In a sign of growing labor tension in Harlan County, Kentucky, over 60 coal miners today blocked a coal train from leaving the Cloverluck mine owned by Blackjewel. In early July, Blackjewel, which employs over 1,700 miners nationwide filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Without notice from the company, workers’

After a historic 28 day-long strike on Martha’s Vineyard, bus drivers, members of ATU, are declaring victory after finally forcing the Vineyard Transit Authority and its subcontractor TCI to agree to a union contract.  The union contract includes immediate raises in the top rate from $23.50-an-hour to $25.

When Tim Shorrock heard Senator Bernie Sanders blast some of the union workers on his campaign last week for speaking out about their working conditions, it brought back bad memories for the 68-year-old, a pioneer in the field of unionizing left advocacy organizations.  In 1984, Shorrock tried to unionize the

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