Labor Movement
Amazon Won’t Stop Union Busting and Firing Organizers
Amazon hasn't recognized the Amazon Labor Union and, like Starbucks, is continuing to union bust and fire organizers.
Luigi Morris
May 20, 2022
SEIU 721, Vote No! A Better Contract Is Possible
Union leaders of SEIU 721 have reached a deal with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. But there are big problems with the proposed agreement, and the rank and file should vote against it.
Left Voice
May 20, 2022
Starbucks Fires Worker and Union Organizer in New Orleans
Left Voice interviewed Billie Nyx, a Starbucks worker and union activist fired at the store located on Maple Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Left Voice
May 20, 2022
Oregon Starbucks Workers Go on Strike against Union Busting
Starbucks workers in Eugene, Oregon have gone on strike against union busting and the unlawful firing of three union organizers.
Left Voice
May 17, 2022
Workers and Labor Groups Stand Up for Abortion Rights
Workers turned out for abortion rights across the country on a national day of action. We need a large, organized labor movement in support of the fight for reproductive justice.
Left Voice
May 14, 2022
Resident Physicians Are Unionizing — They Need Fighting Unions
Amid growing pro-union sentiment in the country, resident physicians are unionizing. They need fighting unions that challenge the for-profit healthcare system.
Mike Pappas
May 14, 2022
Healthcare Unions Must Take Up the Fight for Abortion Rights
Healthcare unions must take up the fight to make sure everyone has a right to free, safe, legal abortion on demand. Abortion is healthcare and healthcare is a human right.
Mike Pappas
May 12, 2022
‘It’s an Attack against All Workers’: Fired Amazon Union Organizer Speaks Out
An Amazon worker and union organizer speaks out against his wrongful termination and the need for working people everywhere to organize.
Tristan Lion
May 9, 2022
Buffalo Starbucks Workers Strike against Unfair Labor Practices
Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York went on strike to call out the company’s union busting tactics. Let’s make this happen at every Starbucks in the country.
Left Voice
May 6, 2022
55,000 Los Angeles SEIU Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
Over 55,000 Los Angeles County workers, the membership of SEIU Local 721, have voted to strike. But this is just the beginning. Workers must make ambitious demands and continue to withhold their labor to keep the people of LA County safe. The labor movement must support and defend a strike.
Left Voice
May 6, 2022