Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Tag: labor strike

What would a general strike in the US actually look like?

As calls for a general strike in the U.S. are growing, it's important to understand how to organize one, given their key role in overcoming tyrants around the world.

Record-breaking 459,000 workers strike in 2023: US labor movement hits 23-year...

the nation saw 33 major work stoppages initiated last year, the highest count since the year 2000, which recorded 39 stoppages.

US autoworkers launch historic strike: 3 questions answered

What was the significance of this strike?

Nationwide UPS strike ‘imminent,’ Teamsters warn after rejecting ‘appalling’ contract offer

97 percent of UPS workers represented by the Teamsters voted to authorize a nationwide strike if a deal wasn't reached with management by July 31.

The Hard Hat Riot: A forgotten flashpoint in America’s culture wars

The Hard Hat Riot had immediate political consequences—a seminal  moment in America’s culture wars.

US strike activity surged in 2022 as SCOTUS workers’ rights ruling...

"Workers will face potential liability for any damages the employer deems to be related to the work stoppage. This would greatly limit workers ability to strike and would be a gross misinterpretation of the NLRA."

Nurses strike in NYC demanding better working conditions and solutions to...

“What’s going on today is that these work environment challenges have been predating COVID-19, and nurses have been experiencing many of these challenges for decades."

New York Times Strike: From reporters to rabble-rousers

Workers at the “newspaper of record” stopped working to demand better pay and labor rights—but only for a day. What would happen if they actually flexed their power?

May Day general strike, a strong beginning to an ongoing campaign

Despite the pandemic, advocacy continues. We need to change the political narrative.

‘Shame on Uber:’ Drivers on strike worldwide protesting ‘poverty wages’

"This is an act of solidarity with drivers across the country, and really across the world, who are suffering with poverty wages."

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Must Democrats stay centrist or go progressive, plus find savvy messaging, to regain estranged...

It's time for Democrats to kick Trump while he's down—repeatedly.

I’m a brand new activist—here’s what got me to join others in the streets

It’s impossible to truly understand an issue until it becomes personal in some way. That’s exactly what happened to me.

Seven dead in ICE custody in Trump’s first 100 days as detainee population swells

At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.

Trump halts bombing of Yemen, reportedly under Saudi pressure, and to dismay of Israel

The subtext here is that people in the region believe the U.S. is bombing an Arab country on behalf of Israeli shipping in the Red Sea and to protect Israel from repercussions for its Gaza genocide.