‘Power in the hands of people’: union leaders push to revive ailing US labor movement. Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to ratify their first union contract last week, securing pay bumps, job protections and a rare win for the United Auto Workers union in the South.
Building trades unions in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are successfully fighting for offshore wind projects that create good union jobs and revitalize the economy. In the process, they’re showing how to defend clean energy from Donald Trump.
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The United States hasn’t seen such a massive labor action in 78 years. But the oligarchic wreckage of this administration is fueling multiple movements toward that goal.
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United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain explains his union’s position on tariffs and argues that we need a political movement that puts working-class people first to address the current political crisis in the US.
Ten national unions and dozens of locals representing more than 3 million members have issued a joint statement demanding the release of immigrant workers recently snatched by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (You can add your name below)
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