Fast Food Strikes Hitting Fifth City: Milwaukee Fast Food Strikes Hitting Fifth City: Milwaukee
Hundreds of fast food and retail workers are expected to join the work stoppage, making Milwaukee the fifth city in the strike wave.
May 15, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Fast Food Strike Wave Spreads to Detroit Fast Food Strike Wave Spreads to Detroit
The non-union fast food walkout follows similar actions in New York, Chicago and St. Louis.
May 10, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Inspired by Freedom Riders, Workers Plan Caravans to Walmart Convention Inspired by Freedom Riders, Workers Plan Caravans to Walmart Convention
Workers will travel from around the country to meet supporters and then converge on the retail giant in Bentonville.
May 5, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform
This year’s march was led by immigrant and youth activists pressing for long-awaited justice.
May 2, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Retail and Fast Food Workers Strike in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile Retail and Fast Food Workers Strike in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
Demanding a living wage of $15 per hour, employees at Macy’s, Subway, McDonald’s, Victoria’s Secret and more have walked off the job.
Apr 24, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
Walmart Workers Plan Wednesday Scheduling Showdowns in 150 Stores Walmart Workers Plan Wednesday Scheduling Showdowns in 150 Stores
Wednesday’s coordinated worker delegations should represent the largest mobilization of OUR Walmart members since the Black Friday strikes.
Apr 23, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
‘I Jumped to Save My Body’: Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire ‘I Jumped to Save My Body’: Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire
Apparel workers are demanding action from the retail giant following a deadly factory fire and a set of beatings and stabbings allegedly fomented by a contractor.
Apr 18, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
AFL-CIO’s Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States AFL-CIO’s Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States
Working America is set to expand across the country—and directly enter the workplace.
Apr 17, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo: We Are All Domestic Workers Now Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo: We Are All Domestic Workers Now
The head of the National Domestic Workers Alliance discusses disappointments dealt by Democratic politicians, the challenges of sustaining non-union labor groups and how to confron...
Apr 5, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Striking Guest Workers Will Take McDonald’s Fight Global Striking Guest Workers Will Take McDonald’s Fight Global
As Congress considers immigration reform, workers plan a global day of action for June 6.
Apr 1, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson