RUGBY, England — Some 70 street cleaners, lorry drivers and loaders here have been on strike since April 26 for higher pay. “The 1.75% wage offer from the Local Government Association is a wage cut when you think inflation is…
BURNABY, British Columbia — Hotel workers at the Hilton Metrotown here, who had been fighting a lockout by the bosses for 391 days, voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year contract May 11. The workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 40,…
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Dozens of striking refinery workers and family members picketed the Chevron corporate headquarters here May 10, waving signs saying, “Enough is enough, bargain in good faith,” “Safe refineries save lives,” and “500 strong striking at Chevron.”…
LONDON — “Our living expenses are increasing so we need better pay,” striking train cleaner Rositsa Tomova told the Militant outside St. Pancras International railway station here April 30. Tomova led other strikers, members of the Rail Maritime and Transport…
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Five days after 5,000 nurses, members of the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement, struck the Stanford Health Care system — based at Stanford University in Palo Alto — they voted by an 83% majority to approve…
TORONTO — Over 1,500 dump truck drivers in the Greater Toronto Area ended their six-week strike May 1, when they reached agreement with area bosses to set a standard hourly rate of 120 Canadian dollars ($93) an hour for bulk…
MANCHESTER, England — “We are proud, many thought this wasn’t achievable but we stuck together to the end,” strike leader Gary Walker told the Militant April 27 as workers at the Trafford Park warehouse here celebrated their victory over CHEP,…
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Thousands of nurses walked off the job April 25 and began picketing outside both Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital here, in a strike over understaffing, work stress, wages, retiree health benefits and access to…
RICHMOND, Calif. — On strike since March 21, members of United Steelworkers Local 5, which represents over 500 production and maintenance workers, are picketing 24/7 at the Chevron oil refinery here and winning support. Strikers on the picket line April…
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 500 members of United Steelworkers Local 5 at the Chevron refinery near here in Richmond have been on strike since March 21. They have been receiving solidarity from area workers and need more. But one…
