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The Class Struggle of the Auto Workers
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
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 […]
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Detroit Labor Day Parade Reconvenes
By Fighting Words Staff After a three year hiatus, the Detroit Labor Day Parade took place in Corktown on Monday, September 4. Thousands of members and leaders of organized labor unions participated in the gathering. […]
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Entertainment Strikes Have Profound Economic Impact
By Abayomi Azikiwe There was enormous publicity surrounding the box office revenues generated from the newly released movie “Barbie” during the first two weekends of August. In its second week after release, the corporate and […]
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Artificial Intelligence and the Class Struggle
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 […]
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SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strike Exposes Deteriorating Conditions in the Entertainment Industry
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 […]
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Screen Actors Join Writers in Entertainment Industry Strike
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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Longshore workers to review proposed contract
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 […]
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Supreme Court attacks labor’s right to strike
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 […]
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Detroit Workshops and Demonstration Held to Protest APEC Gathering
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 […]