Labor

Domestic News

Reexamining Du Bois on Civil War and the General Strike

March 4, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois published a pioneering study on the United States Civil War (1861-65), its conclusion and the rise and fall of the efforts to build a democratic society. This book […]
Philadelphia AFSCME DC 33 worker on the picket line
Domestic News

Philadelphia Municipal Strike Highlights Worsening Plight of the Working Class

July 22, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe An eight-day strike by municipal employees in Philadelphia disrupted the operations of one of the largest cities in the United States amid systematic attacks on the interests and status of working people. […]
Meriter strike
Domestic News

Meriter Nurses in Madison Win Strike with ‘Safe Staffing; Saves Lives!’ Fight

June 27, 2025 fwstaff
By Dorothy Brown and Gerry Scoppettuolo Healthcare workers do not decide to strike without good reason especially in a right-to-work (for less) state such as Wisconsin. But when unionized Nurses at Meriter hospital in Madison […]
David Huerta, head of SEIU California, was beaten and arrested by ICE agents
Domestic News

U.S. Labor must stand with the California SEIU!

June 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff It is not a coincidence that anti-union billionaire Elon Musk ended his feud with Donald Trump when David Huerta, president of the California Service Employees Union (SEIU) and SEIU – was […]
Rene Lichtman memorial photo with Ismail Noor
International News

Rene Lichtman (1937-2025), Artist, Film Director and Human Rights Activist, Memorialized in Detroit

June 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Dr. Rene Lichtman, 87, took his last breath on January 28, 2025, yet his legacy remains very much alive in Detroit and across the United States. Born in Paris, France in 1937, […]
Birmingham bin strikers outside depot
International News

Birmingham City Council Secures Injunction Against Striking British Sanitation Workers

June 16, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Bin workers in England’s second largest municipality of Birmingham remain on strike despite a British High Court injunction against picketing which blocks trucks from leaving to pick up garbage. The full-scale strike […]
International News

WFTU 2025 Mayday Declaration

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
The International Class-oriented Trade Union Movement, the workers, and the militant unions all over the globe honor with struggles the 139th anniversary of the workers’ struggle in Chicago in 1886.  The World Federation of Trade […]
AFGE rally says Hands off My SSA
Domestic News

Detroit AFGE Rally Against Cutbacks and Layoffs

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Federal government workers have been a major target of the current administration. President Donald Trump has established an illegal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which is carrying out a campaign of […]
UK Unite members picketing over labor dispute
International News

Birmingham Sanitation Strike Spawns Public Health Emergency in England’s Second Largest City

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A sanitation workers’ strike in the second largest city in England, Birmingham, has prompted the local authorities to declare a major incident in the municipality. Reports indicate that approximately 17,000 tons of […]
Detroit women letter carriers say no to privatization
Domestic News

Postal Workers Lead Fightback

April 1, 2025 fwstaff
  By Gerry Scoppettuolo On Sunday, March 23 thousands of rank and file letter carriers and their supporters rallied at close to 300 cities and post offices across the U.S. to protest the threatened privatization […]