“After you are kicked around for long enough and you feel like you’ve done everything in your power to be a partner with an employer, at some point you’ve got to fight back. Workers are realizing their power because they have been pushed so far."
The growing solidarity between unions and the LGBTQ+ community is key component of the revitalization of the labor movement.
With public support for unions at near-record highs and new federal rules that actually enable organizing, unions need to mount massive campaigns.
Contract negotiations are ongoing between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers — Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. Last month, 500 UAW members at the Ford plant in Louisville, Kentucky, held rallies in preparation for a potential
Unprecedented Corporate Greed Demands Unprecedented Worker Response
There has not been a moment in modern history more urgent than now for workers to come together and join forces in solidarity.
The catalyst for a naturally-occurring general strike may continue to be elusive despite the ongoing struggle facing working people throughout the country. But that can change as workers across all sectors continue to suffer.
Within the labor movement, all of the bright ideas and strategic insights in the world won’t amount to much if the democratic rights of union members themselves aren’t respected, restored, and expanded.
In this op-ed, an intern for the Pittsburgh Union Progress talks about her experience at a strike paper.
Hospitals portray unions as opposed to the interests of patients. The opposite is true: health care unions have been the strongest advocates for safer conditions and patients who can’t pay debts.
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