United Mine Workers Association (UMWA)
2021 has proven that the workers united will not be defeated
An eruption of strikes. Major contract wins. Workers quitting low-wage jobs in unprecedented numbers. All signaled that workers en masse are ready to reclaim their power.
After years of setbacks, US labor demonstrates its power
2021 marked a historic year in labor organizing for workers in the US, with tens of thousands of workers in partaking in union votes and strike actions
2 months of coal workers’ strike in the US
Mine workers in Alabama have been on strike for over 2 months to demand decent working conditions from Warrior Met, the largest producer of metallurgical coal in the US
- Indefinite national strike continues in Panama, defying arrests and repression
- Lebanese president urges France, US to pressure Israel to uphold ceasefire deal after bombing Beirut
- Protesters march against “transphobic” and “authoritarian” resolution of Brazil’s Council of Medicine
- Earthquake rattles Ecuador’s struggling Esmeraldas province while Noboa travels abroad
- Al-Qassam video depicts rescue of Israeli captives from IOF bombing in Gaza
