AT&T workers — represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) — rallied in Atlanta for a fair contract on Saturday. Around 20,000 AT&T employees in nine Southeastern states are covered by the same contract, which expired over t... More »
Following a ten-month grassroots campaign led by the Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance (PDWA) and supported by over forty unions and community organizations, the Philadelphia City Council introduced a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights last Thursday. If pass... More »
The Stop & Shop strike continues, with over 31,000 workers off the job to protest attempted cuts to their pay and benefits. Workers were visited yesterday by former Vice President Joe Biden, who offered support. “I know you’re used to hearing polit... More »
The trans-continental Marriott strike continues without flagging. Seven thousand workers in Boston, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Detroit, and throughout Hawaii are disrupting operations at dozens of Marriott-owned hotels. The SF Examiner describes the... More »
1800 workers in New York City are in their eighth month striking against Charter Communications. After Charter bought Time Warner Cable in May 2016, Charter sought to substitute its standard contract for the collective bargaining agreement between Time Warner... More »
The many recent instances of police killing civilians have sparked calls to fire and prosecute the officers involved, and outrage at the police unions’ defense of accused officers and resistance to summary discipline. People rightly wonder why the union concei... More »
August 5th, 2019