Milwaukee labor stands against ‘right to work’
Milwaukee, WI – More than 300 workers gathered in freezing weather here Feb. 23, to rally against proposed ‘Right to Work’ legislation.A rank-and-file labor mobilization has been in full force since...
View ArticleUnions rally thousands to fight ‘right to work’
Madison, WI - Thousands of people spent the day rallying against so-called ‘Right to Work’ legislation, Feb. 24. The anti-worker law could pass the legislature as early as next week.Workers flooded the...
View ArticleRepublicans shove ‘Right to Work’ through Senate labor committee
Madison, WI - Republicans pushed ‘Right to Work’ through the Senate labor committee, Feb. 24, and the bill will move to the Senate floor for debate Feb. 25.After an afternoon protest, people filled the...
View ArticleProtests against Wisconsin ‘right to work’ set for Saturday
Madison, WI - A group of workers calling themselves "Defeat Right to Work in Wisconsin" have issued this statement: Governor Walker compares us - union families - to ISIS. March with us Feb. 28,...
View ArticleWisconsin ‘Right to Work’ bill passes Assembly
Madison, WI - Right to Work passed in the Wisconsin State Assembly along party lines, 62-35, after a 24-hour debate. The bill is on Governor Scott Walker's desk. The AFL-CIO held another rally, March...
View ArticleFlorida march demands farmworker rights
St. Petersburg, FL - Over 3000 farmworkers and supporters from around the country gathered at Bartlett Park, March 21, then marched to demand workers’ rights. Some chants heard during the march were,...
View ArticleMay Day 2015 march and rally set for LA’s Boyle Heights
Los Angeles, CA - Boyle Heights residents and local groups are organizing a march and rally this May 1. Marchers will assemble at Soto and 1st Streets at 4:00 p.m. and march to Mariachi Plaza at 1st...
View ArticleInternational Workers’ Day celebration planned for Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN – Minnesotans will be celebrating International Workers’ Day early this year. Labor and community leaders will speak out at an event organized by Freedom Road Socialist Organization...
View ArticleClass struggle in Belgium: Is it still possible to drive back the federal...
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following article from the Workers Party of Belgium Tuesday, April 22, public services in Belgium were on strike, responding to the call of the socialist...
View ArticleMichigan truck drivers, warehouse workers rally for union at Sysco
Grand Rapids, MI—Around 50 workers and drivers joined a Teamsters Union Local 406 rally outside the food distribution giant Sysco Corporation on April 29. A huge black and gold Teamster truck was...
View ArticleUndocumented youth lead spirited May Day march in heart of Boyle Heights
Los Angeles, CA - Undocumented Chicano and Central American students from Roosevelt High School led a militant May 1 march of about 400 people here on International Workers’ Day. The march included...
View ArticleMilwaukee May Day march opposes Governor Walker’s agenda
Milwaukee, WI – May 1, International Workers’ Day, several thousand marched here in defense of workers and immigrants.Organized by Voces de la Frontera, this year’s march focused on recent attacks by...
View ArticleTobacco workers to protest at Reynolds American shareholders meeting
Winston-Salem, NC - For the eighth consecutive year, hundreds of people are expected to join the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), AFL-CIO for a rally and march at the Reynolds American...
View ArticleUnited front on International Workers Day in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah—On May 2, more than 100 people rallied in celebration of International Workers Day. The event, put on by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, drew a large crowd to the steps of...
View ArticleTampa joins ‘I Stand with Postal Workers’ national day of action
Tampa, FL - Over 50 U.S. Postal Service workers and supporters participated in the national day of action here in Tampa, May 14. On May 20, the USPS union members' contract is set to expire. If the...
View ArticleMilwaukee bus drivers vote to strike
Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Country bus drivers, members of Amalgamated Transit Union 998, voted overwhelmingly to reject their contract and strike, June 29.The strike is set for 3:00 a.m., Wednesday,...
View ArticleSolidarity with the Amalgamated Transit Union 998! Support the work stoppage!
Milwaukee County bus drivers and mechanics are boldly fighting back against the Milwaukee County Transit System and County Executive Chris Abele’s attempt to push a concessionary contract, in this era...
View ArticleLarge rally on day two of Milwaukee transit strike
Milwaukee, WI - On the second day of a work stoppage called by the Amalgamated Transit Union 998, hundreds ended a day of picketing, July 2, with a rally at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. The large...
View ArticleUPS, ALEC behind anti-worker laws like Right to Work
Jacksonville, FL - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is targeting United Parcel Service (UPS) for their leadership role in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate policy...
View ArticleMinnesota: 345 workers at Unity Hospital unite and form union
Fridley, MN - On July 14, 345 Hospital Workers at Unity Hospital in Fridley, a first ring suburb of Minneapolis, voted by a roughly 60% majority to join SEIU Healthcare MN. The new bargaining unit...
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