labor struggle
Edgar Mojica: “We believe it’s time for Gustavo Petro’s government to restore workers’ rights by decree.”

After mass mobilizations in Colombia, Edgar Mojica discusses the need for government action, and the possibility of implementing reforms via decree.

Panamanian workers mobilize against Social Security privatization

On March 18, social and popular organizations demonstrated outside the National Assembly of Panama, demanding that the Legislature terminate the controversial Law 462.

“We are not corporate slaves”: Indian tech workers fight for dignity

Asserting that “A Healthy Work-Life Balance is Every Employee’s Right,” almost 700 tech workers protested in India’s IT hub Bangalore on March 9, demanding the enforcement of labor laws, regulation of work hours, and codification of “Right to Disconnect”.

Tens of thousands of University of California workers strike demanding fair pay

Service and patient care workers enter their second day of an unfair labor practice strike across the UC system

NUMSA fights plant closures of South Africa’s largest steel manufacturer

Apart from the 3,500 jobs at immediate risk, the closure of the Long Steel plants will endanger about a hundred thousand jobs in the value chain.

Panamanian workers win: Final 83 detained protesters freed

Despite mass arrests and police repression, the movement for sovereignty, social security rights, and against US expansionism grows.

Panamanian police arrest over 400 during protests against the privatization of Social Security

Organized workers have denounced the police’s brutal treatment of demonstrators before and after the protest. President Mulino has called them “terrorists”.

Nearly 50,000 US dockworkers strike and flex collective power over the economy

Port workers organized by the International Longshoremen’s Association hit picket lines across the East Coast

Indefinite strike at Samsung enters second week

Over 6,000 workers at Samsung Electronics are participating in the first ever strike of company’s history in support of their demands of pay hike, paid leave and compensation

Anganwadi workers in Andhra Pradesh declare victory after 42-day strike

Terming the strike as a “grand victory,” the All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers said in a statement that it “proved the strength of the working people”

Writers Guild strike US Hollywood writers secure tentative deal after 146 days of strike

The bargaining team of the Writers’ Guild of America have announced an in-principle agreement on all major issues raised by the striking writers. The strike is set to continue until after the final draft of the tentative agreement is authorized for a ratification vote

In two days, 144,000 US autoworkers workers are set to strike

The master contract for 144,000 unionized workers expires on September 14. Workers are ready to strike the three largest automakers in the nation