University of California workers vote to authorize strike following repression of pro-Palestine students
With the strike authorization vote, UAW workers are bringing bold, political labor action back to the US labor movement
In US, over 10,000 workers in John Deere warn of a strike
A strike deadline was announced by the United Auto Workers unions at various John Deere plants after workers overwhelmingly voted against the company’s tentative contract
Car manufacturers in US shut production down after workers mobilize amid COVID-19 crisis
Fiat Chrysler, Ford and General Motors are among the large car manufacturers that have announced a halt in production after workers threatened strikes and in some cases, began action
Workers’ epic strike has GM reeling
Nearly 50,000 General Motors’ employees have been on strike since over a month now, demanding their rights as workers.
As workers’ strike enters fifth week, will General Motors yield?
The strike by over 48,000 employees led by the United Auto Workers entered its 28th day on October 13. While the company has made offers regarding pay hikes and permanent jobs, the closure of four plants remains a sticking point
Ep 52: United Auto Workers strike in the US, doctors’ protest in Zimbabwe, and more…
We also take a look at the march in Argentina commemorating forty-three years of the Night of the Pencils
Massive strike by GM workers in the US enters third day
More than 49,000 General Motors’ workers went on strike late on Sunday night under the leadership of United Autoworkers (UAW) due to the failure of contract negotiations with the company.
Hospital staff in Ohio go on strike over health care costs and overtime policies
Over 2,000 nurses, medical technicians, pharmacists surgical aides and support staff at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo took part in the strike that began on May 6
American autoworkers protest GM’s plant closures and retrenchments
The workers claimed that GM’s decision to terminate nearly 4,000 jobs in North America was part of the company’s strategy of profit maximization. They pointed out that the company had benefited from a public-funded bailout during the 2008 financial crisis
- Israeli massacres, settler violence surge in Gaza and West Bank
- Israel continues to target Palestinian and foreign journalists
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies ratifies Milei’s veto of university funding law
- Israel commits new massacre in Damascus, continues attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
- Undercover Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Nablus
