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Strikes
Union Officials Blast UPS for Saying Company Has “Nothing More to Give” Workers
UPS workers have authorized a strike if a new contract isn’t agreed upon by July 31.
University of California Workers Arrested for Writing “Living Wage Now” in Chalk
The arrests are “clearly an intimidation tactic,” one union member said.
Teamsters Warn a Nationwide UPS Strike Is “Imminent”
“The largest single-employer strike in American history now appears inevitable,” said the union’s general president.
Nurses in Texas and Kansas Make History With a Massive Strike
Safe staffing levels have been a key bone of contention between the striking nurses and Ascension management.
“Time for UPS to Pay Up”: 97 Percent of UPS Teamsters Vote to Authorize Strike
If the strike takes place, it could be the largest strike against a single employer in U.S. history.
Teamsters Kick Off Strike Authorization Vote for Nearly 350,000 UPS Workers
As UPS drivers and organizers, we want workers everywhere to see that building a union opens the door to a better world.
Supreme Court Weakened Legal Protections for Striking. Only Jackson Dissented.
Unions still have the right to strike, but eight Supreme Court members erected barriers to that fundamental right.
Journalists at US’s Largest Newspaper Company Walk Out Against Corporate Greed
They say CEO Mike Reed has overseen the gutting of local newsrooms while collecting a multimillion-dollar salary.
SCOTUS Has Dealt a New Blow to Unions — But the Right to Strike Still Stands
The Supreme Court's recent anti-labor ruling in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters is not as far-reaching as workers feared.
One Small Union Is Stoking Much of the Militant New Graduate Worker Organizing
Stoked by an independent union, grad worker unionization is transforming the labor movement and progressive politics.