Strike

“We Will Win”: For the First Time in 50 Years, Minneapolis Teachers Are Out on Strike

In an interview, one striking teacher explains how community support is providing energy and optimism on the picket line On March 8, around 3,500 Minneapolis teachers and educational support professionals went out on strike, effectively shutting down a system of 35,000 students. The action, led by Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) Local 59, is the first walkout the city has seen in …

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Sanitation Workers Win Raise After Going on Strike—With Community Support

Strike, wages / By max cyril

CHULA VISTA, CALIF.—“Who are we?” Teamsters! ?“What do we want?” Contract! ?“When do we want it?” Now! The sanitation workers of Teamsters Local 542 were still in good voice three weeks into their strike, which began Dec. 17, 2021, even as Republic Services started bringing in nonunion out-of-staters as garbage piled up. Republic had refused the Teamsters’ demands for so long that the city …

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Empowering Workers: Worker Wins

Strike, unions, Vote / By max cyril

Despite the challenges of organizing during a deadly pandemic, working people across the country (and beyond) continue organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. This edition begins with: Baltimore County Public Library Employees Vote Overwhelmingly to Join IAM: Workers at the Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) had a special reason to celebrate this holiday …

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The Top AFL-CIO Blog Posts of 2021

Strike, unions / By max cyril

By any measure, 2021 was another historic year. Working people across the country continued to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, engaged in an historic wave of strikes and worked to hold the administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris true to their promise to be pro-worker. We covered these stories and many others throughout the year …

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No, Striketober Is Not About Vaccine Mandates

Leave a Comment / Strike, union mobilizing / By max cyril

The recent wave of militant labor action has been over workers demanding better pay and working conditions—not opposing Covid vaccine requirements. This month, the United States has seen a noticeable uptick in the number of strikes by fed-up workers at companies like Kellogg’s and John Deere—a phenomenon many are calling “Striketober.” As a result, the U.S. labor movement is getting an unusual …

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Striking Alabama Coal Miners Want Their $1.1 Billion Back

Viewpoint: We Must Prepare to Strike UPS in 2023

We Need a Big National Strike Fund

Engines Out and Pickets Up to Stop Health Plan Downgrade by Cummins

Leave a Comment / Pandemic, Strike, unions / By max cyril

Thirty-three heavy-duty engine mechanics have been on an open-ended strike since June 8 at the Cummins service shop in San Leandro, California. These technicians service the engines and generators that power Silicon Valley tech giants and buses for the Bay Area’s local public transit agencies. They worked through the pandemic, without adequate personal protective equipment, …

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Volvo Workers in Virginia Vote Down Bad Contract by 90 Percent—Again

Leave a Comment / Strike, unions / By max cyril

Auto workers at Volvo’s truck plant in southwest Virginia have just voted down a concessionary contract by 90 percent—for the second time. Now they’re back on strike. “The International union has been down here twice for town halls,” said Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2069 member Rhonda Sisk. “Each time we say ‘take it back, it’s …

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