Tag: unions
Workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Home Depot, etc. share strategies for unionizing your workplace
We hosted another Working People live show on Feb. 22 in New York City, in collaboration with the Action Builder / Action Network team and…
Workers Strike Back coalition for a $25 min wage & more w/Kshama Sawant | The Chris Hedges Report
After over a decade on Seattle City Council, socialist Kshama Sawant is launching a national coalition called Workers Strike Back to fight for wages, universal…
UMich docks pay, calls cops on striking grad students | Working People
Graduate student-workers at the University of Michigan are still on strike after hitting the picket line for the second time in three years at the…
350,000 Teamsters are about to take on UPS
Click here to read the transcript: https://therealnews.com/350000-teamsters-are-about-to-take-on-ups Under the new leadership team led by General President Sean M. O’Brien, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are…
‘You’re going to see more books get banned’: The war on schools in Ron Desantis’s Florida
Read the transcript and shownotes for this podcast: https://therealnews.com/youre-going-to-see-more-books-get-banned-floridas-war-on-public-schools Things are getting very dark in Florida, and educators at all levels have found themselves on…
From a shop steward to vice president of his union—Tevita Uhatafe explains how to fight your boss
For the past five years, Tevita Uhatafe of TWU Local 567 has dedicated himself to advancing the labor movement. Known affectionately as “Mic Guy,” Uhatafe…
Is it time to nationalize the railroads? Freight workers say yes
The train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio catapulted the degraded condition of the US’s freight rail network into national consciousness. But workers have been…
May Day and the Haymarket Massacre | Rattling the Bars
May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, is celebrated around the world by labor unions, socialist parties, and anarchists. May Day’s origins go back…
Temple Uni grad students WON their strike. Here’s how they did it.
On Jan. 31 of this year, the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association (TUGSA) launched the first strike in their 25-year history. The decision to strike…
WGA rep explains the Hollywood writers strike
Hollywood writers represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, and the Writers Guild of America, West, are on strike for the first time since…
DeMaurice Smith: The Exit Interview | Edge of Sports with Dave Zirin, Episode 1
In the premiere episode of the all-new series Edge of Sports, host Dave Zirin interviews DeMaurice Smith, outgoing Executive Director of the NFL Players Association….
Canada’s workers rise up! w/Emily Leedham
Caught between COVID-19 and the cost of living crisis, Canada’s workers have been pushed to the edge—and it’s spurring a revitalization of the labor movement….
Indonesia protests big reversal on labor rights
Trade unions in Indonesia are mobilizing workers by the thousands to protest the 2020 Omnibus Bill, which significantly undermines many labor protections won under the…
‘The president forced our comrade to die’—South Korea’s unions vs. Yoon Seok Yeol
On May 1, 2023, Yang Hoe-Dong, district leader of the Korean Construction Workers’ Union, fatally set himself on fire in protest of the Yoon Seok…
