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Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets
The next day, one million people joined a demonstration in Rome, which highlighted Italy’s complicity in the genocide.
23 Unions Plan to Strike Together If Kaiser Fails to Address Workplace Crises
Overworked and understaffed, over 45,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to strike.
Rutgers Unions Stand in Solidarity With Colleague Targeted by Turning Point
Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he has received death threats.
After Hyundai ICE Raid, Even South Korea’s Capitalists Question US Relations
Can the US and South Korea’s tenuous alliance survive Trump’s tariffs and ICE’s raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia?
Pissed-Off Doctors Aren’t Enough to Combat Trump’s Attacks on Public Health
Organizing in the South shows everyday people must step in when a society lurches off its rails.
Government Shutdown Gives Trump Yet Another Opportunity to Expand His Power
Project 2025 architect Russell Vought wants to seize the shutdown to further slash spending with mass federal layoffs.
Is Organized Labor at Risk Under Trump’s War on Anti-Capitalist “Terrorism”?
Trump’s national security directive could imperil unions if worker actions can be deemed a threat to the US.
Why I’m Leaving Academia after a Decade of Contingent Labor
Roughly 70 percent of faculty are contingent. This exploitative hustle is driving dedicated teachers out of academia.
We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza
Following a 24-hour general strike on September 22, the country is now gearing up for more national protests.
For Mexican Workers, Temporary Farmwork Visas Facilitate Abuse and Exploitation
After Isabella received an H-2A visa, she faced trafficking, brutal working conditions, and gender-based violence.