Labor Movement
1,300 Steel Workers Go on Strike for a Better Contract
Over 1,000 steel workers are on strike across five states. This is part of a recent uptick in labor struggle across the United States.
Sybil Davis
April 5, 20211,100 Mine Workers in Alabama Are Going on Strike
After the failure of contract negotiations, 1,100 mineworkers in West Alabama with United Mine Workers are going on strike against Warrior Met Coal.
Sou Mi
April 1, 2021Workers in Bessemer Pay Amazon to Have a Facility in Their Town
Workers in Bessemer, Alabama are forced to pay a tax for Amazon’s BHM1 facility. A union could force the state to revoke the policy.
Samuel Karlin
March 31, 2021Tens of Thousands of Amazon Workers Went on Strike in Italy
Last Tuesday saw the biggest strike that Amazon has ever experienced in Europe, with thousands of workers participating. Here, we present an analysis by Italian socialists.
Giacomo Turci
March 31, 2021BLM and the Union Fight are the Same Struggle: Interview with an Alabama Amazon Worker
Over the weekend, Left Voice had the privilege of talking with Frances Wallace, an Amazon worker and BLM activist. Read the transcript of our interview here.
Left Voice
March 29, 2021Dispatches from the Amazon Warehouse in Bessemer
The unionization efforts at Bessemer are bigger than just Amazon. In this dispatch from the ground, Uber drivers, healthcare workers, and young Birmingham residents stand in solidarity.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
March 25, 2021Solidarity Means All Out for Bessemer
The unionization effort by Amazon workers in Bessemer Alabama is a historic opportunity that demands the support of the entire class.
Left Voice
March 21, 2021Teamsters Strike Detroit-Area Bottling Plant
Teamsters at a 7-Up bottling plant in the Detroit suburbs have been on strike since March 10, demanding the bosses return to the negotiating table as they confront racist goons who’ve attacked picketers.
Scott Cooper
March 20, 2021The Black Power Collective of the Inland Empire Stands in Solidarity with Amazon Workers Fighting for a Union
Black Power Collective, Inland Empire (Formerly BLM-Inland Empire) stands in solidarity with Amazon workers fighting for a union in Bessemer, Alabama.
Black Power Collective
March 19, 2021The Pros and Cons of the PRO Act
The PRO Act has been almost universally hailed as the most ambitious labor legislation in decades, but it’s a lot more complicated than that.
James Dennis Hoff
March 19, 2021