strikes
General strike in Gaza, protests rage against Trump’s ‘deal of the century’
January 30, 2020Gaza came to a virtual standstill with government and financial institutions closed, while schools and universities suspended classes.
Read more“The toiling people are rising”: Up to 250 million strike in India
January 8, 2020Unions are angered over Narendra Modi's government’s neoliberal program, which includes the privatization of public services and worsening the conditions of workers.
Read morePerson of the Year: The French worker on strike
December 23, 2019The government is counting on the inconvenience wearing people down, but rather than being fed up with what is sometimes called an “entitled” working class, more people are joining the cause.
Read moreKaiser Permanente mental health clinicians strike for patient care
December 19, 2019Some 4,000 mental health clinicians began a one-week strike Dec. 16 demanding health care parity.
Read moreUnsafe practices force Teamsters Canada to strike Canadian National Railway
November 26, 2019Your locomotive is pulling hundreds of cars along miles of track—and your boss forces you to hang on to the outside of the locomotive with one hand and drive the train with the other.
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