https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/workersCategory/na-teamshttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/06/hcuw-j06.htmlThese struggles are two parts of a growing confrontation between the New York working class and the financial oligarchy that dominates the city.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:54:45 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/da87ee7e-02ce-454e-bcce-86dae113d53K/hcuw-j06.html2026-06-06T04:54:45Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/03/vmdv-j03.htmlThat First South Yorkshire was ultimately forced to retreat from its insistence that the 7 percent offer was "final" was due to the determination and unity of the drivers.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:22:25 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/bb37ae60-42e5-442c-a42d-78c47938c95N/vmdv-j03.html2026-06-03T17:22:25Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/03/wprl-j03.htmlTransport for London’s had not budged on its plans. Talks between management and the RMT union have revolved around the definition of what constitutes a “voluntary” implementation aimed at demobilising opposition.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:22:04 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3fa59d99-8c2e-4867-bbae-449b12b1672K/wprl-j03.html2026-06-03T17:22:04Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/03/zame-j03.htmlWhile the cause of the accident still remains unknown, officials said 11 rail cars carrying finished vehicles derailed along a major rail corridor that cuts through a busy industrial and commuter section of northwest Houston.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:56:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2b33bc67-3d85-49f0-a1a7-a8e3cef3302H/zame-j03.html2026-06-03T04:56:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/03/zplj-j03.htmlCommuters in the city's poorest neighborhoods, already stretched by soaring costs of living, are now facing roving MTA inspection teams in place of the free rides their mayor promised them.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:43:17 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8a711eeb-d23c-48a7-8534-60215f9c3ffO/zplj-j03.html2026-06-03T03:43:17Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/02/tran-j02.htmlAround 40,000 subway and bus workers in New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority remain on the job more than two weeks after their collective bargaining agreement expired. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:57:25 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9bffb4cd-9332-445e-9221-e52a58072c2M/tran-j02.html2026-06-02T03:57:25Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/rdsq-j01.htmlWSWS reporters spoke to members of the SI-Cobas rank-and-file union, which mainly organizes logistics workers, at a demonstration in Rome.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:11:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c8f5292c-e5d3-4639-8caf-8ab6671eda5P/rdsq-j01.html2026-06-01T17:11:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/tinx-j01.htmlA predawn fire at Penn Station, injuring five workers, is the second major rail disruption in two weeks and a result of the systematic neglect of public infrastructure in the shadow of Wall Street.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:01:43 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c5efeffe-0f19-48e1-a6e6-28e2ec4f6ecN/tinx-j01.html2026-06-01T05:01:43Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/27/xkwu-m27.htmlFollowing the last strike in 2005, Transit Workers Union Local 100 signed an affidavit forswearing the right to ever strike again.Wed, 27 May 2026 04:57:09 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/cbce174c-f073-4215-922d-4f793ca3a70K/xkwu-m27.html2026-05-27T04:57:09Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/26/ecxk-m26.htmlMore than 40,000 New York City subway and bus workers have now entered their second week without a contract after it expired on May 16. Workers are fighting to keep pace with the cost of living and to resist sweeping work rule concessions in a struggle of major national and international significance.Tue, 26 May 2026 04:11:41 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/43e7c946-1e89-4452-b64c-0b100a57627D/ecxk-m26.html2026-05-26T04:11:41Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/23/nnzy-m23.htmlThese statements are significant because they suggest that the overall value of the deal, which workers have not yet seen, is no better than the contracts workers previously rejected before the strike.Sat, 23 May 2026 05:11:53 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ee4409f6-c61a-4dc2-ab7b-06ed7321e66F/nnzy-m23.html2026-05-23T05:11:53Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/22/hcjr-m22.html“young driver told WSWS, “I’m against this deal. Nothing management comes up with is done to benefit us. It is an attack on all our hard-won terms and conditions, going back 50 years when they were won.”Fri, 22 May 2026 17:13:14 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5e4f400a-c5e6-46d8-8970-853d902bb3dI/hcjr-m22.html2026-05-22T17:13:14Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/22/tvtc-m22.htmlWorkers should form rank-and-file committees, independent of the union apparatus, to finish what you started in your three-day strikeFri, 22 May 2026 05:45:52 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5b8b275a-8802-4035-be6d-6d9d0b9a7a2L/tvtc-m22.html2026-05-22T05:45:52Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/21/ccnt-m21.htmlThe Rail, Maritime and Transport union’s ability to maintain a militant posture has been greatly undermined by its role in defusing a struggle against the Starmer government—through repeated closed-door meetings with TfL and strike cancellations. Dempsey’s tub-thumping has given way to demands for “industrial peace”.Thu, 21 May 2026 17:04:38 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6381058d-bc93-4de4-b179-f66f0fd0489J/ccnt-m21.html2026-05-21T17:04:38Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/20/ndqp-m20.htmlThe result of the deal used to betray a three-day strike is that workers will be poorer due to inflation when the contract expires.Wed, 20 May 2026 05:15:52 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0ccb4473-5f13-4754-aaf0-a58120c2812B/ndqp-m20.html2026-05-20T05:15:52Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/19/hrsv-m19.htmlDriven by relentless cuts and generational staffing problems stretching back to Reagan’s crushing of the 1981 PATCO strike, staffing sits at a 21st-century low of approximately 11,000.Tue, 19 May 2026 04:33:19 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a4c0754d-cd4a-4556-bf45-18b8d5b6067O/hrsv-m19.html2026-05-19T04:33:19Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/19/kqsb-m19.htmlNo worker should be compelled to vote on—or live under—a contract they have not seen, have not read and have not had the time to study and discuss collectively.Tue, 19 May 2026 04:20:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f37c62d1-a788-4559-bb93-bcfba95761dD/kqsb-m19.html2026-05-19T04:20:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/19/jtdr-m19.htmlThe powerful support for a wider struggle is precisely why the Democrats and union bureaucrats moved to shut the strike down Monday evening.Tue, 19 May 2026 04:19:44 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a2176661-be61-4121-b63c-a1aaf207a2aP/jtdr-m19.html2026-05-19T04:19:44Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/18/wrzd-m18.htmlIn working-class areas, anger spilled into the streets. Protesters blocked the Nairobi-Tanzania road in Kitengela and Githurai, while demonstrations also erupted in Madaraka, Nyandarua, Rongai and Narok, where protesters pelted police with stones.Mon, 18 May 2026 18:58:11 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fa5c7422-bdd6-482b-9632-1aaa8749398C/wrzd-m18.html2026-05-18T18:58:11Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/18/lfkw-m18.htmlThe strike is a major political confrontation in the center of world finance, pitting workers against Wall Street and its political agents, in the first place the Democratic Party.Mon, 18 May 2026 05:10:33 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b961f1a6-ffa8-4999-91b5-31453ea921dB/lfkw-m18.html2026-05-18T05:10:33Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/14/jodl-m14.htmlTWU International President John Samuelsen denounced the WSWS’s reporting of the union’s support, calling it “provably incorrect.” But this is a lie, aimed at concealing the bureaucracy’s connections with management.Thu, 14 May 2026 05:25:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9f9aef8a-0dfb-4c96-ae9c-e5f6680cc68A/jodl-m14.html2026-05-14T05:25:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/13/hrfg-m13.htmlA strike would shut down the center of American and world finance and set the stage for a far broader movement of the working class against inequality and exploitation.Wed, 13 May 2026 05:14:27 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7d027dd2-35d7-4c1c-b3a3-daf80534f19E/hrfg-m13.html2026-05-13T05:14:27Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/11/vtdl-m11.htmlThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), like mass transit agencies all over the country, is determined to make the workers pay for a fiscal crisis that they did not create.Mon, 11 May 2026 02:03:39 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a5368d11-d4c5-4b51-ba68-4267999391aG/vtdl-m11.html2026-05-11T02:03:39Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/09/osjx-m09.htmlWorkers rejected the first tentative agreement last July by 71 percent on a 92 percent turnout.Sat, 09 May 2026 01:44:35 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/74395a34-60aa-4f1b-a29d-b837a447703K/osjx-m09.html2026-05-09T01:44:35Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/05/dfgc-m05.htmlThe collapse of Spirit has priced millions of working class travelers out of air travel overnight—and it is only the first casualty of the fuel crisis triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.Tue, 05 May 2026 02:17:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/622d8066-66c2-4641-96b4-74ff03ae286M/dfgc-m05.html2026-05-05T02:17:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/04/mnml-m04.htmlThe government’s decision not to rescue Spirit, on the absurd grounds that they did not “have half a billion dollars laying around,” is deliberate class policy aimed at making the working class pay for the war.Mon, 04 May 2026 04:12:17 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8edcc2a5-21a9-4341-b5f7-de080e232c0C/mnml-m04.html2026-05-04T04:12:17Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/30/uddu-a30.htmlThe May Day stoppage would have provided a platform to appeal beyond their depot—to bus workers and the wider working class.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:06:18 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e6185edc-ee04-4040-ae3b-d96be255b67I/uddu-a30.html2026-04-30T18:06:18Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/30/ynom-a30.htmlMid-May marks the contract expiration for 40,000 subway and bus workers and the end of the cooling off period for 3,500 rail workers, posing confrontations with the Hochul and Mamdani administrations.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:49:26 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b5766612-aa62-4320-acb7-26c05098659K/ynom-a30.html2026-04-30T04:49:26Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/24/pikm-a24.htmlWSWS reporters visited picket lines and spoke with striking London Underground drivers.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:17:07 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4fc1fd5e-08f5-4061-bcee-2a4f5b86addP/pikm-a24.html2026-04-24T17:17:07Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/23/gsqj-a23.htmlOn the picket last Friday, workers raised the need for unity across London if the strike breaking operation by Stagecoach is to be defeated and working conditions defended.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:16:56 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e9c2f840-7087-41ba-a78c-66533930cebK/gsqj-a23.html2026-04-23T17:16:56Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/22/cmdg-a22.htmlTalks have broken down not due to RMT intransigence but because of TfL’s hardline stance. It has used Dempsey’s demobilisation of members to press ahead with restructuring.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:25:28 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/75425614-3955-4ab0-84cf-aa80b5393a7G/cmdg-a22.html2026-04-22T18:25:28Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/22/vdrf-a22.htmlHundreds of hauliers and agricultural contractors, farmers and small transport businesses brought together by right-wing organisers and social media pages forced Ireland to a standstill for days, through blockades, rolling roadblocks and protests.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:19:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/77ed064b-179c-41c0-998d-2ab0824bb9fA/vdrf-a22.html2026-04-22T18:19:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/20/0547-a20.htmlAll the hard-won social gains of the 20th century are to be abolished for the sake of war, not only in Germany, but in every country.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:45:43 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a90b1eaf-cd79-42db-82a1-84e00e88ebcH/0547-a20.html2026-04-20T04:45:43Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/13/euvr-a13.htmlThe struggle cannot be left to a Unite union apparatus that has tolerated gagging orders, intimidation, and repeatedly isolated disputes. The leadership must be taken into the hands of democratically elected rank-and-file committees.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:23:45 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/22843714-e550-446e-a23e-a60b62a3dedA/euvr-a13.html2026-04-13T17:23:45Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/08/rbjn-a08.htmlThe crime at Tempi has discredited all the main bourgeois parties. One of the main chants at demonstrations is: “Syriza, PASOK, New Democracy, this crime has a history”.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:29:50 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/58efdc4f-1fbc-41bb-ae57-b1d2e5fc2e1I/rbjn-a08.html2026-04-08T17:29:50Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/07/nrhf-a07.htmlTeamsters hailed First Student’s new contract as a “national foundation,” but drivers demand details on real gains for hours, pay, and pensions.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:57:21 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/864fd980-a868-4431-a9b9-e30d5159a18A/nrhf-a07.html2026-04-07T03:57:21Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/31/jpwb-m31.htmlA Deutsche Bahn signal mechanic has been sentenced to a fine of €6,300 for negligent manslaughter.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:08:36 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7534132d-00d0-4d27-bbaa-b48637ea957I/jpwb-m31.html2026-03-31T00:08:36Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/29/qzcd-m29.htmlThe 230 Unite union members are determined to overcome a deal failing to give them parity with their First South Yorkshire colleagues in Sheffield, just 18 miles away.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:30:32 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/561d1e1a-ef68-4e61-9e5c-aa22e156f04I/qzcd-m29.html2026-03-29T17:30:32Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/24/vhgb-m24.htmlWashington’s war on Iran has triggered a crippling fuel shock in the Philippines, sparking a mass transport strike and intensifying the political crisis of the US-backed Marcos regime.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:45:32 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/099b8559-3169-41fa-ae3f-9abf86c9282J/vhgb-m24.html2026-03-24T01:45:32Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/22/iprj-m22.htmlMore than a dozen workers assembled on the picket line holding placards demanding “No more long shifts,” drawing support from passing workers including drivers of other bus companies.Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:05:36 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/866c6f4a-55e1-43e1-8f66-2393a6105f0N/iprj-m22.html2026-03-22T19:05:36Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/18/icca-m18.htmlThe Trump administration's Non-Domiciled CDL Final Rule, which took effect March 16, is a major new stage in the fascistic attack on immigrant workers and the entire working class. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:46:49 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/cc91e3c5-ecd9-444e-8ecc-935e4123f6bC/icca-m18.html2026-03-18T02:46:49Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/17/bwrm-m17.htmlRail, Maritime and Transport union General Secretary Eddie Dempsey insists a “workable solution” can still be found with TfL, having buried the fight for a shorter working week by members across London Underground.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:57:20 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e613f4fd-4ae2-43fb-b373-81714971babO/bwrm-m17.html2026-03-17T18:57:20Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/14/hwhb-m14.htmlA tram fire in the Sydney CBD highlights ongoing safety and reliability problems with the city’s increasingly privatised public transport network.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:18:21 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9268a8e9-01a0-411a-8902-f5f81627ec1L/hwhb-m14.html2026-03-14T04:18:21Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/14/ptyx-m14.htmlAround 5,300 Lufthansa pilots embarked on a warning strike March 12, including for the first time the pilots of regional subsidiary Cityline.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:08:14 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2c729a1f-bcfe-4022-9d10-30497f01a50J/ptyx-m14.html2026-03-14T00:08:14Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/07/adhe-m07.htmlOn Monday, 2 March, the trial began at the Hanover District Court concerning the fatal accident on 8 September 2023 at the Hanover-Linden freight yard.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:39:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f546fdf1-8e7e-46e1-a3c3-8030527bb2eN/adhe-m07.html2026-03-07T04:39:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/07/dgxd-m07.htmlWith this agreement, the GDL is providing the German government, which owns Deutsche Bahn, an indispensable service against the working class.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:37:50 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/46b88ef5-172c-4103-801a-dd96c1fe5d1H/dgxd-m07.html2026-03-07T04:37:50Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/03/euoq-f03.htmlThe current nationwide strike shows the power transport workers have. But under the control of the Verdi union bureaucracy, it serves only to vent our anger and then sideline us.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:24:22 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5c607596-1217-422c-8ee3-75cc1fad700H/euoq-f03.html2026-02-03T01:24:22Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/22/ynnb-j22.htmlThe USPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee also calls for mass participation in the Minnesota strike, part of a wave of class struggle across the country which has the potential to change the country.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:48:27 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/00580885-a34e-401d-88c2-00b363b2c2dI/ynnb-j22.html2026-01-22T04:48:27Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/21/awng-j21.htmlThe Socialist Equality Party statements were welcomed by workers, who opposed the imperialist banditry of the Trump administration and declared their solidarity with US workers mounting a struggle against the would-be dictator.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:40:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/afda6cdf-f1bb-4b89-a22a-e5efd512d74E/awng-j21.html2026-01-21T20:40:05Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/16/mqkl-j16.htmlThis is a repeat of the bureaucrats’ action last September, when they blocked a strike by calling on Trump to appoint a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB), whose findings were rejected by management.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:50:05 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1d12a2ee-3f2d-43b2-8161-02defced3c5M/mqkl-j16.html2026-01-16T23:50:05Z