SF hotel workers approve new contract, end 3-month strike

Vol. 89/No. 1 - January 13, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO — After 93 days on the picket line, UNITE HERE Local 2 union members at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square voted Dec. 24 to ratify a new contract by 99.4%, ending the longest hotel strike in the…



The fight for rights of women, women workers in Indonesia

Vol. 89/No. 1 - January 13, 2025
Organizations representing women workers met Nov. 11 at the offices of Kalyanamitra, a women’s rights organization. Speaking at left is Ika Agustina, the group’s executive director.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Supporters of women’s rights joined a mass labor rally here Oct. 24 protesting new anti-labor measures in a law adopted by the government. Some of its measures hit women especially hard, including extending the maximum overtime hours…