Safety issues are just one reason workers from a dozen railroad unions have threatened to shut down the freight lines.
Unions
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.
Fed-up US workers in motion
Strikes and organizing drives challenge workplace balance of power.
Los trabajadores de EE.UU. en movimiento
En todo Estados Unidos, intrépidos huelguistas se han enfrentado a sus jefes, afectando a una gama más amplia de industrias que en décadas pasadas.
Labor’s Giant Step
The explosive history of the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations), whose innovative techniques and organizing concepts shook the power structure to its core.
Workers show how to WIN secure work and end flat wages
Whichever party wins the upcoming election, the way for workers to win is through rebuilding a fighting union movement, organising in their own class interests.
Las bases se rebelan en la huelga de carpinteros del oeste de Washington
En las oscuras horas de una mañana de mediados de septiembre de 2021, carpinteros sindicalizados comenzaron a hacer piquetes en las obras de construcción en toda el área occidental del estado de Washington.
Ranks rebel in Western Washington carpenters’ strike
Union carpenters voted down four contracts, and forced a three-week strike. Get the details on what happened during this rank-and-file driven strike this fall.
