By Lallan Shoenstein In June, the union contract dispute between 22,000 longshore workers in 29 ports on the West Coast — members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) — and the port bosses […]
By Chris Fry On June 1, the Supreme Court made another decision eroding the rights of workers to struggle for better pay and working conditions. “Another” is the appropriate word because the Supreme Court, of […]
By Fighting Words Staff A strike by the University of Michigan (U-M) Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) won another victory on April 11 when a Washtenaw County Judge ruled that the administration had no right to […]
By Fighting Words Staff Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) at the University of Michigan have gone on strike for improved working conditions and better pay. On Monday, April 3, the GEO and its […]
By Abayomi Azikiwe Discontent with President Emmanuel Macron is mounting in the aftermath of his executive enactment of a controversial pension reform bill that would make substantial changes to the retirement system for millions of […]
By Gerry Scopppettuolo Since Britain’s Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) went on strike last June a torrent of working-class anger throughout the United Kingdom has been unleashed that today resembles a general strike across […]
By David Sole Several hundred labor and community activists poured into Racine, Wisconsin on December 17 to show support for UAW Local 180 strikers. These workers, along with sister Local 807 in Iowa, have […]
UAW Local 180 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Yasin Mahdi at: 262-498-8217 or president@uawlocal180.com Bryan G Pfeifer: 313-559-7074 Ric Urrutia: 720-207-8313 https://www.facebook.com/uawlocal180 https://www.facebook.com/werisefightinglaborpodcast https://www.facebook.com/buildingunitywi Labor-Community Participants Across Wisconsin, the Midwest and Beyond Are Organizing […]
By Fighting Words Staff Members of the United Autoworkers Locals 180 and 807 are sponsoring a labor and community Solidarity Day in Racine December 17. About 1,100 workers at CNHi in Racine, Wisconsin and Burlington, […]
By Railroad Workers United Date: December 2nd, 2022 For Immediate Release Railroad Workers United (RWU) finds it despicable – but not surprising – that both political parties opted to side with Big Business over working […]
Copyright 2022 © Fighting Words/Communist Workers League