These workers have a beautiful voice, a powerful voice. The only problem is that nobody wants to hear them.
The Palestinian general strike of May 18 fits into a much longer history of mobilization by Palestinian workers. From the British colonial years to the present, those struggles have faced harsh repression, but kept a spirit of resistance alive.
The Disney cartoonists and animators’ strike that began at a California studio on May 29, 1941, forever changed the labor standards of an industry — and inspired cultural workers to take greater ownership over their labor.
The slow, decades-long destruction of the US unemployment insurance system has resulted in more than just personal hardship for millions of workers — it has further weakened the fighting strength of the whole working class.
The labor movement will not survive at all, let alone build power, without a serious racial analysis and making racial justice key to their core mission.
There is very little evidence that enhanced unemployment insurance benefits created sectoral labor shortages.
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The Amazon organizing drive has drawn attention to just how much the deck is stacked against workers and unions. The Pro Act would provide a much-needed update to labor law after decades of rising inequality and an erosion of collective bargaining.
The PayUp campaign has clawed back $22 billion from apparel companies owed to factories and workers, and they’re just getting started.
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