Labor Struggles

Global Supply Chain Crisis: Workers’ Health and Safety vs. Capitalists’ Profits

October 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Economic Collapse, Labor Struggles, Public Health

by Betsey Piette, published on Workers World, October 7, 2021 At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, panic buying seemed to create a shortage of different necessities, including toilet paper. Midway through the COVID-19 pandemic, housing prices started rising drastically, as demand surpassed supply due to shortages of construction materials. As students returned to in-person learning, schools found[…]

Greece: Austerity measures threaten the 8-hour day

July 2, 2021 UNAC Editor Labor Struggles

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, June 18, 2021 The Greek Parliament approved the new Labor Laws on June 16: Greece Approves New Labor Law as Unions Strike This is Greece, which has been devastated by EU and the IMF austerity programs for some time now, but it still seems like an increase of the 8 hr workday is[…]

Decree 575, A Coup D’état In Colombia

June 5, 2021 UNAC Editor Action!!, Austerity, Civil Resistance, Columbia, Labor Struggles, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements

by Joaquin Romero, from Labor Today, June 1, 2021 Labor Today would like to thank Joaquin Romero, Member of the WFTU Presidents Council and President of Funtramiexico for this excellent report and manifesto of the workers of Colombia who continue their courageous general strike and their opposition to the fascist government of President Iván Duque Márquez. Please send messages of[…]

A May Day Manifesto for the Revolutionary Transformation of the Working Class

May 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Labor, Labor Struggles, Socialism

by Larry Holmes, published on Workers World, May 3, 2021 To all fighters for the workers and the oppressed of the world, especially those who dwell in the belly of the world’s biggest imperialist beast, the United States: We can no longer ignore, evade or otherwise deny the fundamental problems blocking the path of the workers to class struggle and[…]

Behind union defeat at Amazon Bessemer

April 21, 2021 UNAC Editor Labor, Labor Struggles, Mass action

by Jeff Mackler and Mark Ostapiak, publsihed on Socialist Action, April 17, 2021 When the union’s inspiration through the workers’ blood shall run There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one But the union makes us strong (From the trade union anthem, Solidarity Forever) Would[…]

Flawed Approach Sunk Amazon Union Drive, But Birthed National Movement

April 13, 2021 UNAC Editor Labor, Labor Struggles, Organizing

By Mike Elk, published by Labor Today, April 9, 2021 Today, the union drive at Amazon in Alabama, which drew unprecedented political and media attention, was defeated by a 2-to-1 margin. Last month, as we stood in the parking lot of Amazon’s warehouse and spoke with 32-year-old Ashley Beringer about her take on the Amazon union vote, it became apparent[…]

The Real Victory in Bessemer: Renewal of Working Class Organizing

April 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Labor Struggles

by Scott Williams, published on Workers World, April 2, 2021 “The workers in Bessemer never thought they’d spark a national discussion. This is their moment, but it’s not just about Amazon. This is about every employer and the right of every worker to fair pay, safe workplaces, a voice in their workplace and the right to organize unions without illegal[…]

In the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Bessemer Workers Fight for Justice

March 31, 2021 UNAC Editor Labor Struggles

by Monica Moorehead, published on Workers World, March 30, 2021 A historic union election concluded March 29 after 5,800 Amazon warehouse workers, over 80% of them African American, voted on whether to be represented by the Retail, Warehouse and Department Store Union in Bessemer, Ala., near Birmingham. It could take weeks or even months before the outcome of the vote[…]

Garment Workers Win Historic Victory – But There is More To Do

March 29, 2021 UNAC Editor Labor, Labor Struggles, White Supremacy, Women

by Loretto Graceffo, published on Waging Nonviolence, March 19, 2021 The PayUp campaign has clawed back $22 billion from apparel companies owed to factories and workers, and they’re just getting started. This is an interesting case study. It is current yet I haven’t seen information about it anywhere until today. The original headline claims an overwhelming victory, but actually much[…]

March 20 Solidarity With BAmazon Union

March 28, 2021 UNAC Editor Labor, Labor Struggles, Protest

By Minnie Bruce Pratt, published Workers World, March 16, 2021 The historic union election sought by majority Black workers at a Bessemer, Ala., Amazon warehouse ends March 29. All indications are that the vote will be close, and the outcome could take weeks to determine. A victory would not only be one of the biggest labor victories in the U.S.[…]