Chicago airport workers fight unfair labor practices, demand $15 and a union

By MARK UGOLINI — CHICAGO — On Nov. 29, about 500 courageous low-wage workers at O’Hare airport walked off the job at 10 a.m. to demand an end to unfair labor practices. The workers also expressed their solidarity with fast-food, hospital, health-care, and other low-wage workers who were simultaneously demonstrating nationwide for a $15 … Continue reading Chicago airport workers fight unfair labor practices, demand $15 and a union →

Labor Briefing

By BILL ONASCH • “Without Their Brain and Muscle Not a Single Wheel Can Turn”—For six days, beginning on Nov. 1, over 4700 Philadelphia transit workers, members of Transport Workers Union Local 234, shut down bus, trolley, and subway lines normally carrying more than 900,000 passengers daily. While more than a dozen items remained unresolved … Continue reading Labor Briefing →

NYC mayor hustles cuts for city workers

By MARTY GOODMAN New York’s self-proclaimed “progressive” mayor, Bill de Blasio, promised “respect” for the city’s 300,000 unionized public workers and has pledged to fight the city’s vast income inequality. What unions actually got was the same old hustle from the Democratic Party, as part of the city’s 1%. De Blasio, who took office in … Continue reading NYC mayor hustles cuts for city workers →

Labor must mobilize for the environment

By MARTY GOODMAN The following presentation was given in the labor workshop at the April 20 conference at Barnard College in New York City sponsored by the Eco-Socialist Contingent. The conference was endorsed by 29 organizations, including Socialist Action, and brought together 240 participants in lively debate and discussion concerning an effective strategy to combat … Continue reading Labor must mobilize for the environment →