57,000 US auto workers win tentative agreement with Ford
Historic tentative agreement has workers standing to win more in raises than they’ve received in that past 22 years
Over 10,000 workers at John Deere down tools
Workers at the John Deere plants have claimed that while the company reached record profits, it has insists on cutting workers benefits and wage hikes
10,000 John Deere workers begin largest US private sector strike in years
While the company has earned record profits, workers say their pay and benefits are being undercut
Nabisco workers across US strike demanding fair contracts
Over 1,000 workers across 5 US states have walked off their jobs in Nabisco to demand a fair contract. Workers are protesting low wages and long shifts extending up to 12 to 16 hours.
Miners protest in New York City in support of striking Warrior Met workers
Over 1,100 coal workers at the Warrior Met mine in Alabama have been on strike for four months. The protest in New York City was held to put pressure on Warrior Met’s largest shareholder, BlackRock Inc.
Volvo Trucks workers in US face uncertainty as company unilaterally imposes deal
Despite the third tentative agreement proposed by Volvo Trucks North America being rejected by the workers in a vote last week, the company has declared that it will unilaterally impose the deal effective on Monday
This Juneteenth, workers strike for black lives
This year on Juneteenth, all over the US, strikes were organized to mark the occasion. The biggest strike action was organized by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which stopped work for eight hours at all 29 ports of the West Coast of the US.
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






