Workers
Amazon Workers in Italy Stage 24-Hour Strike
As Amazon workers in Alabama fight for a union, workers in Italy disrupted Amazon operations across that country in a one-day strike yesterday to call attention to their horrendous working conditions as the company rakes in greater profits than ever.
Scott Cooper
March 23, 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, 2021New Unemployment Numbers Reveal the Truth about Economic Recovery
Skeptical about capitalist claims that we will soon be “flush with cash” and out boosting the economy? The latest weekly increase in claims for unemployment benefits shows the real truth about the system of exploitation the working class confronts every day.
Scott Cooper
March 18, 2021Columbia Grad Students On Strike for a Living Wage
Graduate student workers at Columbia University walked off the job yesterday, demanding pay raises and improved health care. Read our report from the picket line.
Olivia Wood
March 16, 2021Twitter Is Working with Amazon to Label Payday Report & Other Labor Reporters as “Suspicious Content”
Multiple reporters from various news outlets including Payday Report, The American Prospect, and More Perfect Union, have reported that they have all had their content blocked and pegged as “suspicious.”
James Dennis Hoff
March 5, 2021Amazon Workers’ Unionization Efforts Are Spreading
Teamsters are spearheading an effort to unionize Amazon workers in Iowa.
B.C. Daurelle
March 4, 2021Amazon Is Desperate to Stop the Union Drive in Alabama
The company is offering a "quitting bonus" and even changing traffic lights. This struggle is not about one factory — it will have effects around the world.
Nathaniel Flakin
February 25, 2021Amazon Workers in Alabama Started Voting Yesterday — They Could Make History
This week, Amazon workers near Birmingham started voting about joining a union. This could be a historic change for an anti-union company.
Nathaniel Flakin
February 9, 2021Class Struggle in the Biden Era
Now is the time for bold working-class action, not class collaboration.
Jimena Vergara
February 7, 2021Make the Bosses Pay for the Crisis: Day of General Strike in Italy Mobilizes Workers and Students
This Friday, a sector of militant and rank-and-file trade unionism carried out a major day of general strike in Italy, with a huge impact on logistics and education. Thousands of students joined in, with demonstrations in various cities.
Giacomo Turci
February 2, 2021