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The Working Class “Can’t Keep Relying on the Democratic Party,” Historian Says
Robin D. G. Kelley says if we don’t think of ourselves as a class with power, we’re going to see Trumps for generations.
Boeing Workers Ratify Contract With 43.65 Percent Wage Increase Over 4 Years
It also includes a ratification bonus, as well as improved retirement and health care benefits, and overtime rules.
USPS Overhaul Threatens to Dismantle National Postal Service
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s modernization plan may cost thousands of jobs and slow mail across the country.
Paid Sick Leave Is on the Ballot in 3 States
The measures have received broad support, though not from the meatpacking plants whose workers stand to gain the most.
Union Drive at Missouri Cannabis Company Could Impact National Labor Law
The National Labor Relations Board is poised to make a pivotal ruling on cannabis workers’ right to unionize.
Striking Workers Reject Boeing’s New Contract Offer
“We’re in it for a good contract, not just an okay contract,” said one apprentice machinist.
Boeing Union Workers Win Tentative Contract With 35 Percent Wage Increase
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 has been on strike since September 13.
New Film Documents the Struggle and Triumph of Amazon Labor Union
Union leader Chris Smalls and the film’s co-director discuss the union’s fight against the richest man in the world.
Canadian Workers Win First Walmart Warehouse Union North of Mexico
Low wages and pressure to work dangerously fast were the main concerns that pushed them to organize.
Anti-Zionist Workers Are Being Purged From Jewish Institutions Across the US
A monthslong investigation found widespread targeting of Jewish professionals who show virtually any hint of dissent.