Teamsters strike Dr Pepper bottler, get solidarity

Vol. 82/No. 23 - June 11, 2018
Chicago Teamsters on strike against American Bottling Company on picket line in Northlake, Illinois, May 22, joined by Walmart and other workers, bringing solidarity with union fight.

Some 140 truck drivers, members of Teamsters Local 727, struck the American Bottling Company May 22, setting up lively picket lines at the Northlake and Harvey facilities outside Chicago, where some 800 workers are employed. Drivers at the company, which…


Los Angeles teachers rally for contract, win support

Vol. 82/No. 23 - June 11, 2018
Thousands of teachers and their supporters rallied in Los Angeles May 24. Members of United Teachers Los Angeles have worked without a contract for a year. Their demand for increased funding mirrors that of other school workers’ actions around the country.

LOS ANGELES — “Arm me with a fair contract!” read placards held by several thousand members of United Teachers Los Angeles and their supporters in a union-organized rally of 4,000 here May 24. The L.A. teachers fight for a contract…