organizing
Unemployment forum: ‘Bosses will throw you away’ when they’re done with you
August 19, 2020Organizing unemployed workers is no easy task, but that’s exactly what some experienced activists came together to strategize for at a forum co-sponsored by People’s World and Organizing Upgrade.
Read moreOregon hospital workers lose their union over one smudged ballot
August 3, 2020PORTLAND, Ore.--Back in February 2019, we reported on a razor-thin union election in which over 800 hospital support workers at Providence Portland Medical Center won a union by just one vote. Now we have to update...
Read moreSeeking justice during COVID-19: Black man killed while jogging in Georgia
April 30, 2020Family and activists are looking for answers in Ahmaud Arbery’s death but fear the call for justice will fall on deaf ears as COVID-19 limits organizing.
Read moreStay-At-Home organizing: Voters hear candidates at “virtual house parties”
April 21, 2020In-person debates are out, but local coalitions and candidates in Washington State are finding new ways to organize under COVID-19 conditions.
Read moreBuzzfeed unionizing shows digital media workers still need unions
February 13, 2019A bout of recent layoffs and fights for proper compensation by the employees of Buzzfeed has led to workers on the job there voting to unionize, showing that new school media still requires the “old school”...
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