Workers make gains in strike against Macy’s in Washington

Vol. 88/No. 6 - February 12, 2024

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Over 400 workers, members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, ratified a new, improved contract at three Macy’s stores in Washington Jan. 29 after strike actions at Alderwood, Southcenter and Bellingham malls. Strikers distributed leaflets…


Newton teachers win support in strike for wages, schedules

Vol. 88/No. 6 - February 12, 2024

Teachers and aides on strike in Newton, Massachusetts, remain solid on the picket lines in the longest teachers strike in recent state history. The Newton Teachers Association members voted by 98% to strike Jan. 18, after more than a year…


Teachers union goes on strike, speaks out against Jew-hatred

Vol. 88/No. 5 - February 5, 2024

Some 1,100 teachers and 800 teaching aides went on strike in Newton, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 following an overwhelming vote for action by members of the Newton Teachers Association. “The most important issue is better pay and schedules for the teaching…


Join flight attendants’ rallies Feb. 13, build union solidarity!

Vol. 88/No. 4 - January 29, 2024
Flight attendants at LaGuardia Airport, New York, after union members voted 99.4% Aug. 30 to authorize strike in contract fight.

Working-class solidarity is crucial to strengthen today’s union struggles and build a more powerful labor movement. Flight attendants are urging fellow workers to join their picket lines at 30 airports worldwide Feb. 13 as part of the fight for new…


Teamsters ‘extended picket line’ backs striking US Foods drivers

Vol. 88/No. 4 - January 29, 2024

BENSENVILLE, Ill. — More than 130 striking drivers at the US Foods distribution center here are getting support from fellow Teamsters around the country. Teamsters Local 705 is sending striking workers to other US Foods warehouses around the country in…


Support Canadian sugar workers on strike 15 weeks

Vol. 88/No. 3 - January 22, 2024

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The members of Public and Private Workers of Canada Local 8 are now in their 15th week of a hard-fought battle against Lantic’s Rogers Sugar bosses, who are trying to force a concession contract down workers’…


Flight attendant unions unite in call for pickets on February 13

Vol. 88/No. 3 - January 22, 2024
American Airlines flight attendants rally at Dallas-Fort Worth airport Sept. 5. More than 75,000 workers on four airlines are fighting for higher pay for all hours they work, livable schedules.

“Join us on Tuesday, February 13, for picketing at over 30 airports worldwide,” says the call posted online Jan. 3 by three unions representing nearly 100,000 flight attendants. “Stand in solidarity with us to demand that airline management stop the…


‘Thank you for standing up for workers everywhere’

Vol. 88/No. 2 - January 15, 2024
Solidarity card for IFF strikers in Memphis, Tennessee, from 25 workers in BCTGM Local 22 in Minneapolis. Right, Local 22 bulletin board asks for donations for strikers’ holiday toy drive.

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 22 at Jerry’s Broadway Bakery here responded to the call for solidarity from strikers fighting a union-busting drive by International Flavors and Fragrances in Memphis, Tennessee. They organized…


Hotel workers in Pasadena strike, celebrate the New Year

Vol. 88/No. 2 - January 15, 2024

PASADENA, Calif. — Hotel workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 11, struck the Hilton Pasadena and Hyatt Place Pasadena hotels New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The city hosts the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl football game that…


Quebec public worker strikes make advances

Vol. 88/No. 2 - January 15, 2024
Striking teachers march in Montreal Dec. 12. Banner reads, “Aiming higher for teachers and public schools.” Almost 600,000 public sector workers have walked picket lines across Quebec, often at the same time, forcing the government to offer tentative settlements Dec. 28.

MONTREAL — Under the pressure of a lively five-week strike by 66,000 primary and secondary school teachers — members of the Autonomous Federation of Education (FAE) — and the threat of a strike in early 2024 by the Common Front…