Summer Lee & Emily Kinkead Defeat Construction Unions in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA. – After having the pro-fracking unions spend more than $150,000 against her, Summer Lee, who was the first African-American woman ever elected to…
Beating of KDKA Reporter Raises Questions About Race & Media in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA. – Late on Saturday afternoon, outside of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ hockey stadium, a crowd of left-leaning protesters brutally beat Ian Smith, a white…
Bus Driver Unions Nationwide Refusing to Work With Police
Friday evening, bus drivers in New York City and members of TWU Local 100 refused to cooperate with police in transporting arrested Justice for George…
Replaced by Prison Labor, NOLA Garbage Workers Form Union to Fightback
“We are digging in for a long fight,” says New Orleans striking sanitation worker Jonathan Edwards late on Thursday night about being fired in early…
Minneapolis Transit Shuts Down as Bus Drivers Refuse to Help Police – Prison Labor Replaces Meatpackers in Louisiana – DC Giant Stores Remove Social Distancing
Greetings from the Burgh, where we are in the midst of our end-of-the-month fundraising appeal. Only $1,125 Short of Hitting Our Monthly Goal As Payday…
Alabama Sanitation Workers Strike – Fruit Workers Win Changes – 66,000 Healthcare Workers Have COVID
Melk Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where I finally can get back to seeing a chiropractor. Help Us Pay End-of-the-Month Bills Speaking of a chiropractor….
Ford Workers Walk Off – Workplace Violence at Record Levels – 220 Strikes Since March 1st
Greetings from the Burgh, where spirits seem to be higher as the city now goes several days at a time without a single COVID death. …
Immigrant Fruit Strikers Face Violent Threats – Wall Street Apartment Workers Strike – 10 Million Don’t Have Unemployment Insurance Yet
Greetings from the Burgh, where the state has imposed a yellow status. There has been limited retail openings here, but bars and restaurants remain closed….
Wash. Fruit Workers Strike Spreads to 13 Sites – Truckers Protest Trump in DC – Meatpacker Tries to Decertify a Union
Greetings from the Burgh, where finances are really good this Payday. Mass Layoffs Rock Corporate Media, Payday Reaches Record Fundraising Levels This week, major outlets…
Mexican Union Leader Dies in Miss – 200 Strikes this Spring – PPE Manufacturers Strike Again
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where the air quality today is #2 for worst pollution in the nation again. Over 200 Strike This Spring Yesterday,…
Immigrant Fruit Workers Strike Across Wash State – Hackers Crash Ohio’s Unemployment “Fraud” Reporting System – Cleveland Plain Dealer Busts Union
Greetings from the Burgh, where my lungs are finally starting to feel better. 200 Strikes On the Map Since March 1st The mass strike movement…
Prison Labor Replaces Striking Garbage Workers in New Orleans
On Wednesday, dozens of garbage workers, employed by the temp service People Ready, went on strike, demanding proper safety equipment. The workers, who make only…