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2024 Saw Organized Labor Score Gains, But Challenges Loom on the Horizon
Workers’ demands for union democracy have fueled more fights, more wins, higher expectations and more new organizing.
Amazon Workers Speak Out Amid Unprecedented Holiday Season Strike
Thousands of Amazon workers on Thursday launched the largest strike against the retail giant in US history.
Starbucks Workers United Launches 5 Days of Strikes Across the US
The union now represents 11,000 workers at over 500 stores, while Starbucks continues to delay a contract agreement.
Teamsters Launch Historic Nationwide Strike Against Amazon
Workers at multiple facilities are pressuring Amazon to negotiate contracts with its unionized employees.
Amazon Hit With Potential Strike and Damning Senate Report Ahead of Holiday Rush
Bernie Sanders released a report on abusive conditions at Amazon warehouses as workers prepare for a pre-holiday strike.
Charlotte Airport Workers Strike Ahead of Thanksgiving
The employees are demanding “an end to poverty wages and respect on the job during the holiday travel season.”
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.
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.
Dockworkers End Strike After Offer of 62 Percent Wage Hike Over 6 Years
The tentative agreement reached Thursday included a wage boost higher than the shipping giants' original offer.