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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.

Amazon extracts profit from the suffering of its workers

Workers are ready take on the most profitable logistics corporation after staging the largest strike against Amazon in US history

“We make them billions, everyday!”: Amazon workers hold the line

Today marks the second day of the largest strike in US history against multi-billion dollar corporation Amazon, and picket lines across the country show no sign of slowing down

Workers launch largest strike against Amazon in US history

Amazon workers across the country hit the picket line in an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike to demand union recognition and contract negotiations

“The workers are the liberators,” declares UAW President, sending 7,000 more out on strike

United Auto Workers are expanding their strike to put additional pressure on General Motors and Ford, playing the three largest automakers against each other

Hollywood workers are fighting to save creativity in entertainment

Top studios are determined to wait out the strike by starving out entertainment workers, while workers fight to be stewards of their own creative process

Biggest academic strike in US history continues

Postdoctoral employees and academic researchers at the University of California have reached a tentative agreement with the UC system. However, will continue the strike action in solidarity with the 36,000 graduate student employees whose demands are yet to be met

The strike by University of California student workers is entering its third week. What’s at stake?

Over 48,000 student workers are on strike for fair wages, support for parents, job security, and more. On Tuesday, the United Auto Workers, which is organizing the students, announced that the bargaining teams for Academic Researchers and Postdocs had secured tentative agreements

Striking Kaiser Permanente workers take on the mental healthcare crisis

Over 2,000 mental health workers are on strike to demand that multi-billion dollar healthcare company Kaiser Permanente invest in hiring more staff