Railroad and freight workers have long been the backbone of the American supply chain. They work long hours, make constant sacrifices, and are often on call 24/7; but it seems that the bosses have been asking too much for too long. These workers have endured cutbacks and stress so severe that many employees are blaming […]
Labor United For Class Struggle (LUCS) stands in solidarity with the workers of Roofers Local 36 in their desire to associate with the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). All workers deserve the right of chosen representation. The WFTU was established in 1945 as a replacement to the International Federation of Trade Unions and stands […]
The World Federation of Trade Unions unequivocally condemns blackmail practices employed by the AFL-CIO and the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers against the WFTU and the class trade union movement. The United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers is attempting with an ultimatum to enforce the revocation of the affiliation to […]
“We’re not in a place where the AFL-CIO is going to take the lead on the strategy for the next generation,” said American Flight Attendants Association President Sara Nelson during the recent AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia. It is very strange for the largest labor organization in the US to be anywhere but at the lead […]
Organizing Starbucks has long been deemed too difficult to be worth sinking the time and effort into. The turnover rate and corporate culture of Starbucks were reasons given to explain the exhausted efforts to unionize in the past. The UFCW campaign in 1985 and the IWW campaign in 2004 helped lay the groundwork for the […]
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) who work at Kellogg’s ready to eat cereal plants in Battle Creek, Mich., Lancaster, Pa., Omaha, Neb. and Memphis, Tenn. have voted to accept the recommended collective bargaining agreement. Approval of the contract ends the BCTGM’s strike against Kellogg’s, which began on […]
UAW John Deere members struck at midnight October 14, after the company failed to present an agreement that met our members’ demands and needs. “Our members at John Deere strike for the ability to earn a decent living, retire with dignity and establish fair work rules,” said Chuck Browning, Vice President and director of the […]