Emilio Avelar

LATEST ARTICLES BY Emilio Avelar

• Labor

  

  First Safeway strike since ’96 showcases heightened grocery worker coordination, militancy

  June 25, 2025 By Emilio Avelar

  Workers at different supermarket chains are striking or threatening to strike in lockstep, achieving a higher level of unity in facing down Big Grocery.

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• Labor

  

  ‘Pissed off’: Rank-and-file Letter Carriers insulted by USPS’ pay offer

  October 29, 2024 By Emilio Avelar And Mark Gruenberg

  Is a revolt brewing against Letter Carriers’ tentative pact?

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• Labor

  

  Colorado Lyft and Uber drivers strike at Denver International Airport, demand reform

  November 29, 2022 By Emilio Avelar

  During the busy holiday break, Colorado Drivers United (CIDU) organized a strike demanding better pay and transparency for Uber and Lyft drivers.

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