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First Overdose Prevention Centers in US Have Voted to Unionize
OnPoint United is fighting for a wall-to-wall union, job security, better health care and a democratic workplace.
Workers Celebrate as Adjunct Strike Ends at The New School After Deal Reached
After the longest adjunct strike in U.S. history, workers won a contract that protects their benefits and ups their pay.
Low-Wage Workers Such as Beauticians Face Unnecessary Licensing Burdens
Multiple studies show that mandatory licensing hurts workers financially, reduces employment and raises consumer costs.
Over 1,000 New York Times Workers Stage 24-Hour Walkout
The walkout is the outlet’s largest work stoppage in over 40 years.
Apple Illegally Busted Union Effort in Atlanta Store, Labor Officials Say
The anti-union tactics that Apple employed were so harsh, workers said, that the employees withdrew their union drive.
Anti-Authoritarian Collective Action Is Happening on a Mass Scale in China
This resistance is the result of a confluence of immediate catalysts and long-term political and economic dynamics.
Let’s Take Up the Railroad Workers’ Fight for Paid Sick Leave. We All Need It.
Let’s push for federal legislation guaranteeing paid sick leave for the millions of U.S. workers who lack it.
Reformers Win Big in United Auto Workers Election, Reject Entrenched Leadership
The progressive Members United slate may win every seat they ran for and force the union president into a runoff.
Railroad Workers Slam Biden for Siding With Bosses to Avoid Strike
Frustrated railroad workers consider allying with a third party after a push for paid sick leave failed in Congress.
As a UC Academic Worker, I Need a Contract That Addresses the Cost of Living
A vocal rank-and-file movement is emerging to reject a contract that pays us anything less than a living wage.