Milei’s Shock Therapy and the Workers’ Response
Milei’s right-wing government has launched an all-out attack on workers’ rights and an economic program tailored to business’ interests. A tumultuous period of class struggle lies ahead, for which the…
Big Contract Battles Ahead for Unions in 2024
By Dan DiMaggio / Labor Notes Major contract fights in 2023 at UPS, the Big 3 automakers, and Hollywood studios set the tone for next year’s contract campaigns. Impressive gains…
Education Doesn’t Solve the Pay Gap. Experts Say They’re Not Surprised.
The gap exists across industries but is bigger in higher-paying fields, leading to more calls for policies that aid women in the workforce.
10 Victories for the Working Class in 2023
From the picket lines to state houses to the White House, champions in the fight against inequality landed huge wins.
Kaiser Workers Win Big After Largest Healthcare Strike in US History
After mobilizing over 75,000 workers in a three-day strike this October, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions won a new contract for hundreds of healthcare facilities around the country.
The 13th Amendment Legalizes Slavery—and Many States Have Their Own Version
Like many states, California backs up the federal exception for involuntary servitude in its own state constitution. These activists are fighting to change that.
‘A Historic Agreement’: UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With Stellantis
"We not only secured a record contract, we have begun to turn the tide on the war on the American working class," UAW President Shawn Fain said.
US Auto Workers and Activists in Michigan Show Up for Fired VU Manufacturing Workers in Mexico
Amid the ongoing UAW strike, US auto workers are standing up for their Mexican brothers and sisters at VU Manufacturing, which shut down a newly unionized facility along the Mexico-US…
A Glaringly Obvious Answer to America’s Truck Driver Shortage
Understaffed trucking companies are trying to roll back child labor rules. Why not just stop discriminating against women?
Missing Links in Textbook History: Labor From World War I Through the New Deal
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost “The capitalists tell us it is patriotic to fight for your country and shed your blood for the flag. Very well! Let them…
Kaiser’s Massive Mental Health Care Settlement Sends Strong Message to Providers That Ignore Patient Needs
A California settlement compels the state’s largest health care provider to spend $150 million on behavioral health services.
Auto Workers Escalate: Surprise Strike at Massive Kentucky Ford Truck Plant
By Keith Brower Brown / Labor Notes Every Friday for the past four weeks, Big 3 CEOs have waited fearfully for Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain to announce which…
Kaiser Permanente Workers Begin the Largest Healthcare Strike in U.S. History
Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the largest private health care corporation in the United States, have begun the biggest healthcare strike in U.S. history. They’re demanding a new contract with inflationary…
Missing Links in Textbook History: Labor Before World War I
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” – Frederick Douglass Canandaigua, New York 1857 When I was…
Mexican Auto Parts Workers Face Blacklist After Union Campaign
By Charlie Saperstein and Dan DiMaggio / Labor Notes In August 2022, auto parts workers at VU Manufacturing won a landmark election to gain recognition for a new independent union,…