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Nevada Culinary Workers Defy Union Leaders – Vote Sanders, Support Medicare...

Before the Nevada caucuses, the Culinary Workers union, Local 226 of the national union UNITE-HERE, passed out leaflets to its members claiming that Bernie...

Chicago Teachers’ Heroic Struggle For “The Schools Our Children Deserve”

Contract Comes Up Short The longest Chicago school strike since 1987 was suspended November 1 after 11 days in which the Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU)...

Auto Workers Strike GM – Limited Walk Back of Tier System...

On September 16, 49,000 UAW members walked off the job at all 55 GM manufacturing plants and parts centers in the U.S., in what...

Obituary: Larry Hanley President of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union

Socialist Alternative deeply regrets the passing of Larry Hanley, President of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union (ATU), on May 7, 2019. As readers may know,...

Mexico City: Students Protest Against Police Kidnappings

On January 23, Mexico City high school student Marco Antonio Sanchez was arrested without cause by two officers of the city police force, who...