The Labor Movement in America
By Victor Vaughn, Red Phoenix correspondent, Maryland. Striking Amazon workers led by members of the Teamsters union picketed two Amazon warehouses in Baltimore (BWI2 and BWI5) on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 8, joining the nationwide protest initiated by unionized… Read More ›
By Dan DiMaggio, via Labor Notes. All three dominoes fell in a few days. The Auto Workers (UAW) now have agreements with each of the Big 3 automakers. The new contracts are a sharp about-face from decades of concessions. The… Read More ›
By Sofia D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Minnesota. Since Sep. 15, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) nationwide have been on strike against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, demanding higher wages and benefits. On Sep. 23, a Red Phoenix correspondent joined… Read More ›
By Anna I., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. The strikes of SAG-AFTRA and WGA continue to rage, but you likely would not know that if you consumed only capitalist news sources. The strikes began in July over unfair labor practices and… Read More ›
Labor Day, 2023. Portland, OR. New Seasons Market is a local grocery store chain whose workers have unionized in several stores over the last two years, forming the New Seasons Labor Union (NSLU). The Red Phoenix interviewed a bargaining member… Read More ›
By Anna I., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. Child labor laws are being repealed in the United States in order to preserve profits, loosening previous restrictions in order to allow younger minors to work in dangerous settings. In a span of… Read More ›
On the weekend of July 29–30, members of the John Reed Division of the American Party of Labor attended the Peoples’ Summit against APEC in Seattle, WA. The Peoples’ Summit was organized by the Pacific Northwest People Over Profit Coalition,… Read More ›
Biden pressured Teamsters to settle early By Mike Elk for Payday Report, July 25, 2023. Earlier today, the Teamsters announced they had reached a “historic” tentative agreement. The Teamsters have not released the legal language contract, but only a few… Read More ›
By V. Valentino, Red Phoenix correspondent, California. In what can be seen as an act of camaraderie, members of the Screen Actors Guild will join striking Writers Guild of America members on picket lines throughout Los Angeles and across the… Read More ›
By Ian Ocx, Red Phoenix correspondent, Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently signed HB 2127 into law which will take effect September 1, 2023. The publicly stated purpose and goal for this bill, which held broad Republican Party support, is… Read More ›
By Leonard Zorfass, Red Phoenix correspondent, New Jersey. According to a recent Supreme Court ruling released on Thursday, June 1, 2023, companies are now granted the ability to sue unions for damages resulting from strikes. Damages resulting from strikes very… Read More ›
By the Illinois Labor History Society. On November 11, 1887, four self-identified anarchists were hung by the neck at the Cook County jail, convicted under circumstantial pretenses that they had conspired to throw a bomb into the police on May… Read More ›
By Robin H., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. On May Day, activists with the Rainforest Action Network, The Blackbird Collective, and Study Group for the People’s Initiative Development (KSPPM), and representatives from the Pargamanan-Bintang Maria community of Sumatra, Indonesia, marched in… Read More ›
By Sofia D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Minnesota. On April 27, Starbucks workers at 300 Snelling Ave S. in St. Paul, Minnesota, returned to the picket line after the nationwide strike on March 2022, demanding a return to the regular 20-person… Read More ›
Isabelle Bernardi | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Starbucks Workers United has been organizing for over a year for the purpose of unionizing Starbucks stores around the country. Since their launch, over 300 stores have successfully unionized in the United… Read More ›
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