strikes
Unions keep up pressure on Verizon
May 16, 2016As support spreads nationwide for the 39,000 striking Verizon workers, CWA reveals the company has a massive offshoring operation in the Philippines.
Read moreVerizon strike attracts support in Southern California
May 6, 2016The largest such labor action in the U.S. in many years, the strike by Verizon workers taking on corporate greed is now in its fourth week.
Read moreStriking Verizon workers introduce virtual picket line
May 5, 2016The 39,000 striking Verizon workers are introducing a new facet to the worker-boss struggle.
Read moreFaculty union at Univ. of Illinois ends strike; contract vote May 5
May 2, 2016For many of the non-tenured faculty, the long fought battle has finally proven to be victorious.
Read moreJanitors and farm workers: Two strikes remembered
April 18, 2016"Before me almost a thousand janitors wearing deep purple Service Employee International Union T-shirts lined up to march..."
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