Nurses strike, again, for patient safety and nursing standards
One-day strikes affected seven Summit hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, involving up to 3,200 nurses and several hundred medical technicians.
Today in labor history: "Scab" used for the first time
On this day in 1816 the term "scab" was coined by the Albany Typographical Union in reference to strike breaking.
Wal-Mart workers prepare for Black Friday strike
This Black Friday, Wal-Mart associates plan to hold a series of actions at 1,000 Wal-Mart locations nationwide.
Hostess tries to break strike by shutting 3 bakeries
Hostess Brands Inc., in an attempt to break a strike by its bakers, has announced what it calls the permanent closure of three of its bakeries.
California warehouse workers announce second strike
Warehouse workers vowed to walk off the job this week if retaliation at a Walmart-contracted warehouse does not end.
Supermarket workers forced to strike
"We're not fighting for any extra - just to keep what we have."
Strike actions hitting Walmart around the country
Everybody sang. Everybody yelled. Everybody marched. The fight is on.
Walmart warehouse workers win strike, full back pay
In what is being described as a historic victory, 38 workers at Walmart's largest distribution center in North America ended their 21-day strike and have returned to work.
Today in Labor History: 1934 textile workers strike begins
The textile workers' strike of 1934 was the largest strike in U.S. labor history at the time, involving as many as 500,000 textile workers from New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the U.S. Southern states,.
Strike at Walmart warehouses spreads
Striking workers picketed the Walmart distribution center in Elwood, Illinois for the third day in a row this morning since they went on strike last Saturday.
