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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 […]
MI Rent is Too Damn High demonstartion in Lansing, MI on Sept. 5
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Rent Too Damn High Coalition holds statewide demonstration in Lansing

September 22, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A statewide demonstration took place on Sept. 5, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan demanding solutions to the housing crisis. Organized by the MI Rent Is Too High Coalition, the demonstration drew more […]
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 […]
Detroit Labor Day MNC banner calling for an end to the proxy war in Ukraine
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Detroit Labor Day Parade Reconvenes

September 8, 2023 fwstaff
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. […]
SAG-AFTRA strike graphic
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Entertainment Strikes Have Profound Economic Impact

August 20, 2023 fwstaff
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 […]
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 […]
Striking Writers and Actors on the picket line
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SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strike Exposes Deteriorating Conditions in the Entertainment Industry

July 19, 2023 fwstaff
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 […]
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 […]