Accusing Mercedes of ‘Wanton Lawlessness,’ UAW Seeks New Alabama Vote
"All these workers ever wanted was a fair shot at having a voice on the job and a say in their working conditions," the union said.
Are Republicans the Party of the Working Class?
Job instability, not racial resentment, is the key to understanding the decline of the working-class Democratic vote. But there's a way to turn things around.
Southern Autoworkers Can Reverse Decades of Job Quality Decline
Automakers rely on non-union plants in the South to drive down wages across the country. A UAW victory in Tennessee and an upcoming vote in Alabama could change that.
The Chris Hedges Report: Billionaires Are Striking Back Against Workers
A legal challenge to abolish the NLRB is just the most obvious attempt by the ruling class to squash the rise of working class militancy in the US.
Memo to Shawn Fain: Please Launch Workers United Against Mass Layoffs
By Les Leopold / Substack Dear Brother Fain, It’s time for a new organization to protect working people from the plague of mass layoffs. Let’s call it, for now, Workers…
While Immigrants Die to Repair Bridges, US Politicians Risk Lives by Building Walls
The lives of Miguel and the five other workers filling potholes on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have been cut short, but the hatred of immigrants, sadly, is alive, well…
Boeing Back in Bargaining — First Time in 16 Years
Boeing was never cuddly, but old-timers remember a company led by engineers with an uncompromising focus on quality. In recent decades, leaders have shifted attention to stock buybacks and schemes…
Can you Slam Wall Street and Still Win an Election? Ask Sherrod Brown
Les Leopold shares the connections between his new book, "Wall Street's War on Workers" and an essay written by Senator Sherrod Brown.
Why Labor Is Losing Even as It Wins
Weak laws embolden combative employers, so even with big wins and all-time high support, union membership is not keeping up with workforce growth.
No, Immigrants Aren’t Taking US Jobs
It is clear the labor market is both absorbing immigrants and generating strong job opportunities for U.S.-born workers, including those in demographic groups potentially most impacted by immigration.
After Historic Strike, UAW Bureaucrats Sit By As Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers
Only a few months after a historic contract struggle and strike, Stellantis announced job cuts in early December that have begun and will continue to take effect this month. A…
Wall Street Strikes Again With Mass Media Layoffs
There is one real solution to creating a modicum of job stability: Taming Wall Street’s greed.
Major Brands Like McDonald’s, Kroger and Coca-Cola Linked to Forced Prison Labor
“Slavery has not been abolished,” said one formerly imprisoned person who now advocates against forced prison labor.
After Expelling Palestinian Workers, Israel Turns to the Global South for Labor
Israel has thus far signed agreements with Kenya and Malawi to bring in workers to its agricultural sector, which has otherwise relied on Palestinian and Thai migrant labor.
The Landless Workers’ Movement at 40
By Liam Crisan / CounterPunch This month marks the 40th anniversary of the largest social movement in the Americas: Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement, or MST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem…