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Labor Movement

160,000 Metalworkers in South Africa are On Strike for Higher Wages

Union metalworkers in South Africa, organized in NUMSA, are on an unlimited strike for an 8-percent wage increase.

Ju Angio

October 10, 2021

“The Money Is There”: Interview with an IATSE Worker

Left Voice sat down with an IATSE worker who voted to authorize a strike to talk about about working conditions and why they voted to authorize a strike.

Left Voice

October 9, 2021

Don’t Call it a Comeback: U.S. Labor Finds Its Groove after a Dismal Summer

After a summer of relative labor peace, the United States has seen four major work stoppages in just the last three weeks. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of workers are primed to walk out in healthcare and film/TV production if their demands are not met. It’s militancy at a level unseen for years. Could it be the beginning of something bigger for U.S. labor?

James Dennis Hoff

October 9, 2021

In a Nearly Unanimous Vote, IATSE Members in TV and Film Production Authorize a Strike

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union members received strike authorization ballots on Friday. The results are in and the membership has overwhelmingly voted in favor.

Left Voice

October 4, 2021

“IATSE’s Struggle Is Everyone’s Struggle”: Interview with a Worker

From October 1 to 3, members of the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) will vote on whether to authorize a strike. Left Voice spoke with one IATSE worker about the situation that IATSE workers face and why they are taking this strike vote.

Left Voice

October 2, 2021

Abortion Rights Are a Labor Issue — Unions Must Fight for Them

Abortion is a labor issue, and workers should fight within their unions for a mass movement to protect abortion rights across the United States.

Olivia Wood

October 2, 2021

New York Times Tech Guild Walks Out, Into an Historic Fight

The workers of the New York Times Tech Guild are fighting their bosses’ attempts to divide their bargaining unit. The future of organizing in the tech industry is dependent on what happens here in the next few months.

Rose Lemlich

August 30, 2021

Nabisco Workers Face Pay Cuts While the Company Doubles Its Profits

After working mandatory overtime during the pandemic, including 16-hour shifts and seven-day weeks, Nabisco workers in five states are striking in protest of their bosses’ attempts to cut their pay and healthcare, and divide their union.

Rose Lemlich

August 26, 2021

After Four Months on the Picket Line, Striking Oil Workers Are Still Going Strong

While United Metro Energy Corp. workers were picketing in front of the company gates, the union representatives undercut the strike by allowing trucks to continue to come and go.

Ioan Georg

August 11, 2021