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UK Nurses Kick Off Largest-Ever Strike by NHS Workers After Negotiations Fail
National Health Service nurses say inadequate pay and staffing shortages put themselves and patients in danger.
Workers Celebrate as Adjunct Strike Ends at The New School After Deal Reached
After the longest adjunct strike in U.S. history, workers won a contract that protects their benefits and ups their pay.
Over 1,000 New York Times Workers Stage 24-Hour Walkout
The walkout is the outlet’s largest work stoppage in over 40 years.
Let’s Take Up the Railroad Workers’ Fight for Paid Sick Leave. We All Need It.
Let’s push for federal legislation guaranteeing paid sick leave for the millions of U.S. workers who lack it.
Railroad Workers Slam Biden for Siding With Bosses to Avoid Strike
Frustrated railroad workers consider allying with a third party after a push for paid sick leave failed in Congress.
As a UC Academic Worker, I Need a Contract That Addresses the Cost of Living
A vocal rank-and-file movement is emerging to reject a contract that pays us anything less than a living wage.
Striking UC Grad Students Speak Out on Largest-Ever Higher Ed Strike in US
"Most of these student workers qualify for food stamps,” says UCLA doctoral student Enrique Olivares Pesante.
“Congress Must Stand With Rail Workers,” Sanders Says Ahead of Potential Strike
Meanwhile, a House Republican from Pennsylvania said Sunday that Congress will intervene to stop a nationwide strike.
One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Cover Rail Workers’ Paid Sick Leave
The CEO of BNSF Railway's parent company saw his wealth jump by nearly $1.4 billion in a single day earlier this week.
Railroad Workers’ Strike Could Begin as Soon as December 9, Union Says
The largest railroad workers' union in the U.S. voted to reject a contract negotiated with the help of the White House.