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Chicago teachers plan April 1 strike for public education

March 29, 2016 By Beatrice Lumpkin

Hoping to send a message to the Board of Education, Mayor Emanuel, and Illinois Gov. Rauner, Chicago teachers are set to walk off the job in a one-day strike this Friday.

Today in labor history: First recorded strike in Egypt, maybe ever

November 23, 2015 By Special to People’s World

On this day in the year 1170 BCE, the first recorded strike took place against the building of pyramids.

California State University faculty ready to strike

November 18, 2015 By David Trujillo

The California Faculty Association demonstrated in front of the California State University Board of Trustees headquarters.

Today in labor history: 113-day strike against GM in 1945

November 13, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The UAW organized 320,000 hourly workers in 96 plants to launch a nationwide strike against the GM corporation.

UAW could strike Fiat-Chrysler at 11:59 p.m. tonight

October 7, 2015 By Doug Cunningham

UAW workers overwhelmingly rejected the tentative agreement UAW leadership had previously reached with Fiat-Chrysler.