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ILWU Local 10 members shut down the ports of Oakland and San Francisco on Feb. 16 to demand that political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal be given a new trial. Clarence Thomas, left, speaking Feb. 16, 2023.
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Longshore workers to review proposed contract

June 28, 2023 fwstaff
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 […]
U.S. Supreme Court again ruled against workers in Glacier Northwest v Teamsters Local 174 case
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Supreme Court attacks labor’s right to strike

June 26, 2023 fwstaff
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

June 2, 2023 fwstaff
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 […]
UAW President Shawn Fain
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New UAW President Holds Off Endorsing Biden Until Workers Get Decent Pay in EV transition

May 16, 2023 fwstaff
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, […]
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Railroad Workers United calls for public ownership of the railroads

April 22, 2023 fwstaff
  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 […]
U-M GEO strikers and their allies on April 6, 2023
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U-M GEO Strike Continues as Judge Rules Against Administration

April 16, 2023 fwstaff
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 […]
University of Michigan Graduate Employees strike picket line on Woodward in Midtown Detroit, April 3, 2023
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U-M GEO Workers on Strike for Living Wage

April 6, 2023 fwstaff
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 […]
France in flames over pension reforms
International News

Fires in the Streets of France Illustrates Anger over Pension Reforms

March 31, 2023 fwstaff
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 […]
Migrant children - from cages to sweatshops
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Migrant children forced to toil for Big Business

March 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On February 25th, the New York Times published an article titled “Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.” The article describes in gruesome detail how thousands of migrant […]
French CGT banners in evidence during the Jan. 19 general strike
International News

French Unions Stage One-Day General Strike Against Pension “Reforms”

January 27, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Over a million French workers and students participated in a general strike on January 19 demanding that the proposed pension reforms drafted by President Emmanuel Macron be halted. The bill to be […]