Month: August 2023

By David Sole The past days have seen a big increase in Ukraine air and sea drone attacks against the Russian Federation forces and even hitting downtown Moscow. These dramatic incidents, however, are not militarily significant. They are meant to cover up and divert attention in the West to the complete failure of the Ukrainian […]

Madison Sourdough United Workers If you’d like, you can support us by donating to our strike and mutual aid fund. Click on the link below or text UNIONSTRONG to 53555. Solidarity! Contribute here: https://tinyurl.com/uujyydbu We are not currently on strike–we are raising money preemptively to reduce the financial burden on our members should that be […]

08/08/2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madison, WI – The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 39, the Union representing workers at Madison Gas & Electric (MGE), say that the Company is using its application for a utility rate increase as an excuse not to pay its workers fair wages. The Union and Company have been […]

https://nwu.org/ Springfield, IL — On Friday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzer signed the Freelance Worker Protection Act (HB1122) into law. The National Writers Union (NWU) celebrates Illinois setting a nationwide standard as it becomes the first state to enact legislation protecting freelance workers. Under FWPA, sponsored by Representative Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) and Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D-Chicago), […]

IFPTE Local 21Afscme Local 101 San Jose city workers in IFPTE Local 21 and MEF-AFSCME Local 101 have voted by an overwhelming 99% to authorize a strike! Our bargaining committees have scheduled a three-day strike from Tuesday, August 15 through Thursday, August 17. We are united to Staff Up San Jose!

Protect Our Water Heritage Rights Please join us for this panel with an open mind and heart! RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUucO6rqzIiE9ICdcnWU5ekGjHaf… https://fb.me/e/2H0SWatGf This virtual panel will be held during the week of August 7th in the evening to connect our struggles and learnings across the fights to stop the Letcher County prison in Kentucky, Mountain Valley Pipeline […]

200 E Wells Street, Milwaukee – 5 P.M. Students for a Democratic Society (National) The Tampa 5 – Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie K, and Chrisley Carpio – are the five Students for a Democratic Society protesters at the University of South Florida who were attacked by campus police and are now facing […]