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General Motors Is Deploying Scabs at Parts Distribution Centers Amid Strike
GM is hiring temps to keep its operations going, but autoworkers doubt new hires can catch up that quickly.

Cafeteria Workers and School Monitors Prepare for Possible Strike in Philly
Almost 2,000 school workers may go on strike if their demands are not actualized in a new contract by September 30.

Writers Secure Gains in Tentative Deal With Hollywood After Months-Long Strike
The tentative agreement includes compensation boosts for streamed content and rules restricting the use of AI.

Striking Autoworkers Invite Biden to Join Them on the Picket Lines
The invite came amid Fain's announcement of an expansion of the strike for two of the "Big Three" auto companies.

UAW Files NLRB Complaint Against GOP Presidential Hopeful Sen. Tim Scott
The autoworkers' union argued Scott broke labor law by publicly saying striking employees should be fired.

Most Voters Support UAW and Hollywood Strikes, New Poll Shows
Republican presidential hopefuls such as Tim Scott and Nikki Haley have been outspoken in their hostility toward unions.

Republicans Try to Manufacture Disingenuous Pro-Worker Branding Amid UAW Strike
Those that haven’t stayed silent push a divide-and-conquer strategy that pits organized labor against climate activists.

Striking Autoworkers at Stellantis Are Up Against a Yacht-Sailing Billionaire
Billionaire John Elkann is pulling the strings at Stellantis, prioritizing stock buybacks over the strikers’ demands.

GM, Ford Paid Average Combined Tax Rate of Just 1 Percent on $42B in Profits
The new analysis comes as the auto giants claim they cannot afford striking workers' demands for better pay.

Florida May Be the Next State to Loosen Child Labor Protections
“They see children as expendable and exploitable cheap labor for capital,” one activist said.