Labor
Ohio workers resist Cenovus non-union outsourcing of 3,000 oil refinery jobs
August 30, 2021The move to bring in non-union workers, mostly from Texas, has thousands of Lima residents who’ve been working at the plant for years, some for generations, asking what they’re supposed to do for work.
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Transit Union says Maryland bus driver’s murder emphasizes need to protect workers
August 27, 2021Isaac Caldwell, an ATU Local 1764 member and bus driver, is the third Baltimore transit worker shot to death in the past year.
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Colectivo coffee shop baristas go union with IBEW
August 26, 2021The vote makes Colectivo workers the largest unionized group of coffee shop workers in the U.S.
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Mexican GM workers vote down company union’s contract
August 24, 2021It’s a win for workers in both Mexico and the U.S. and an example of how the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal works when properly implemented.
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Organizing is a necessity: A political history of the Hamilton Unemployed Union
August 24, 2021In the summer of 1981, Canada’s economy was in a recession, with unemployment hitting 11%. It didn't seem like the best time to try and organizer workers.
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