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Amazon Union Effort in North Carolina Is Latest Attempt to Organize the South
The Amazon warehouse workers are fighting for paid sick leave, a one-hour lunch break and $30 an hour.
Longshoremen Threaten Strike as GOP Pushes Biden to Intervene in Contract Battle
Over 25,000 workers may walk off the job Tuesday, shutting down ports across the East Coast if a deal isn’t reached.
The Pro-Palestine Student Movement Should Unite With the Boeing Workers’ Strike
Boeing is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors aiding the genocide in Palestine.
Biden Joined the UAW Picket Line Last Year. Will He Do the Same With Boeing?
The Boeing strike is the latest test of the Biden-Harris administration’s labor agenda, with more challenges on the way.
Amazon Delivery Drivers in New York Join Teamsters in Surge of Momentum
Hundreds of drivers in Queens are demanding the company recognize their union and negotiate a contract.
Postal Workers Plan Day of Action to Fight DeJoy’s Plan to “Modernize” the USPS
Nationwide rallies will be held on October 1 to demand reforms and better working conditions at the postal service.
Chattanooga VW Workers Prepare for First Negotiations. Here’s What They Want.
The Chattanooga workers are the first Southern automakers not affiliated with one of the Big Three to win a union.
Boeing Workers Go on First Strike Since 2008 After Rejecting Tentative Contract
The work stoppage comes as Boeing is working to increase airplane production amid questions about its safety standards.
Labor Raises Collective Voice Against Genocide in National Network for Ceasefire
Workers in Gaza “need us to push back through our unions” to demand an arms embargo, union leader Mark Dimondstein said.
Buffalo Medical Residents Are Striking for Fair Pay and Better Conditions
The labor action by medical residents in Buffalo is the latest in the medical worker unionization wave sweeping the US.