Feliz Leon
Sixteen months after his illegal firing, Juan Vargas walked into work in June to cheers and pats on the back from his co-workers at the Anthony Marano Company, a major produce distributor in the Chicago area. He won full back pay. »
August 13, 2024 / Dan DiMaggio
We are happy to report that Secrets of a Successful Organizer has now been translated into seven languages: Spanish, Japanese, German, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Swedish, and, most recently, Danish and Quebecois French. »