It's not surprising that the first union contract at an all-EV company would come in the old Lordstown plant, home of one of the most important strikes of the 1970s. But when GM closed that plant, the workers lost their union. Now they have it...
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As the South changes, the parts that change the most become easier to organize. That's especially true in Virginia. The last time Democrats in the commonwealth had the trifecta, they.
I for one am amazed that Amazon would openly lie to senators about their labor practices: Amazon has been caught lying to lawmakers yet again about its labor practices, according.
I don't listen to podcasts, ever. Terrible way for me to process information. I can read so much faster + engage in my lifelong project to listen to as much music as possible at the same time. But I am happy to be on podcasts...
On June 5, 1944, white workers at an airplane plant outside of Cincinnati went on strike over Black workers being promoted. Happening a mere day before the U.S. invaded France.
Sure, Boeing is an absolute disaster that is killing people (though not on American owned flights so we didn't pay attention to it), but at least its executives have prioritized.
On June 3, 1824, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island factory strike, one of the first strikes in American history, ended. This is a great entry point into the difficulties of labor in early Industrial America and the ways in which workers began to stand up for...
On June 2, 1984, about 500 workers at the Marval turkey processing plant in Harrisonburg, Virginia went on strike. This was a relatively small strike and it did not succeed,.
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2021/02/20: Participants seen holding signs and marching on a picket line at the protest. Members of the Workers Assembly Against Racism gathered across from.
One thing about the new UAW leadership under Shawn Fain is a lot more democracy and openness in the union. For years and years, the Labor Notes people saw UAW leadership as the enemy and while I always thought their analyze was too simple and...
It's worth being upset about the United Auto Workers' failure to win in the Alabama Mercedes plant. But it is also worth noting that organized labor has won a number.
I don't write much about international labor standards these days, since basically it has completely disappeared from our political world, even on the left. To think about this would take.