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![The Amazon Fulfillment Center off Smith Road is pictured in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on November 12, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1128-amazon-400x300.jpg)
Amazon Fined Just $7,000 Over Indiana Worker’s Death Caused by Unsafe Conditions
Amazon failed to ensure a workplace “free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death.”
![People stand outside of a restaurant to deliver an addressPeople pose for a photo around a sign that reads "WE ROLL BURRITOS TIGHT FOR EQUAL HUMAN RIGHTS" while standing on a city sidewalk](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1127-buffalo-starbucks3-400x300.jpg)
Unionization Wave Spurred by Starbucks Workers Is Spreading Across Buffalo
Workers at Elmwood Taco and Subs, an iconic local food shop, are continuing the wave of worker-led organizing.
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Government and Grassroots Unite Against Labor Violations
Workers, unions and grassroots movements are partnering with local governments to fight labor violations.
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A Wave of Progressive Reform Is Sweeping Through Big Unions. Is the UFCW Next?
For too long, the United Food and Commercial Workers union has been missing in action for its essential workers.
![Amazon workers hold up a banner that says "Amazon workers international"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1799923815-400x300.jpg)
Workers Kick Off Black Friday With “Biggest Ever Global Strike Against Amazon”
For years, Amazon workers across the globe have been walking off the job on Black Friday to demand better treatment.
![A man raises both fists and chants during an outdoor demonstration as a sign reading "CSU: STEP UP STRIKE" is partially visible behind him](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1122-cfa-400x300.jpg)
Faculty at 23 California State University Campuses Prepare to Strike
The last time the California Faculty Association went on strike was in 2011.
![Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal rallies with 100 tenant activists who converged on the Capitol this week to brief lawmakers on the Renters Bill of Rights and protest price gouging by corporate landlords.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1117-rent-400x300.jpg)
Priced Out and Fed Up, Tenants Demand a National Renters Bill of Rights
As affordable housing dwindles, renters are calling for federal protections against price-gouging corporate landlords.
![Indian police personnel detain an activist during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas in New Delhi, India, on October 27, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1113-india-palestine-400x300.jpg)
Indian Trade Unions Demand Modi Scrap Deal to Replace Palestinian Workers
“Nothing could be more immoral and disastrous for India than the said ‘export’ of workers to Israel,” the unions said.
![The staff of the Catherine H. Barber Memorial Shelter for people experiencing homelessness pose outside the building. The only shelter for unhoused people in the county of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the shelter successfully fought back against zoning ordinances that would have prevented the shelter’s move to a permanent location.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1113-m2-400x300.jpg)
As Cities Resist Affordable Housing, This Homeless Shelter Fought Back and Won
Many cities are weaponizing zoning laws and punishing poverty, exacerbating homelessness rather than alleviating it.
![Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, makes his way to a morning session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 13, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1541106661-400x300.jpg)
Buffett’s Private Stock Trades Raise Ethical Concerns
Buffett's leaked personal trades conflict with Berkshire Hathaway's policies and his own personal statements.