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This week, the votes in the UAW General Officers election are being counted. And, holy shit, the first results appear to signal little short of a revolution.

A challenge to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx by a broad coalition of its own workers is a frontline struggle against the most exploitative tendencies of the whole industry.

Paul Schrade, 1924 - 2022, devoted his life to building an America and a California that enjoyed broadly shared prosperity and racial egalitarianism. It’s that for which he should be remembered.

12,000 striking postdoctoral scholars reached a tentative agreement with the University of California to boost their wages and benefits.

President Biden wants to impose a tentative agreement on unions "without any modifications or delay"

British workers have been striking since summer of 2022 and it appears the strike wave is spreading.

It’s an incredibly difficult time to be a public school teacher. Collective action can help teachers realize that their problems are caused by systemic issues, not individual failings, and that the solutions require acting together.

As peak package season approaches, their union is gearing up for what could be the largest strike against a single company in U.S. history next year.

Once in a while, we – the volunteer moderators of Portside – take the opportunity to talk directly to us – the entire Portside community – about how we see things and how you can pitch in. Our thoughts, in brief:

Nearly two years into the recovery, Native American workers are contending with a labor market that would be considered catastrophic if it was reflective of the full economy.