The Chinese government targets union drive at Jasic factory.
Unions
Fight for a militant, democratic, feminist union movement
Taking sexual abuse seriously while defending the CFMMEU, a militant union under siege in Australia.
Hotel workers’ shining example
Rank-and-file leads the way in Connecticut.
Latin American updates
U.S. returns to the “big stick” in Venezuela; in Mexico, maquila strikers spread demands for union democracy.
Labor Weather Report, June 2019
Wins, losses, and ongoing struggles for janitors, garment workers, and supermarket employees from Jordan to the U.S. South and North.
Strike victory for discount pharmacy workers in Australia
Successful fight against low pay, temporary work, bullying, and sexual harassment holds lessons for every job battle.
A union carpenter’s story – Why I joined the Freedom Socialist Party
Retiree Patrick Burns has his “feet on the ground” fighting for union democracy, women’s rights, and more.
California unions strike in solidarity
More than 53,000 union workers in the University of California were on strike from May 7-9 in the biggest labor action in UC’s history. Led by AFSCME 3299, the California Nurses Association and University and Technical Employees (UPTE-CWA) joined the line in sympathy strikes against the state’s largest employer. UC wants to implement a third… Read more »
Australian unionists demand a fight for the right to strike
The industrial relations rules are stacked against workers and unions, in favour of corporations and conservative governments. We need to challenge all anti-union laws that restrict workers’ rights to organise.
On strike with the UK’s union of academic workers
Members of the University and College Union, the world’s largest higher education union, are on strike over cuts to their pension plans.
