Month: August 2023

I proudly represent nearly 1,700 nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. We are moms, dads, friends and neighbors who provide care for some of the sickest patients in New Jersey. It was a painful decision, but on Aug. 4, we began an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. We are fighting for […]

From the Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Breaking news! New polling shows 88% of people under 30 support unions, 90% of young Americans support strikes and 7 in 10 Americans support labor unions. This Labor Day, the future is bright for our labor movement and the state of our unions is strong as unprecedented activism and organizing is […]

Niger’s military government reportedly cut off electricity and water supply to the French embassy in the capital Niamey on Sunday, August 27, after the expiry of the 48 hours it gave the French ambassador, Sylvain Itte, […] Read more Pavan Kulkarni

U.S. orders Ukrainian proxy forces to accept more casualties The idea that the West, primarily the United States, is ready to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian has been common in the Russian media since the start of what the Kremlin continues to call […] Read more Nahia Sanzo

Aug. 28 was the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. That year was the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, which allowed the United States to defeat the slave owners’ […] Read more Stephen Millies

USW members from across the union traveled to the nation’s capital on Sat., Aug. 26, to continue Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream at the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. The rally took place at the Lincoln Memorial, which also served as the backdrop to King’s impassioned call for equality in 1963. USW Vice […]

Teamsters Union Local 662 After 51 days on the picket line, the members of Leinenkugel’s Brewery are victorious and have a ratified contract! These members are going back to work with more than they struck for! Thank you to all the locals across the country, the local community, friends and family of the membership, state […]