Truthout
Strikes
The Growing Degradation of Work and Life, and What We Might Do to End It
When we combine relentless time pressure with the mind-numbing and physically destructive nature of most jobs, we have a recipe for acute human misery.
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Refinery Strike Is Not Just About Safety – It’s About Pollution
The ongoing refinery strike is about making refineries safer for workers, but also neighbors exposed to pollution.
Telecom Strikers Win Limits on Outsourcing
FairPoint workers in New England have ratified a new contract, ending the longest US telecom strike in decades.
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A Two-Day Revolt at a Texas Private Prison Reveals Everything That’s Wrong With Criminalizing Immigration
The events at Willacy put a spotlight on a shadowed corner of immigration enforcement.
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Underpaying Adjuncts Hurts Full-Time Professors and Students Too
Adjunct faculty will participate in a nationwide walkout on February 25 to demand better pay and benefits.
Striking Oil Workers Say They’re Fighting Deadly Working Conditions
As the strike rolls into its second week, some green groups may join striking oil workers on the picket line.
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Nation’s Largest Mental Health Worker Strike Takes Aim at Woeful Care by Kaiser Permanente
Mental health clinicians are set to strike across California Monday citing client overloads and hardships linked to suicides at Kaiser Permanente.
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The Logic of Short Hospital Strikes
In any industry these days, turning a strike to workers' advantage takes creativity, since bosses hold so many of the cards legally and financially.
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Philadelphia Students Go on Strike for Teachers’ Benefits
At least 200 students across four high schools staged a walk-out of their classes on Wednesday, October 8.
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“Fight for 15” Gets Into the Ring With Taco Bell
Peaceful protesters took the “Fight for 15” directly to the fast food giant Taco Bell, calling on workers to walk off the job.