Industrial disputes & news - 1 April 2026
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https://labornotes.org/2026/03/gearing-may-day-solidarity-schools-spread
#GeneralStrike #LabourMovement #M1 #MayDay2026 #Organize #Solidarity #Strikes #Unions
Last year a network of unions and community organizations organized the largest May Day actions in U.S. history: 1,200 actions in all 50 states. This year, the stakes are even higher, and the examples inspiring us are even bolder. The Chicago Teachers Union’s House of Delegates, the union’s governing body, has endorsed a national call for “no school, no work, no shopping” on May 1. Recent boycotts of Disney, Target, and Tesla have shown us that we can shake the pillars of corporate America.
https://labornotes.org/2026/03/gearing-may-day-solidarity-schools-spread
#generalstrike #LabourMovement #M1 #MayDay2026 #NoKings #Organize
Last year a network of unions and community organizations organized the largest May Day actions in U.S. history: 1,200 actions in all 50 states. This year, the stakes are even higher, and the examples inspiring us are even bolder. The Chicago Teachers Union’s House of Delegates, the union’s governing body, has endorsed a national call for “no school, no work, no shopping” on May 1. Recent boycotts of Disney, Target, and Tesla have shown us that we can shake the pillars of corporate America.
Bosses are always keen to “reduce the coast of labour” through automation and now #Ai
https://www.labornotes.org/2026/03/four-union-strategies-fight-ai
A corporate artificial intelligence frenzy is sowing fear for workers on a massive scale. Seventy-one percent of people in the U.S., according to a Reuters poll on A.I., are concerned “too many people will lose jobs.” Wall Street and Big Tech are running a huge hype machine to back up their massive, risky investment in A.I., pledging it will drive a “productivity surge,” meaning fewer workers and more profits. But workers can take heart that, so far, it’s mostly hot air. To date, A.I. is making few profits.
C̷e̷s̷a̷r̷ ̷C̷h̷a̷v̷e̷z̷ Farmworkers’ Day March 31st 2026
https://19thnews.org/2026/03/women-farmworker-movement-cesar-chavez/
#DoloresHuerta #farmworkers #labourmovement #organize #SíSePuede
#solidarity #UFW #unions #venceremos #viaCampesina #WeFeedYou
Peter Riley
