Unions

At least 39 killed when fascists burned the Odessa House of Trade Unions in 2014
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U.S. Ukraine Puppet Regime Attacks Unions

August 31, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole The “Solidarity Center” is an organization affiliated with the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Its stated goal is to “help build a global labor movement by strengthening the economic […]
On July 8, 2022 workers at the Sheridan & Bailey store in Buffalo, NY went on a one-day strike in response to Starbucks cutting workers’ hours and other union-busting tac
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Starbucks Organizing Story Continues

July 18, 2022 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppuottelo The Starbucks Workers United rank and file union organizing campaign continues to stir hopes among union activists. Last month (June 2022) was the best month ever with 82 election wins. The 5,080 […]
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Labor Council opposes $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine

May 22, 2022 fwstaff
Source:  @troyarealaborcouncil The Troy Area (NY) Labor Council passed the following resolution in opposition to the $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine. The resolution could be summarized as saying, “Money for housing, education and […]
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Capitalist Crisis: The Culture War is Class War

May 20, 2022 fwstaff
By Chris Fry In the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination in 1963, Malcolm X announced that the “chickens had come home to roost.” He was slandered for this by the corporate media and political establishment. […]
Starbucks Workers United
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New Labor Organizing

April 13, 2022 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo Long time labor organizers and activists are detecting new signs of life in organized labor in the U.S. Starbucks and Amazon workers are leading a remarkable rank and file led upsurge that […]
Demonstration of workers protesting the Detroit bankruptcy outside of Federal bankruptcy court on Oct. 23, 2013.
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Detroit activists form coalition to oppose the World Economic Forum

November 9, 2021 fwstaff
Editor’s note: The World Economic Forum announced that they will be establishing a global center in Detroit. In response, a number of organizations have formed  People Against Corporate Theft to oppose the WEF. Below is […]
Workers at a John Deere plant in Davenport, Iowa on strike in October
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U.S. Workers Strike and Leave Jobs in the Millions

November 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Workers in the United States are reaching a boiling point with their bosses due to the impact of the pandemic and the failure of the government to provide adequate assistance to the […]
Amazon-Union Busting
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Labor Board official calls for union revote at Bessemer

August 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Chris Fry The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), who challenged the union recognition vote at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse in April won a significant victory on August 2. A hearing officer from […]
Fight for $15 McDonald's strike on May 19, 2021
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Nationwide Strike Against McDonald’s

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A demonstration was held in the city of Detroit calling for a long delayed demand to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. This action was called by Fight for […]
Protesters rally in solidarity with essential workers against Kroger Co ’s plan to shutdown stores
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Los Angeles community groups organize to fight “food deserts”

May 12, 2021 fwstaff
By SoCal SCLC [Editor’s Note: Detroit knows about “food deserts.” The 26th largest city in the United States with a population of over 664,000, Detroit saw its last major chain supermarket close in 2007. Kroger […]