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![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.
![A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store on December 5, 2019, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0501-ebt-400x300.jpg)
One Mistake Led to a Lifetime Ban of SNAP Benefits. This Reform Can Resolve It.
Lawmakers introduced the RESTORE Act to prevent further harm to those affected by the criminal justice system.
![Farmworkers march to a Hannaford supermarket to protest the supermarket chain's refusal to purchase milk from dairy suppliers who have committed to a set of fair labor practices, on May 1, 2022, in Burlington, Vermont.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0430-farmworkers-400x300.jpg)
Vermont Farmworkers Go to Amsterdam to Fight for “Milk With Dignity”
Stonewalled by a US supermarket chain, farmworkers took the struggle to its parent company in Amsterdam.
![Police stop a rally of Central Trade Union Federation members during Bharat Bandh called by farmers, at Dak Bungalow crossing in Patna, India, on February 16, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-2008846421-400x300.jpg)
Farmers Unions Are Targeting Modi in India’s Elections
Farmers remain united in their opposition to Modi's far-right government and their demands for economic justice.