‘Now real fight begins’ to win union at Amazon in Staten Island

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — “Now the real fight begins,” Amazon worker Angelika Maldonado, a packer on night shift, told a press conference here April 8. She was referring to Amazon bosses’ moves to overturn the election where a solid majority…


Australia nurses strike for better nurse-to-patient ratios

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022
Demanding lower, fixed nurse-to-patient ratios, thousands of nurses and midwives in New South Wales, Australia, struck for a day and rallied outside Parliament March 31.

SYDNEY — Thousands of nurses and midwives rallied outside New South Wales state Parliament here March 31, calling on the government to adopt fixed nurse-to-patient ratios. The statewide 24-hour strike by members of the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’…


Bay Area unionists in solidarity action with Chevron strikers

Vol. 86/No. 15 - April 18, 2022

RICHMOND, Calif. — Dozens of unionists, including Teamsters, Machinists, Electrical Workers and others, joined the picket line at the Chevron refinery here March 28 to show solidarity with oil workers on strike. The action was called by the Contra Costa…


Sand and gravel truck haulers strike, win 20% rate increase

Vol. 86/No. 15 - April 18, 2022
Members of Ontario Aggregate Trucking Association picket entrance to quarry in Milton, Ontario, March 21, part of two-week strike which won workers a 20% wage raise.

MILTON, Ontario — Truck drivers in the Greater Toronto Area, who haul the sand and gravel needed to produce ready-mix concrete, won a 20% rate increase from trucking bosses after a two-week strike that closed quarries and shut down much…


Social disaster from Australia floods rooted in capitalism

Vol. 86/No. 15 - April 18, 2022

SYDNEY — Flooding in southern Queensland and eastern New South Wales in late February and early March, following exceptionally heavy rain, killed at least 22 people and destroyed or damaged more than 25,000 homes and businesses in the two states.…


Minneapolis teachers end strike, make gains in new contract

Vol. 86/No. 14 - April 11, 2022
Minneapolis teachers and support staff march March 8 on first day of strike. Unionists approved contract March 27 with gains in wages, reduced class sizes, more school counselors.

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59 voted to end their nearly three-week strike March 27, having made progress. The union said that both of its contracts — the one covering 4,500 teachers and the other for…


UK pallet workers win support in strike for higher pay

Vol. 86/No. 14 - April 11, 2022

MANCHESTER, England —  “We’ve already won a lot,” Garry Walker, Unite union representative at CHEP, told the Militant during a solidarity party for pallet workers who are into their 16th week on strike. They were joined by trade unionists from…


Steelworkers strike Chevron refinery in California

Vol. 86/No. 13 - April 4, 2022
Striking members of United Steelworkers Local 5 picket the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, March 21. They are in a fight over forced overtime, wages and safety conditions.

RICHMOND, Calif. — More than 500 workers, members of United Steelworkers Local 5, went on strike March 21 at the Chevron refinery here in a fight over work schedules, safety and wages. Workers on the picket line that day told…


Minneapolis teachers and support staff continue strike

Vol. 86/No. 13 - April 4, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS — Striking teachers and educational support staff have been picketing schools every morning and holding rallies several times a week since walking out March 8. Some 4,500 members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59 are fighting for…