Alabama

Coal miners carry Alabama strike to Wall Street

Coal miners on strike in Brookwood, Ala., are staying stalwart midway through their fourth month on the picket line —…

July 22, 2021

Alabama coal miners: Solidarity forever! 

Members of the United Mine Workers (UMWA) Local 2245, in Brookwood, Ala., entered the fourth month of their strike against…

July 9, 2021

Alabama coal miners take on Wall Street

A delegation of striking Alabama coal miners marched on Wall Street June 22 to protest the crushing grip of big…

July 1, 2021

Alabama miners’ strike: ‘We are Union!’

Centreville, Ala. May 31 — In Brookwood, Ala., the 1,100 miners of United Mine Workers (UMWA) Local 2245 are entering…

June 2, 2021

On the picket line

Nurses organize National Nurses United reported the nurses at Maine Medical Center successfully voted to unionize. The 2,000 nurses will…

May 13, 2021

‘The fire has started!’ in Alabama — Amazon, mine workers

April 18 — Miners at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Ala., struck April 1 and are still picketing as of…

April 20, 2021

The real victory in Bessemer: Renewal of working class organizing

“The workers in Bessemer never thought they’d spark a national discussion. This is their moment, but it’s not just about…

April 2, 2021

Atlanta / Solidarity with Alabama Amazon workers

Members of the ATL Amazon Workers Solidarity Network in Atlanta, Ga., on March 30 publicly thanked the BAmazon Union for…

April 2, 2021

After BAmazon/ Alabama mine workers go out on strike

On April 1, the United Mine Workers of America announced that more than 1,100 workers at the Brookwood, Ala., locations…

April 2, 2021

Bessemer, Alabama: The whole world is watching

An injury to one is an injury to all.  This famous labor slogan, popularized by the Industrial Workers of the…

February 22, 2021