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Spa workers take direct action in Austin, Texas – WW commentary

Austin, Texas The writer is a worker at a health spa in Austin. March 16 -- The spread of coronavirus…

March 27, 2020

After teachers protest, New York City closes schools

New York On March 22, Education Week Magazine announced that 118,000 schools with 53.7 million students had been closed to…

March 27, 2020

Solidarity with low-wage worker fightback

Gillis is the financial secretary of United Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union. Tens of millions of…

March 25, 2020

Rank-and-file autoworkers win fight for safety

Working in an auto plant is a dangerous job. From slippery floors to toxic chemicals to improperly maintained equipment, autoworkers…

March 24, 2020

Boston school bus drivers win emergency full pay during school closure

Gillis is the financial secretary of United Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union. On March 16, elected…

March 23, 2020

On the picket line

Worker and public safety top 700,000-member AFGE health concerns The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 700,000 federal and…

March 19, 2020

Texas health care workers report from inside the pandemic

The following are lightly edited testimonies about the health care system response to the coronavirus COVID-19 from several workers who…

March 19, 2020

Saluting 3 women labor leaders, past and present

When one thinks of women labor leaders, names from the past like Lucy Gonzalez Parsons, Mother Jones, Elizabeth Hurley Flynn…

March 18, 2020

Can workers in Spain stop EU limit on social spending for COVID-19 crisis?

By Ángeles Maestro Red Network, Madrid  Ángeles Maestro is a public health doctor, a leader of the Red Network in…

March 17, 2020

Seattle: Workers need health care, not Trumpcare! WW commentary

Seattle March 9 -- In Washington state, there were 15 deaths from COVID-19 (coronavirus) and 79 diagnosed cases of the…

March 13, 2020