Labor
ILWU shuts down West Coast ports to honor Juneteenth
June 22, 2020All the major ports from Vancouver, Canada to San Diego—were shut down for eight hours June 19 by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
Read moreAFL-CIO endorses Juneteenth celebrations happening across the country today
June 19, 2020The nation’s largest labor federation issued a special statement today calling Juneteenth “a day of profound meaning to Black workers, as it should be to all workers.”
Read more‘Workers First’ car caravans drive mass turnouts nationwide
June 18, 2020The call nationwide is for putting workers first and for creating racial and economic justice.
Read moreLGBTQ unionists hail ruling but say hearts and minds are another matter
June 17, 2020“Being in Alabama, I’ve had to get even union folks to understand what’s going on. There was a lot of hatred from people who didn’t understand.”
Read moreUnions launch massive car caravan for racial, economic justice
June 16, 2020The nation’s unions will launch a massive car caravan on June 17 – and not just in the Nation’s Capital – for racial and economic justice.
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