Strikes

As public sector workers across Quebec go into collective bargaining this spring, the Liberal government is putting in place austerity measures.

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.

The ongoing refinery strike is about making refineries safer for workers, but also neighbors exposed to pollution.

FairPoint workers in New England have ratified a new contract, ending the longest US telecom strike in decades.

The events at Willacy put a spotlight on a shadowed corner of immigration enforcement.

Adjunct faculty will participate in a nationwide walkout on February 25 to demand better pay and benefits.

As the strike rolls into its second week, some green groups may join striking oil workers on the picket line.

Mental health clinicians are set to strike across California Monday citing client overloads and hardships linked to suicides at Kaiser Permanente.

In any industry these days, turning a strike to workers' advantage takes creativity, since bosses hold so many of the cards legally and financially.

At least 200 students across four high schools staged a walk-out of their classes on Wednesday, October 8.