Author: wibailoutpeople
We are a part of the national Bail Out The People movement which formed in 2008 to fight against the bailouts to the banks. Since then we have been in numerous fights against poverty, racism and war. We demand that the people be bailed out not the banks, a moratorium on all foreclosures, a federal jobs program now and other demands. We have been participating in the Wisconsin people's uprising, Bloombergville in NYC and numerous other people's actions.
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Forced labour during the ”Dirty Thirties”; Last week’s show: Blood, guts, and organizing. May 23 An estimated 100,000 textile workers, including more than 10,000 children, strike in the Philadelphia area. Among the issues: 60-hour workweeks, including night hours, for the children – 1903 Ten thousand strikers at Toledo, Ohio’s Auto-Lite […]
LaborTweets: Starbucks workers have a message for Mellody HobsonNoVALabor @va_labor https://twitter.com/va_labor Love the signs at William & Mary graduation with union-buster Mellody Hobson @SBWorkersUnited
After nine long months, healthcare workers at Howard University Hospital finally have a new contract. The DC Nurses Association on Friday announced they’d reached an agreement with HU/HUH “that advances patient care and demonstrates the commitment to all nurses, dietitians, pharmacists and social workers to alleviate the staffing crisis.” DCNA membership ratified the agreement on […]
May 19, 2022 — WHAT A DAY!!! 5 more Starbucks stores won their unions today, bringing the total number of unionized Starbucks stores to over 80 across the country. Congratulations to the workers in Colorado, Massachusetts, and Virginia!

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