The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail, and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism.
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How Did Those UC Grad Students Become Auto Workers?
The UAW’s campus organizing record is far better than its auto factory record—and it can back up its UC members with a sizable strike fund.
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‘Red Cup Rebellion’: Striking Chicago Starbucks Workers Brave Cold to Send Message to CEO Howard Schultz
Workers accuse the company of refusing to bargain in good faith for a union contract.
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Tech Company Workers Should Unionize Immediately
What happened to Twitter could happen to any Silicon Valley company.
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Facing Child Labor Scandal, Hyundai Asks Biden for Subsidies
The United Auto Workers say dropping two implicated suppliers won’t solve problems with temp staffing agencies and exploitative contractors.
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Want to Know What’s Going On in Our Economy? Talk to Workers.
We don’t survey how workers feel about their jobs. We’d learn a lot if we did.
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Amazon Workers Are Fighting Back
Ahead of a key vote at a warehouse in Albany, union drives and walkouts show that workers are unafraid of challenging the e-commerce giant.
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The Conservative Astroturf Organization Rolling Back Child Labor Protections
The National Federation of Independent Business has been active in passing new laws allowing teenagers to work long and late hours in three states.
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Industrial Policy Without Industrial Unions
Democrats’ new industrial manufacturing plan leaves unions behind, fumbling a moment of relative leverage for organized labor.
