By Abayomi Azikiwe Striking members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Announcers (SAG-AFTRA) along with the Writers Guild of America (WGA), have created a crisis for the Alliance […]
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 […]
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 meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit was held in downtown Detroit as part of a series of gatherings hosted by the United States. Additional meetings aimed at negotiating […]
By Chris Fry On May 3, newly elected United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain posted a letter to the union’s 400,000 members that the union will not give its usual endorsement to President Biden, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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