Tag: strike
Striking bakery workers in CA demand respect
Since Nov. 3, workers represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union (BCTGM) Local 37 have been on strike against Rich…
GM agrees to place EV battery plants under UAW contract
General Motors agreed Friday to include electric vehicle battery production in its new contract with the United Auto Workers union. CBS Detroit reporter Terell Bailey…
Kaiser nurse explains why she’s on strike
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers across California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington are on strike for better pay and increased staffing. Eldina Hodzic,…
Kaiser Permanente strike enters third day
The strike involving Kaiser Permanente employees across the U.S. entered its third day on Friday. The union representing the health care workers authorized the three-day…
How companies like Kellogg’s are weaponizing the courts to break strikes
1,100 coal miners at Warrior Met Coal in Alabama have been on strike since April 1, and 1,400 Kellogg’s workers at cereal plants in Nebraska,…
‘We need help’: Hospitality workers are overworked, underpaid
Hospitality workers around the country have faced some of the worst layoffs in any industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNITE HERE, a labor union representing…
Minneapolis educators on strike against austerity
4,500 educators with the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers have been on strike since March 8, demanding smaller class sizes, better pay and benefits, more mental…
Howard University faculty call off strike, win tentative agreement
Hundreds of non-tenure-track lecturers and adjunct faculty at Howard University, one of the most storied higher education institutions in the US, have been fighting for…
Rattling the Bars: Alabama prisoners on strike
TRNN contributor Michael Sainato returns to ‘Rattling the Bars’ to discuss the system-wide strike in Alabama’s state prisons. The strike is focused on both improving…
SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood studios resume talks as strike nears 3-month mark
The Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios resumed bargaining talks on Wednesday. It’s a sign of progress as the strike nears the three-month mark. CBS…
Casino workers at Cambodia’s NagaWorld face brutality, jail time for striking
Read the transcript of this video: https://therealnews.com/casino-workers-at-cambodias-nagaworld-face-brutality-jail-time-for-striking The women-led struggle at Cambodia’s largest hotel and casino is now a major front in the country’s labor…
Belgian trade unions march against energy costs and inflation
In the midst of freezing temperatures, thousands of workers from throughout Belgium took to the streets of Brussels to demand a cap on soaring energy…
New anti-union law in UK takes aim at strike wave
Read the transcript of this interview: After a two-day work stoppage last week by Britain’s rail workers, Parliament is threatening new legislation that would require…
Millions join national strike in France against Macron’s pension reform
Unions and left-wing political parties are calling for the immediate withdrawal of President Macron’s pension reforms, which would raise France’s retirement age from 62 to…
