coronavirus
Japanese unions win 100 percent increase in coronavirus subsidy
July 30, 2020IndustriALL Global Union’s Japanese affiliates have won a 100 per cent increase in the employment adjustment subsidy (EAS).
Read moreHistoric freefall: Economy shrinks by 33 percent, 2M more jobless
July 30, 2020Without passage of the Heroes Act the unprecedented shrinking of the U.S. economy can get worse.
Read moreQuébec workers fight back against government’s corporate-friendly COVID-19 response
July 29, 2020Just like everywhere else, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the economy, with governments and capital straining to contain progressive resistance to their corporate-friendly management of the crisis.
Read moreAFT willing to strike if teachers are forced into unsafe schools
July 29, 2020“Just as we have done with our healthcare workers, we will fight on all fronts for the safety of our students and their educators."
Read moreJewish Labor Committee remembers coronavirus dead on traditional mourning day
July 29, 2020A vow, in the words of famed union organizer Mary Harris “Mother” Jones: “Mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living.”
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