Truthout
Strikes
Economic Update: Poverty and the US Economy
This episode provides updates on an Alabama prison strike, and more.
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Strike Supporters “Adopt” Verizon Wireless Stores to Picket in New York City
Outside Verizon retail stores, unionized workers and allies are calling for job security and a fair contract.
Verizon Strike Exposes Broader Shifts in Telecom Labor Conditions
The effects of labor outsourcing and the end of landlines undergird the Verizon strike by CWA and IBEW union members.
Alabama Prison Strike Organizer Speaks From Behind Bars: We Are Engaged in a Struggle for Our Lives
A 10-day strike by Alabama prisoners protests severe overcrowding and poor living conditions.
The Verizon Strike Needs to Be a Line in the Sand
Bosses and workers across the country have a stake in the outcome of the strike against Verizon.
On the Line With Verizon Strikers
Verizon workers walked off the job and took to the streets April 13, beginning the largest US strike in half a decade.
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UK National Health Service Doctors: To Quit, or Not to Quit?
There is only one option for doctors of conscience: stay, strike and save the National Health Service.
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Young Sanders Fans Pledge Solidarity With Verizon Strikers — Even if It Means Slower Internet
In the run-up to the New York primary, a Verizon workers' strike served as the centerpiece of a Bernie Sanders campaign event.
“Strike School” in Session: California Faculty Association Prepares for April Strike
The Strike School featured CFA officers teaching about what to expect should the five-day strike.
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Rethinking Sanctuary Cities in an Age of “Targeted” Deportation
Activists need to work to create more venues for undocumented immigrants to take the lead in challenging state crackdowns.