Time To Boycott Netflix? How Consumers Might Shape The Writer’s Strike
From today’s Los Angeles Times: As the writers’ strike stampedes through its second month and the possibility of an actors’ strike looms, it’s time to ask: When — and how…
UC Strike Energizes National Surge of Union Organizing by Academic Workers
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Sam Ponnada, a doctoral candidate helping organize a union at Caltech was surprised by an unexpected campus decision last month to increase graduate student stipends…
Will University of California Academic Workers End the Strike?
From today’s New York Times: Last week, when the University of California and negotiators for striking academic workers announced a tentative agreement to end the work stoppage that began on…
Thousands of Workers at 15 U.S. Airports Plan Rallies and Strikes for Better Working Conditions
From today’s NBC News: Airport workers across the country are rallying and walking off the job Thursday to draw attention to their current working conditions and legislation that could improve…
Some Rail Workers Claim Biden “Turned His Back On Us” To Avery Rail Strike
From today’s NPR News: Matthew Weaver was excited earlier this week — even optimistic — as he and a coworker hung drywall at a rail yard in Lordstown, Ohio. The…
Strike by U.C. Academic Workers Continues Into a Second Week
From today’s New York Times: Hundreds of academic workers chanting “Shut it down” and “We’ve got the power” marched through U.C. San Diego’s seaside campus on Monday as one of…
Railroad Labor Unions Threaten To Strike Over Quality Of Life Shortcomings In New Contract
From today’s CNBC Online: Two of the largest railroad unions in negotiations with railroad carriers have drawn a line in the sand: They are demanding more quality-of-life provisions be put…
Workers Mark May Day with Global Rallies for Better Working Conditions
From today’s NPR News Online: Demonstrators across the globe seized May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, as a moment to celebrate working-class contributions as they rallied for better…
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Southern California Grocery Workers Prepare to Strike for Wages and Benefits
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Grocery workers across Southern California began voting Monday on whether to authorize a strike against Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions in an effort to pressure…
Workers in Richmond Go on strike at California Refinery Owned by Chevron
From today’s Associated Press: More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area went on strike early Monday over safety concerns and to demand…