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Strikes
What “TIFs” Are and How They Averted the Chicago Teachers Union Strike
How did an obscure and shadowy public financing tool become central to the battle over the future of Chicago Public Schools?
Workers Walk Off the Job at World’s Richest University to Demand a Living Wage
700 cafeteria workers at Harvard, the richest university in the world, are on strike for the first time in three decades.
Unprecedented National Prison Strike Enters Third Week
However, with protest has come punishment.
More Than 150 Million Workers in India Just Staged the Largest Strike in History to Resist Neoliberalism
Trade unionists in India staged a nationwide strike last week that affected key sectors of the nation's economy.
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How Prisoners Are Organizing a Nationwide Strike From Behind Bars
The Free Alabama Movement issued a call to action, with an estimated 40 prisons in 24 states expected to participate.
Trump Taj Mahal Workers Continue Strike Despite Impending Closure
Workers at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, have been on strike since July 1, making it the longest strike in the city's history.
Workers Walk Out for $15 at Dozens of Quebec Nursing Homes
The 3,000 workers had three days of strikes under their belts already by June 21, when they began an open-ended period of strikes.
Nurses Say “No” to Staffing by Robot: 5,000 Strike in Minnesota
The immediate sticking point is health insurance, but this is also a showdown over nurses' power on the job.
Hiring Permanent Replacements During a Strike? Not So Fast, Labor Board Says
A game-changing interpretation from the National Labor Relations Board narrowed the reasons why an employer may hire permanent replacements during a strike.
Forget Hunger Strikes; What Prisons Fear Most Is Labor Strikes
Prisoners throughout Alabama and Texas are reclaiming their humanity — and power — by shutting down the economic infrastructure of their prisons.