Striking Chicago charter school teachers beef up CICS picket lines
Chicago, IL – Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) educators at four CICS schools struck for the third day, February 7, with management dug in on exchanging wage parity with CPS educators for higher caseloads...
View ArticleDenver teachers win strike
Denver, CO - After all night negotiations the Denver School Board, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) announced that they had reached a tentative agreement to end the teachers strike. It...
View ArticleNYC event on trade union movement in the Philippines
New York, NY - Forty activists gathered on Friday, April 12, at The People’s Forum in New York City for an event on the Philippines labor movement hosted by BAYAN USA and Mission to End Modern Day...
View ArticleSalt Lake City celebrates May Day 2019 with rally, march
Salt Lake City, UT - The rally may have come a few days after May 1, but the working-class zeal and vigor was palpable as more than 60 people gathered to celebrate May Day at Washington Square in...
View ArticleJacksonville’s dismal runoff results point to need for Labor-Black community...
Jacksonville, FL - The outcome of Jacksonville’s 2019 runoff elections looked remarkably like the general election back in March. Even fewer people participated in the runoff, which saw voter turnout...
View ArticleInterview with Filipino trade union leader Ed Cubelo
Fight Back! Interviewed Ed Cubelo, the chairman of the Kilusang Mayo Uno, or May 1st Movement in Metro Manila, while he was in the U.S. on a speaking tour. The KMU is one the largest trade union...
View ArticleThe very first Labor Day parade: "Let Labor Unite"
The huge procession began with 400 members of Bricklayers Union No. 6, all dressed in white aprons. They were followed by a band and then the members of the Manufacturing Jewelers union. The jewelers...
View ArticleFRSO delegation arrives in Caracas, meets with human rights organization
Caracas, Venezuela – The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) labor delegation met with Sures, a human rights NGO, March 9, to learn about the impact of U.S. sanctions on the Venezuelan...
View ArticleJacksonville labor activists celebrate International Women's Day
Jacksonville, FL - Over 75 people gathered together to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 in Jacksonville. The program was held in the union hall of the International Brotherhood of...
View ArticleStop the repression against trade unionists in the Philippines
The U.S.-backed regime of Philippines President Duterte has launched a wave of repression against the militant and powerful trade union grouping, the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU)/May First Movement. We urge...
View ArticleUnited Steelworkers on strike at Sherwin-Williams
Pittsburgh, PA - 55 members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 14919 began an unfair labor practice strike against Sherwin-Williams on Saturday, February 5 at the company’s facility in Bedford Heights,...
View ArticleBiden: Hands off rail workers and their right to strike!
On Monday, President Joe Biden publicly called on Congress to force union rail workers to accept the sub-par contract terms he helped craft. This is shameless union busting and pre-emptive strike...
View ArticleBiden: Hands off rail workers and their right to strike!
On Monday, President Joe Biden publicly called on Congress to force union rail workers to accept the sub-par contract terms he helped craft. This is shameless union busting and pre-emptive strike...
View ArticleMarch 16 National General Strike in Greece
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the influential Greek labor organization, the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME).Thursday 16 March, ALL ON STRIKE! All at the strike...
View ArticleFirst unionized Arizona charter school wins big gains in bargaining first...
Tucson, AZ - Asserting their power as workers, the educators at BASIS Tucson North won three major victories even before finishing bargaining a first contract. First, paid time off days will increase...
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