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!
Source: @troyarealaborcouncil May 2022 The Troy Area (NY) Labor Council passed the following resolution in opposition to the $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine. The resolution could be summarized as saying, “Money for housing, education and healthcare, not for war.” Whereas: According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, it would cost $20 […]
Protest denouncing the ruling class’s choice to deny us of ours! We will be hosting an art build on May 27 from 4-7 PM at 1001 E Keefe Ave (Alliance for Peace Center) leading up to a protest on May 28 at Cathedral Square Park at 520 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202, starting at […]
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