strikes
Striking federal contract workers demand “$15 and a union”
July 28, 2015All are employed by huge corporations that have been awarded contracts by the federal government, and all earn poverty wages.
Read more
Today in labor history: airline workers strike in 1966
July 8, 2015On this date in 1966, International Association of Machinists (IAM) members across the country employed by five airlines went on strike.
Read more
Today in history: Supreme Court okays sit-down strikes
May 27, 2015In 1940, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader that a sit-down strike was not a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Read more
LA, Long Beach port drivers forced to strike again
May 1, 2015The drivers demand that trucking firms recognize them as employees and bargain with them if they select the Teamsters.
Read more
Low wage strikes and protests biggest in U.S. history
April 16, 2015Low-wage workers in over 200 cities, backed by the nation's unions, walked off their jobs or joined protesters yesterday from one end of the nation to the other.
Read more