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Strikes
Amid Historic Strike, GM and Ford Announce Plans to Lay Off Workers
"They could double our wages and not raise the prices of vehicles, and … would still make billions,” said UAW president.
Autoworkers at All of the Big 3 Go on First-Ever Simultaneous Strike
Thirteen thousand workers walked out of three assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri.
Bernie Sanders Slams Corporate Media Coverage of UAW Strike
Detroit automakers raked in $250 billion as wages stagnated over the last decade, but the media fret about strikes.
First-Ever Simultaneous Strike at Big 3 Automakers Looks Increasingly Likely
With the UAW contract set to expire, workers are preparing – and companies have responded with a counteroffensive.
Unionized Autoworkers Are Taking on a Three-Headed Behemoth of Big Capital
The bosses who are blocking the auto workers’ demands are also architects of war and oil-driven planetary destruction.
Strikes May Cost Warner Bros. 10 Times More Than Demands of WGA Would Have
WGA and SAG-AFTRA are demanding changes to residual pay as well as worker protections against AI.
Health Care Workers in Los Angeles Arrested During Protest Over Staffing Crisis
The Labor Day action outside a Kaiser Permanente facility came amid an ongoing strike authorization vote.
American Airlines Flight Attendants Authorize Strike With 99.5 Percent Support
The union says flight attendants haven’t gotten a raise throughout the pandemic.
Kaiser Permanente Workers Begin Strike Authorization Vote
The union representing 40% of the company's health care workers cited unfair labor practices and unsafe staffing levels.
97 Percent of UAW Workers at Big 3 Automakers Vote to Authorize a Strike
"The Big Three have been breaking the bank while we have been breaking our backs,” said the UAW's new president.