Once ‘Essential,’ Then Expendable, American Workers are Transforming the Economy In just one second, Amazon’s executive chairman Jeff Bezos makes nearly $2500. That’s four times the weekly pay of an Amazon delivery or warehouse worker toiling in the sweltering summer heat. Last year alone $6.5 trillion flowed from the bottom 90% of wage earners to […]
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Union Members Rally and Canvass for Pro-Labor Candidates in Lansing
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Union Members Rally and Canvass for Pro-Labor Candidates in Lansing Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. More […]
Video: Machinists Union Joins Together for Labor Day Across North America
This past Monday, IAM members and working people across the U.S. and Canada celebrated Labor Day. American workers’ struggle for dignity and respect dates back to 1877 during the country’s transition from reconstruction to the Industrial Revolution. The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 became the first general strike in the country’s history. Workers organized labor unions to protest […]
A.B. 257 Is a Big Step Forward for California Fast-Food Workers
A.B. 257 Is a Big Step Forward for California Fast-Food Workers SEIU On Labor Day, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed A.B. 257 into law, delivering to workers one of the most significant labor law victories in recent years. It has taken a decade of perseverance and tireless organizing from fast-food workers, SEIU and other union […]
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: North Carolina State AFL-CIO Shares History of the State’s Labor Movement
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: North Carolina State AFL-CIO Shares History of the State’s Labor Movement Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. […]