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![Tlaxcala activists speak out against real estate and other corporate and institutional attacks on their land. In the background, right, is a banner demanding Nahuatl community leader and land defender, Saúl Rosales, be freed.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0513-IMG_2970-400x300.jpg)
Corrupt Real Estate Firms Are Displacing Indigenous Mexicans in New Colonialism
Locals say the real estate industry is using organized crime, intimidation and even arson to clear the way for profits.
![Amazon workers go on a strike after company aims to block salary increases, cut wages and reduce payments for those working weekends or holidays as part of a new contract agreement on March 21, 2018, in Madrid, Spain.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-935597970-400x300.jpg)
The Era of Lean Production Is Coming to an End. What Does That Mean for Workers?
Climate crisis and the COVID pandemic have revealed the cracks in global supply chains. What comes next?
![General view of a press conference from various Argentine unions during a general strike on May 9, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2152202356-400x300.jpg)
General Strike Brings Argentina to a Halt Over Milei Austerity Program
The unions blasted President Javier Milei's attacks on labor rights, social security, public health and education.
![Members of the Miami City Ballet performs "Dances at a Gathering" on July 2, 2006, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-564060345-400x300.jpg)
No Contract, No Pirouettes — Ballet Dancers Are Organizing for Labor Rights
Dancers at Miami City Ballet will have a union election on May 14, having endured a concerted union-busting campaign.
![A janitor cleans a floor with a mop, in silhouette.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0508-janitor-400x300.jpg)
US Company Fined $649K for Illegally Hiring Children to Clean Slaughterhouses
“For too long this industry has evaded basic legal oversight,” a legal scholar told Truthout.
![Employees install parts on a door for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class at the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International factory in Vance, Alabama, on June 8, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0503-uaw-400x300.jpg)
Anti-UAW Media in Alabama Is Owned by GOP Consultant With Corporate Ties
Links between Yellowhammer’s ownership and Alabama’s anti-union forces shed light on what autoworkers are up against.
![People conduct business meeting with sticky notes on glass wall](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0502-m-400x300.jpg)
New Federal Rules Protect LGBTQ People From Misgendering, Bathroom Bans
“There is simply no place for harassment at work, ” said the chief program officer for the National Women’s Law Center.
![Workers Rallied in New York City on May Day in Solidarity With Palestine](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/SEG4-MayDay-Action-2-400x300.jpg)
Workers Rallied in New York City on May Day in Solidarity With Palestine
Demonstrators called for unions to apply political pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to US arms to Israel.
![Protesters and workers gather at the Union Square Park to mark International Labor Day in New York City on May 1, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0501-may-day-1-400x300.jpg)
May Day Is About Confronting the Capitalist System That Governs Our Lives
Let’s celebrate by coming together to imagine how workers’ collective power can transform the world.
![Demonstrators march on the Northrop Mall to call for a ceasefire in Gaza before setting up an encampment on the lawn on April 29, 2024, on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0501-pro-palestine-400x300.jpg)
Our Unions Can Turn the Tide for the Campus Palestine Revolt
Rank and filers can organize unions to join the encampments, strike for Palestine and turn words into action.