The Labor Movement in America
Sofia D. | Comisión de Nacionalidades Oprimidas del American Party of Labor | traducido por Camilo Lazo— [Editor’s note: To read this article in English, click here.] Sean Duffy, secretario del Departamento de Transportación de EE. UU. bajo Trump, firmó… Read More ›
Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor– It is so easy to fall into despair or nihilism now. It’s understandable. The people have suffered major setbacks and we are only human. Our hearts bleed and our… Read More ›
Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Precision Cast Parts Corp is a metal casting and fabrication company owned by Berkshire-Hathaway and based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. While PCC produces a large variety of products, their primary business is… Read More ›
International Women’s Alliance (IWA)— On this May Day, the International Women’s Alliance calls on all working and oppressed women to join with the workers of the world to advance their struggles and fight back against their exploiters and oppressors. The… Read More ›
This May Day, the Labor Commission of the American Party of Labor surveyed its members about two questions: “What does May Day mean to you?” and “Why are you a Communist?” As the world pushes further and further towards the… Read More ›
R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix correspondent | Maryland– On October 1, 2024, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) launched a strike including several key ports all along the East Coast of the United States, from Boston and New York in the… Read More ›
Victor Vaughn | Red Phoenix correspondent | Maryland– The memo Elon Musk1 sent by email announcing Tesla was laying off 10% of its global workforce in April was surprisingly candid: “There is nothing I hate more, but it must be… Read More ›
Ethan H. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Florida— Several unions representing major US airlines took up a picket on Tuesday, Feb. 13, to demand better pay, benefits, and working conditions as new contracts are under negotiation this year. Employees of… Read More ›
Victor Vaughn, Red Phoenix corespondent, Maryland. Starbucks workers nationwide organized strikes and customer solidarity actions against the company’s unfair labor practices on its busiest sales day, Red Cup Day, Nov. 16. Following a year-long struggle, over 360 Starbucks stores with… Read More ›
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 ›
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