May Day Strong Shoots for National Solidarity on International Workers’ Day
Will the broad coalition of unions, nonprofits and activist groups make a long-term impact?
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Workers at UMN Take Historic Stand in Teamsters Strike
Minneapolis, MN — The first strikes against the University of Minnesota system in nearly 20 years occurred at 10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, at the Crookston and Morris campuses.* Six hours later, on Sept. 9, striking commenced on the Duluth, Grand Rapids, Waseca and…
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Strike Captain Interview: Philly’s DC 33 Union to Vote on Agreement to End Historic Work Stoppage
Philadelphia, PA — American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 33 (DC 33), the city’s largest blue-collar union, launched a historic strike earlier this month, halting sanitation services on a scale not seen since 1986. Despite the pro-union image Philadelphia Mayor…
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Sanitation & City Services Strike Continues in Philly Labor Battle
City stands in solidarity by taking trash to the curb in defiance of Mayor Parker’s orders, 2 union member arrests
The 90th Anniversary of the 1934 Truckers’ Strike Honors Minneapolis’ Militant Labor History
Minneapolis, MN — On July 27, workers, descendants of the strikers, and the local labor community came together at Wabun Park in Minneapolis to honor the 90th anniversary of the 1934 Truckers’ Strike that brought Minneapolis to a standstill and served as a spark for…
Court Sentences Cambodian Union Leaders to Prison Amid Wave of Repression
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — The Cambodian labor movement received a major blow from their government on May 25 when a judge sentenced the leadership of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees at NagaWorld (LRSU) to prison.
LRSU launched a strike at NagaWorld, the…
The French People Battle Pension Reform in Paris
Paris, France — More than 100,000 people demonstrated in Paris, France during a nationwide 24-hour strike on March 28 to protest French President Emmanuel Macron’s forced pension reform plan that raises the retirement age.
In January, Elizabeth Born, the Prime Minister of France, announced a…