Commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - New York City - March 25
(#NewYorkCity Central #Labor Council)
I hope that you will set aside a few minutes this week to read about the historic general strike that took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands ...
I hope that you will set aside a few minutes this week to read about the historic general strike that took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands on February 25, 1941. This year marks its 85th anniversary.#opinion #politics #world #communism #communists #history #labormovement #uaw
UAW’s remembrance: Amsterdam general strike of 1941 and lessons for today
I hope that you will set aside a few minutes this week to read about the historic general strike that took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands on February 25, 1941. This year marks its 85th anniversary. I first learned about it in an article on the United Auto Workers’ website.
Declining Union Membership Amidst Rising Public Support
Many people like unions, but fewer are joining. Learn why union membership is going down in the US and what it means for workers.
#UnionMembership, #WorkersRights, #LaborMovement, #USWorkforce, #FairWages
Many people agree that unions are good for workers. However, fewer people are actually joining unions now than in the past. This report looks at why this is happening and what it means.
#UnionMembership, #WorkersRights, #LaborMovement, #USWorkforce, #FairWages
Teachers in San Francisco are on strike for the first time in almost 50 years, fighting for better pay and working conditions. They’ve already secured their demand for sanctuary schools and are leading the way for the rest of labor in the fight for our shared demands.
https://labornotes.org/blogs/2026/02/iowa-nurses-join-teamsters-hard-fought-election-win
#healthworkers #Iowa #labormovement #nurses #Organize #solidarity #Teamsters #Unions
In a hospital, there is always another patient waiting. As soon as one bed empties, another is filled. At UnityPoint in Des Moines, nurses were expected to keep that system running no matter the cost to our patients, to our licenses, or to ourselves. By 2024 our hospital systems were routinely over capacity, patient wait times were astronomical, and staffing was dangerously thin. Nurses were expected to do more with less, while executives continued to reward themselves. That pressure pushed UnityPoint nurses to do something unprecedented: organize ourselves and become Teamsters.
Texas Shock: Working-Class Democrat Wins Deep-Red Senate District
A union machinist shattered political myths by flipping one of Texas’s reddest districts. Here’s why working-class politics still win.
#affordabilityCrisis #HealthcareAccess #LaborMovement #ProgressiveVictories #RedDistrictFlipped #TexasDemocrats #texasPolitics #TexasSenateRace #UnionPolitics #WorkingClassVoters https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oEw
Ideas & Debates. An image from the 1934 Minneapolis general strike, led by Trotskyists. Revolutionary Teamsters: Remembering the 1934 Minneapolis ...
ICE's murders in Minneapolis forced the bipartisan regime to take steps to de-escalate tensions. But the Twin Cities' resistance has inspired communities across the country, and is writing a new episode of class struggle in the post-neoliberal moment…#DonaldTrump #LaborMovement #Minneapolis #Strike
The Deep Roots of the Fight Against ICE Pose Challenges for Trump - Left Voice
ICE's murders in Minneapolis forced the bipartisan regime to take steps to de-escalate tensions. But the Twin Cities' resistance has inspired communities across the country, and is writing a new episode of class struggle in the post-neoliberal moment.
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