Safety issues are just one reason workers from a dozen railroad unions have threatened to shut down the freight lines.
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The rich getting richer off workers and the poor: Something has to give
Corporate profits and CEO salaries are higher than ever in an exploitative, unjust system.
Wage woes in the USA
This graphic shows how low the minimum wage is in many states of the USA.
Four thousand gather at diverse, youthful Labor Notes Conference 2022
The energetic gathering in Chicago highlighted global solidarity, undoing racism, LGBTQ+ struggles and new young labor leadership. Needed: a stronger dose of feminism.
Hot war, Cold War, and irrepressible revolution
An excerpt from A Worker’s Guide to the 20th Century.
Labor fightback news
Fired tortilla chip makers in Chicago demand jobs back; rising costs fuel a teacher strike in North Macedonia; young mechanics organize in Portland, Oregon.
An election season appeal to workers: Vote socialist, boot out Morrison and build our unions for a fightback
Workers flexing our combined muscle is how we’ll win decent wages, job security and so much more.
Starbucks unionizing heats up
Ramped-up organizing in the “world’s biggest coffeehouse chain” has exposed its vicious union-busting history.
Women’s soccer team takes steps toward pay equity
U.S. Women’s Soccer team wins an important battle against the U.S. Soccer Federation in the war for equal pay.
Fed-up US workers in motion
Strikes and organizing drives challenge workplace balance of power.
