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Schools, shops, banks and Iceland's famous swimming pools shut on Tuesday as women in the volcanic island nation – including the prime minister – went on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence.

Led by labor-backed mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago could become the first big city in the US to open a publicly owned grocery store.

UAW President Shawn Fain announced a deal with Ford. The contract gains are substantial.

Dozens of parking lots have opened across the country for working people who can afford a car but not rent.

The auto industry negotiations UAW and Unifor are engaged in are distinct and complex. Ultimately, autoworkers in Canada and the US are fighting for the same things: fairness, job security, and respect after the sacrifices of the last brutal years.

Top UAW officials told local union leaders Wednesday evening by phone that the union has a potential deal with Ford Motor Co. to end the strike.

Increased labor militancy after pandemic sacrifices and a tighter labor market contributed to impressive contract deals in the last year

Increased militancy after pandemic sacrifices and tighter labor market contributed to impressive contract deals in the last year.

6800 more autoworkers join the strike.

In his new special taking on Amazon, prankster Oobah Butler gets a job at a fulfillment center, films the brutal working conditions, and sells a drink made of Amazon drivers’ pee on the company’s platform. Amazon isn’t happy with his work.