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Strikes
Biden Joined the UAW Picket Line Last Year. Will He Do the Same With Boeing?
The Boeing strike is the latest test of the Biden-Harris administration’s labor agenda, with more challenges on the way.
Boeing Workers Go on First Strike Since 2008 After Rejecting Tentative Contract
The work stoppage comes as Boeing is working to increase airplane production amid questions about its safety standards.
Buffalo Medical Residents Are Striking for Fair Pay and Better Conditions
The labor action by medical residents in Buffalo is the latest in the medical worker unionization wave sweeping the US.
Unionized Rideshare Drivers Vow Future Strikes After Jamming Nashville Airport
Striking Uber and Lyft drivers showed their power in Tennessee over Labor Day weekend and have vowed future strikes.
Cornell Has Driven Up Local Cost of Living. Workers Had No Choice But to Strike.
The university’s service and maintenance staff struck for two weeks, saying they can no longer afford to live in Ithaca.
Union Busting in Buffalo Continues — But Restaurant Workers Are Fighting Back
Elmwood Taco and Subs faces community boycott and NLRB scrutiny as workers seek justice against anti-union retaliation.
What Today’s Workers Can Learn From Machine-Breaking Luddites
“The Luddites get a bad rap,” says author Brian Merchant.
University of California Union’s Gaza Solidarity Strike Spreads Across Campuses
Labor support for Palestine at UCLA, Davis and Santa Cruz is the fruit of years of organizing. Others may join soon.
University of California Student Workers Strike Against Repression on Campus
About 2,000 workers at the Santa Cruz campus are taking labor action in defense of Palestine and the right to protest.
No Contract, No Pirouettes — Ballet Dancers Are Organizing for Labor Rights
Dancers at Miami City Ballet will have a union election on May 14, having endured a concerted union-busting campaign.