Labor

WGA and SAG-AFTRA picketers
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SAF-AFTRA Reachest Tentative Agreement

December 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On November 24, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) national board leadership made public the full text of a tentative contract agreement. The union had been on […]
Detroit Casino workers walk the picket line on Wed. Oct. 18, 2023
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Detroit Unions Walk the Picket Lines Against Blue Cross-Blue Shield and Three Detroit Casinos

October 25, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff These photographs were taken during the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 18, 2023 as thousands of workers are on strike for a living wage in Detroit. UAW Local 2500, representing […]
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A Different Lens interview on AI and the class struggle

October 5, 2023 fwstaff
    A Different Lens, an audio podcast produced by the Hampton Institute, interviewed Fighting Words editor Chris Fry on the topic of Artificial Intelligence and the Class Struggle. Listen to the interview by clicking […]
Auto workers battle the Big 3 auto companies across the U.S.
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Capitalist Politics and the Auto Workers’ Strike

October 5, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole The rush to Detroit by President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump just two weeks into the United Auto Workers strike exposes deep problems in the political arena of the capitalist […]
Detroit UAW strike solidarity rally, Fri. Sept. 15, 2023
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Detroit UAW March in Solidarity with “Stand Up Strike”

September 17, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Fri. September 15, 2023, thousands of UAW members and their supporters marched through downtown Detroit outside the Annual International Auto Show in solidarity with the recently called strike against Stellantis, […]
UAW picket day 1
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The Class Struggle of the Auto Workers

September 16, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole The author worked for 17 years at the (now closed) GM Fleetwood Plant and later served as president of UAW Local 2334. Every auto worker in the United States for the past […]
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GEO wins historic contract with a vow to keep fighting for the future

September 10, 2023 fwstaff
By Graduate Employees Organization On August 25th, GEO members voted to ratify our new contract, with 97% voting for ratification. This officially ends GEO’s historic, 146-day strike for affordability and dignity. The 9-month campaign involved […]
Artificial Intelligence challenges working class from Hollywood to the Pentagon
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Artificial Intelligence and the Class Struggle

July 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Since the earliest days of the industrial revolution, workers have fought company owners over their use of automated machinery to step up the pace of exploitation. “Programmable” looms in textile mills allowed […]
SAG-AFTRA placard on strike
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Screen Actors Join Writers in Entertainment Industry Strike

July 19, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Despite the enormous profits being made by film and television corporations in the United States, the writers, actors and announcers are undergoing pay cuts and threats to their future employment. Since early […]
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Railroad Workers United calls for public ownership of the railroads

April 22, 2023 fwstaff
  By Railroad Workers United An Open Letter to All Unions, Locals, Lodges, Divisions, Worker Organizations, Environmental Groups, Rail Advocates, Transportation Justice Folks & Others Dear Friends and Fellow Workers: In face of the degeneration […]