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![University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) academic workers from United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket on the first day of their strike on May 28, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2155081596-400x300.jpg)
University of California Union’s Gaza Solidarity Strike Spreads Across Campuses
Labor support for Palestine at UCLA, Davis and Santa Cruz is the fruit of years of organizing. Others may join soon.
![People displaying UAW signs and Palestinian flags rally during a demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0521-ucsc-protest-400x300.jpg)
University of California Student Workers Strike Against Repression on Campus
About 2,000 workers at the Santa Cruz campus are taking labor action in defense of Palestine and the right to protest.
![Health care workers at rally](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2151955603-400x300.jpg)
Union Drive at Labcorp Is the Latest in a String of Health Care Organizing Wins
Organizers say corporate efforts to quash a union actually galvanized workers to overwhelmingly vote for one.
![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.
![Alaska Airlines N704AL, a Boeing 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5, is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Oregon, on January 23, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0328-boeing-400x300.jpg)
Breakdown of Safety Is Not Unique to Boeing — It’s Endemic to Capitalist Society
Heads are rolling at Boeing, but new leadership doesn’t alter the labor conditions and profit motives that erode safety.
![Farmworkers and allies march 50 miles over 5 days in 2023 to demand Wendy’s, Kroger, and Publix join the FFP.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/1-Farmworkers-and-allies-march-50-miles-over-5-days-in-2023-to-demand-Wendys-Kroger-and-Publix-join-the-FFP.-Credit-Coalition-of-Immokalee-Workers-400x300.jpg)
Farmworker Festival Dials Up Pressure on Wendy’s Billionaire Chairman
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers gathers in Florida to celebrate its achievements -- and push to expand protections.
![Interior view of a Costco store](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1415909913-400x300.jpg)
Costco Says It’s Not Anti-Union. Unionized Workers Are Putting That to the Test.
Costco bosses basked in praise for making union friendly statements but have yet to commit to bargain in good faith.
![Migrant workers weed lettuce seed plants](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-114335876-400x300.jpg)
1 US Worker Dies on the Job Every 96 Minutes, Latest Data Shows
New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics documents a significant jump in on the job deaths in the US.
![Protesters march with a large paper mache puppet of Argentine president Javier Milei](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0124-javier-milei-400x300.jpg)
Argentines Strike Against Far Right President’s Attacks and Austerity Plans
Two socialist members of Argentina’s congress discuss how the left is playing a crucial role in organized resistance.
![A person draped in the Palestinian flag stands on a light post and raises a fist while others around them display signs reading "FREE PALESTINE" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1129-palestine-labour-400x300.jpg)
The International Labor Movement Is Mobilizing for a Free Palestine
Global labor unions are responding to Palestinian workers’ calls for solidarity and demanding an immediate ceasefire.