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Labor Laws Have Largely Excluded Domestic Workers. A Movement Is Changing That.
Activists in California are celebrating a historic legislative victory for domestic workers and vow to push for more.
45,000 Dockworkers Shut Down Ports From Maine to Texas Over Pay and Automation
The International Longshoremen’s Association is launching the first strike of its kind in almost 50 years.
Amazon Union Effort in North Carolina Is Latest Attempt to Organize the South
The Amazon warehouse workers are fighting for paid sick leave, a one-hour lunch break and $30 an hour.
Longshoremen Threaten Strike as GOP Pushes Biden to Intervene in Contract Battle
Over 25,000 workers may walk off the job Tuesday, shutting down ports across the East Coast if a deal isn’t reached.
The Pro-Palestine Student Movement Should Unite With the Boeing Workers’ Strike
Boeing is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors aiding the genocide in Palestine.
Biden Joined the UAW Picket Line Last Year. Will He Do the Same With Boeing?
The Boeing strike is the latest test of the Biden-Harris administration’s labor agenda, with more challenges on the way.
Amazon Delivery Drivers in New York Join Teamsters in Surge of Momentum
Hundreds of drivers in Queens are demanding the company recognize their union and negotiate a contract.
Boeing Workers Go on First Strike Since 2008 After Rejecting Tentative Contract
The work stoppage comes as Boeing is working to increase airplane production amid questions about its safety standards.
Buffalo Medical Residents Are Striking for Fair Pay and Better Conditions
The labor action by medical residents in Buffalo is the latest in the medical worker unionization wave sweeping the US.
Union Busting in Buffalo Continues — But Restaurant Workers Are Fighting Back
Elmwood Taco and Subs faces community boycott and NLRB scrutiny as workers seek justice against anti-union retaliation.