Striking Walmart workers in China contact U.S. Walmart activists
"We are going to stand our ground," Zhang Liya, a founding member of the workers' network, told the Chinese labor paper.
At KGW-TV, unions take stand against ‘Uberization’ of news
One company has a proposal to end union jurisdiction over union members' work, apparently in order to allow the station to use amateur footage.
Thousands of Fight for $15 activists descend on McDonalds shareholder meeting
The rally aimed to disrupt the burger giant's corporate proceedings with singing, chanting, and demands for $15 and a union.
Labor backs two major actions aimed at restoring American democracy
The AFL-CIO's executive council has endorsed two coming April actions aimed at wresting control over the nation's elections from corporations and billionaires.
Workers and their union, SEIU, fight for housing at "pop-up" Thanksgiving
It was to shine a light on how working families are affected negatively by the high cost of living in the city and the lack of livable wages.
Walmart hired Lockheed-Martin, asked FBI to spy on activist workers
The spying was contained in documents filed with the NLRB in a case that OURWalmart -- an employee group to improve pay and working conditions -- filed with the agency.
Dallas marchers stress climate and wage justice
On Black Friday, we marched from the City Place Target to the Uptown Walmart to add our voices and actions to the nationwide "Fight for $15!"
Walmart workers begin Thanksgiving and Black Friday strikes with fasting
Angry about having to go to food pantries to feed their families, Walmart workers across the country are fasting during the days leading up to Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
Farmworker rebellion spreads along almost the entire Pacific coast
The strawberries, blackberries and blueberries sold everyday in U.S. supermarkets are largely picked by indigenous families speaking the same ancient languages.
Minnesota, workers want AT&T to comply with state paid leave law
Corporate defiance by AT&T led members of CWA and their families to rally outside the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis on July 17.
