Strike

Italian Dockers Say Genoa is Centre of Arms Trafficking Operation

February 2, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-War, Italy, Labor, NATO

News from Labor Today,, January 28, 2023 DOCKERS in the Italian city of Genoa have warned of an arms trafficking operation being run through its port after the discovery of tanks and weapons in the hold of a Saudi Arabian ship. The Autonomous Port Workers Collective (Calp) published photographs of the deadly cargo on its website earlier this week. The[…]

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[…]

Sign the Petition: Support GE Workers to Build Ventilators Not Bombers!

April 2, 2020 Judith Bello Featured, Labor Struggles, Petition

(Signatures listed at the bottom of the page) More information: General Electric is laying off workers due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. However, they might have a better option. According to a report on AdWeek.com At General Electric, some plant workers walked off the job Monday because they want the company to shift factories to produce the much-needed ventilators increasingly sought[…]

Courageous UAW strike ends with few gains

November 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Labor Struggles

by David Jones, published on Socialist Action, November 14, 2019 Some 47,897 United Automobile Workers (UAW) ended their six-week strike against U.S. auto manufacturing giant General Motors on October 31. Fifty UAW-organized plants were closed across the country with the union demanding increased job security, a gateway for temporary workers to become permanent, better pay and to retain healthcare benefits.[…]

General Strike Rocks Ecuador

October 10, 2019 UNAC Editor Ecuador, Labor Struggles, Latin America

By Michael Otto and Zoila Ramirez posted on Workers World, October 8, 2019 Support for a call for a general strike in Ecuador has grown quickly in the past few days, bringing the country to the brink of a change in government. The latest upsurge in mass struggle began after the unpopular President Lenín Moreno issued a decree on Oct.[…]

With International Support, Prime Day Wildcat Strike and Picket Shakes Amazon

July 28, 2019 UNAC Editor Labor, Labor Struggles, Resistance

By Harvey Markowitz, published on Workers World, July 23, 2019 Shakopee, Minn. – On Monday, July 15, the same day as Amazon’s “Prime Day” sales extravaganza, workers at the Amazon MSP1 fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minn., walked out to protest the company’s oppressive management practices. With the support of the general community and union locals, hundreds of people picketed the[…]

The Tragedy of the Cheminots

April 26, 2018 UNAC Editor Labor Struggles, Resistance

The Deep Meaning of the French Railroad Strikes by Diana Johnstone, originally published on Global Research, April 21, 2018 The current series of railroad strikes in France are portrayed in the media as “labor unrest”, a conflict between the government and trade union leaders, or as a temporary nuisance to travelers caused by the self-interest of a privileged category of[…]

Class war and imperialist war

April 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Labor Struggles

Protesters face riot policemen while members of associations, unions and collectives, supporting migrants but also occupants of the ZAD (zone to defend) of Notre-Dame-des-Landes, demonstrate against evictions on March 31 in Nantes, western France. by Rémy Herrera posted on Workers World, April 24, 2018 April 22 — France is no stranger to strikes and demonstrations. But in this early spring,[…]