A tribute to a multiracial shutdown of the Port of Oakland on Juneteenth, organized by a labor and community coalition led by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).
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Take Action to Support Yakima Fruit Workers
Take five minutes to call these companies and urge them to negotiate with their workers and not retaliate against them for striking!
Wildcat Strikes Sweep Washington’s Fruit Packing Industry as Workers Seek Safety Against Covid-19
On May 7, fruit packers at Allan Brothers walked off the job to protest conditions made deadly by the pandemic.
Low-wage workers rebel against abuse
Essential and angry! Overwhelmed workers, most of them underpaid women, immigrants and people of color, are bringing unions and communities together in protest.
Farmworkers in daily peril
Trump wants to cut the already low wages of immigrants in the U.S. as “guest workers,” after bailing out their agribusiness bosses with a $16 billion stimulus.
Labor Weather Report, April 2020
A glance at how some workers and their unions are faring in the class struggle.
The General Strike: vital tool of workers’ power
This classic tactic unites broad sections of the working class and asserts workers’ power and ability as few other actions can.
Women’s free labor
A stunning downloadable infographic. Every day, women provide 12.5 billion hours of free work, an annual monetary value of $10.8 trillion.
Letters to the editor – February 2020
Readers weigh in on: campus strikes in the U.K., and not voting in the U.S.
Double-dealing as usual for Democratic Party
Looking at international trade deals, healthcare, and labor law.
