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Workers Issues in the US

18 August 2008 US: Verizon contract cuts benefits and clears way for layoffs 6 August 2008 US: Oregon workers face major job losses as high-tech firms make cuts 1 August 2008 US telecommunications giant Verizon demands job and benefit cuts 21 July 2008 WSWS interviews actors guild members Screen Actors meeting in Los Angeles: still no way forward 15 July 2008 Hollywood studios and networks issue threats to Screen Actors Guild 10 July 2008 American Federation of Radio and Television Artists approves new contract on terms set by media conglomerates 3 July 2008 Conglomerates present Screen Actors Guild with their "final" offer 31 May 2008 The political lessons of the American Axle strike US: AFTRA capitulates to the studios and networks, the pressure is on SAG 23 May 2008 Detroit American Axle workers speak out against UAW betrayal 22 May 2008 Reject UAW sellout at American Axle! Mobilize auto workers against attacks on jobs and wages! On eve of vote at largest Detroit local UAW pushes through sellout at smaller American Axle plants 21 May 2008 Letters on the American Axle strike 20 May 2008 Detroit American Axle workers speak on UAW sellout 19 May 2008 American Axle strikers denounce sellout contract Anger in Detroit over UAW sellout at American Axle 16 May 2008 Empty rhetoric from Obama on American Axle strike 15 May 2008 UAW president's radio comments underscore union-management gang-up against American Axle strikers 13 May 2008 US congressional probe charges Utah mine officials lied to federal agency before Crandall Canyon disaster American Axle threatens additional plant closure UAW president says union will accept massive concessions 10 May 2008 GM offers $200 million in bid to end American Axle strike 8 May 2008 Wage-cutting in the US auto parts industry: The background to the American Axle strike 3 May 2008 UAW preparing agreement to slash American Axle workers' wages, close plants 2 May 2008 WSWS interviews victimized North Carolina Freightliner workers Tensions mount as American Axle strike enters 10th week 30 April 2008 US auto strike enters tenth week A political balance sheet of the battle at American Axle 25 April 2008 Detroit: American Axle workers hold protest amidst heavy police presence 15 April 2008 American Axle, UAW continue negotiations over concessions contract Service employees union organizes thug attack at Detroit Labor Notes conference 14 April 2008 Letters on the American Axle strike 12 April 2008 WSWS writer Jerry White speaks on American Axle strike 9 April 2008 As full negotiations resume American Axle workers denounce UAW concessions offer 8 April 2008 As US auto strike enters seventh week UAW president backs "real sacrifices" for American Axle workers 7 April 2008 WSWS speaks with American Axle strikers in Detroit SEP/ISSE meeting: Which way forward? The American Axle strike and the political issues facing the working class 5 April 2008 WSWS at American Axle in Cheektowaga, New York 4 April 2008 Reject UAW plans to sell out American Axle strike American Axle strike in danger American Axle workers in Detroit determined to resist sellout Goodyear worker in Kansas dies after tasering by police 3 April 2008 American Axle strikers in Buffalo determined to resist wage cuts Independent truckers stage protests in US 2 April 2008 Elect rank-and-file committees to oppose UAW sell-out American Axle strike at the crossroads 1 April 2008 WSWS at American Axle picket line in Detroit 31 March 200 American Axle moves to hire strikebreakers 29 March 200 American Axle CEO Richard Dauch and the "right" of private property American Axle strikers in Detroit respond to plant closing threats 28 March 2008 WSWS reports from American Axle strike in Detroit 27 March 2008 $10 million for American Axle CEO Richard Dauch and the aristocratic principle in America 26 March 2008 The WSWS reports from the American Axle strike in Detroit 25 March 2008 Strike against wage cutting completes first month Pay for American Axle CEO rises to $10.2 million 22 March 2008 American Axle and Chrysler workers in Detroit speak out 21 March 2008 American Axle strikers in Detroit determined to halt wage-cutting 20 March 2008 Mobilize auto workers behind the American Axle strike 18 March 2008 American Axle Strikers in Detroit Defy Wage-Cut Demands 17 March 2008 Letters on the American Axle strike 15 March 2008 Police arrest auto workers on American Axle picket line in Detroit WSWS interview on Detroit picket line arrests 14 March 2008 American Axle workers in Detroit discuss political issues in strike 12 March 2008 Bitter strike by American Axle workers enters third week 11 March 2008 Reject UAW plans to sabotage American Axle strike! 10 March 2008 Impact of American Axle strike spreads Talks continue through weekend 5 March 2008 UAW offered wage cuts on eve of American Axle strike 4 March 2008 American Axle strike enters second week 29 February 2008 Detroit News warns of "labor unrest" in auto industry American Axle strikers defy UAW wage-cutting pattern 27 February 2008 American Axle workers strike against massive wage cut 15 February 2008 WSWS arts editor speaks in Los Angeles on implications of screen writers' strike 14 February 2008 US writers vote to end 100-day strike 12 February 2008 US: 2,600 strike Volvo Trucks in Dublin, Virginia 9 February 2008 Film and television writers should reject the contract deal Striking writer speaks to the WSWS 5 February 2008 Grave dangers in the film and television writers strike WSWS speaks to striking writers 2 February 2008 Why the writers strike never came up in the Democrats' Los Angeles debate 30 January 2008 Once again, the fundamental questions in the writers' strike 25 January 2008 The film and television writers' strike: the dead-end of the trade union perspective 21 January 2008 Media, employers use Directors Guild deal as a battering ram against striking writers US: General Motors to offer more job buyouts 16 January 2008 A comment: What will be the impact of the writers' strike on the writers themselves? 14 January 2008 Film and television writers plan "Strike TV" Internet programming 10 January 2008 Film and television writers' strike: picketing resumes and so does the political discussion 8 January 2008 US judge imposes gag order against retired auto workers in UAW-GM case 5 January 2008 A socialist perspective for the film and television writers strike 17 December 2007 Impasse in writers' strike poses need for new political struggle 14 December 2007 Writers' strike reveals profound cultural and social divide 10 December 2007 Talks break down in Hollywood writers' strike 6 December 2007 One month of the US film and television writers' strike 5 December 2007 Writers' strike in fifth week: the political discussion continues 4 December 2007 Interview with a striking writer: a candid conversation about US television Former SEP gubernatorial candidate speaks on California radio: "Writers strike is part of growing international resistance by workers" 3 December 2007 The politicization of the writers' struggle: the New York Times and an interview with striker David Wyatt 30 November 2007 Broadway stagehands return to work after union accepts concessions Report shows US coal mines not properly inspected due to cutbacks, mismanagement at safety agency 28 November 2007 Striking writers are determined, wary as contract negotiations restart 22 November 2007 Striking writers protest in Hollywood 21 November 2007 Broadway remains dark another week after strike talks break down 19 November 2007 Political lessons of the UAW contract betrayal Studios and striking writers to resume negotiations November 26 As Broadway stagehand talks resume IATSE president blasts writers' strike 17 November 2007 Screen writer on the picket line in Los Angeles Writers' strike ends its second week Mr. Edwards goes to the picket line 16 November 2007 Multi-millionaire "populist" to appear on writers' picket line Who is John Edwards? Pickets at CBS discuss perspectives for writers' strike 15 November 2007 Striking television writers discuss political issues with the WSWS 14 November 2007 WSWS speaks to show runner on writers' picket line Film and television celebrities express support for striking writers 13 November 2007 Increasing bitterness in film and television writers strike 12 November 2007 Sixty-nine percent of those polled in Los Angeles support walkout Writers strike enters second week Stagehands shut down Broadway over producers' takeaways Ford Rouge workers denounce UAW sellout 10 November 2007 WSWS interview on the writers picket line in Los Angeles At mass rally, Writers Guild leaders attempt to lull strikers to sleep More writers and their supporters in Los Angeles and New York speak to the WSWS 9 November 2007 Support for writers' strike outrages Hollywood elite US auto workers vote on contract betrayal at Ford 8 November 2007 The Democratic Party candidates and the writers' strike Writers and supporters speak out in Los Angeles and New York City WSWS speaks to striking writers in Los Angeles 7 November 2007 Writers' strike in its second day More strikers speak with the WSWS 6 November 2007 US film and television writers launch their struggle Interviews with striking writers and supporters US auto workers denounce UAW betrayal at Ford "The union is so intertwined with the company they are giving away the whole store" 6 November 2007 Vote "no" on UAW betrayal at Ford! Elect rank-and-file committees for contract fight! 5 November 2007 Vote "no" on UAW betrayal at Ford! Elect rank-and-file committees for contract fight! Determined, angry mood among US film and television writers 3 November 2007 "The UAW knew what was coming, but they got a good deal out of it for themselves." Chrysler workers react to job cuts, denounce union betrayal US film and television writers will walk out Monday 2 November 2007 Bitter outcome of UAW contract betrayal: Chrysler to cut 12,000 more jobs Broader issues facing US film and television writers 31 October 2007 Ford and UAW press for deeper concessions from US auto workers 29 October 2007 UAW pushes through Chrysler betrayal in face of strong rank-and-file opposition 27 October 2007 Strong opposition at final Chrysler plant voting on UAW contract 26 October 2007 How the UAW pushed through its sellout at Chrysler US: Maine nurses union agrees to demands of hospital administrators 25 October 2007 UAW moves to prevent defeat of Chrysler contract 24 October 2007 UAW defends 50 percent wage cut for Chrysler workers Ninety percent of voting Writers' Guild of America members authorize strike 23 October 2007 As contract faces rejection UAW conspires with Chrysler to impose agreement WSWS speaks to Detroit Chrysler workers Letters on US auto workers' struggle 22 October 2007 More Chrysler locals reject UAW contract betrayal "We are sick of being lied to by the union" Detroit autoworkers speak out against UAW-Chrysler contract 20 October 2007 Large UAW local votes 80 percent to reject Chrysler sellout faces strong rank-and-file opposition 19 October 2007 Vote 'no' on UAW sellout at Chrysler! Elect rank-and-file committees for contract fight! 18 October 2007 UAW deal opens door for Chrysler carve-up 15 October 2007 Letters from US auto workers 12 October 2007 The middle-class "left" and the UAW-GM contract 11 October 2007 UAW stages six-hour strike to push through contract betrayal at Chrysler Chrysler strikers speak: "It's time workers unite on a global basis, the same way the companies do" 10 October 2007 As General Motors contract vote proceeds, UAW prepares deeper concessions at Chrysler WSWS replies to UAW local president on GM contract 9 October 2007 Jim Lawrence, GM worker and 2004 SEP candidate, on GM pact Jim Lawrence, GM worker and 2004 SEP vice presidential candidate, speaks on UAW-GM contract "Workers can no longer afford this system" 6 October 2007 UAW officials threaten SEP members Willow Run Transmission Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. View Video Early GM contract vote shows widespread opposition to UAW sellout 5 October 2007 Two-tier wage in UAW-GM contract means drastic pay cuts for US workers 4 October 2007 Opposition to UAW-GM deal as workers vote on contract UAW officials threaten Socialist Equality Party members6 3 October 2007 Letters on the General Motors contract 2 October 2007 UAW-GM deal means more plant closings 1 October 2007 Vote 'no' on UAW sellout at GM! Elect rank-and-file committees for contract fight! Strong rank-and-file opposition to UAW sellout evident at local meetings 29 September 2007 UAW local presidents ratify historic betrayal of US auto workers 28 September 2007 Details of General Motors contract underscore UAW betrayal General Motors worker: "The UAW doesn't lose, but the workers do" 27 September 2007 Total surrender by US auto union 26 September 2007 As impact of walkout spreads GM strikers confront intransigence of US auto giant General Motors workers oppose threats to retiree health care, jobs 25 September 2007 US auto workers shut down General Motors GM workers in Detroit voice frustration at UAW leadership 24 September 2007 US autoworkers angered as negotiations drag on 17 September 2007 US auto union extends contracts as deadline passes 14 September 2007 As contract deadline approaches US auto union poised to accept sweeping concessions 12 September 2007 US auto union prepares to hand over historic concessions 11 September 2007 Workers strike for cost of living at University of Minnesota 24 August 2007 Utah mine to be sealed, entombing missing miners 21 August 2007 Relatives of trapped Utah miners denounce mine owner, safety officials 18 August 2007 Three rescuers killed at site of Utah mine disaster 17 August 2007 US federal officials cover up deadly conditions in Utah mine 15 August 2007 Workers at Utah mine disaster said owner put "profits before safety" 9 August 2007 Hope dwindling for trapped Utah miners 8 August 2007 The Utah mine disaster: A tragic consequence of government-industry collusion 31 July 2007 Healthcare and two-tier system at issue Southern California grocery workers ratify new contract 23 July 2007 United Auto Workers opens talks with US car companies 19 July 2007 US: Testimony in Drummond Coal lawsuit on murders of Colombian union leaders 11 July 2007 Pennsylvania state workers return to work after one-day furlough 9 July 2007 US unions agree to impose cuts, run benefits program at auto-supplier Dana 30 June 2007 US Senate Republicans block union-sponsored bill 27 June 2007 "The sit-downers did everything they did for nothing" --Flint Delphi worker UAW moves to ram through massive Delphi concessions 25 June 2007 US auto union accepts massive wage cuts and layoffs in tentative pact with Delphi 24 May 2007 Contract talks break down at Southern California supermarkets 17 May 2007 The Cerberus takeover of Chrysler--what it means for auto workers 16 May 2007 A new business model emerges Why the United Auto Workers supports Cerberus' take-over of Chrysler 15 May 2007 A historic betrayal of auto workers United Auto Workers capitulates to carve-up of Chrysler 12 May 2007 A response to "Two New York City transit workers killed in less than a week" Artist Marvin Franklin dead in accident 3 May 2007 Two New York City transit workers killed in less than a week 14 April 2007 Detroit Chrysler worker speaks out on impact of mass layoffs "This is a major change in our lives and we have no control over it" 22 January 2007 US auto union tells members to "expect sacrifices" in new contracts 9 January 2007 As takeaway contract is imposed on workers New York City's new transit boss gets $40,000 raise 3 January 2007 Union agrees to plant closure, concessions US Goodyear strike ends 2 December 2006 Nearly half of US Ford workers accept buyouts: A vote of no confidence in the United Auto Workers union 21 November 2006 Goodyear strike in North America enters seventh week 23 October 2006 Strike by US and Canadian Goodyear workers in third week 17 October 2006 NLRB ruling could deprive millions of US workers of bargaining rights 10 October 2006 Workers strike Goodyear tire plants in US and Canada 19 September 2006 SEP public meeting Political lessons of the Detroit teachers strike 18 September 2006 Wall Street demands more plant closures, deeper cuts at Ford DaimlerChrysler prepares new round of layoffs 16 September 2006 Statement from Michigan SEP candidate Ford's job massacre: A corporate crime 14 September 2006 Detroit teachers vote narrowly to end strike 13 September 2006 Reject the concessions sellout! Mobilize Detroit workers behind the teachers! 12 September 2006 Defend the teachers! Mobilize Detroit workers against strike-breaking! Billions for public education! 11 September 2006 Detroit teachers defy injunction, but Democrats prepare new trap for strike 9 September 2006 Answer strike-breaking injunction: Mobilize Detroit workers in defense of the teachers Detroit teachers hold strike rally 5 September 2006 The great unmentionable at Detroit's Labor Day parade: Labor 28 August 2006 Detroit teachers strike against concessions Bush administration intervenes to block Northwest flight attendants' strike 18 August 2006 Northwest Airlines to laid-off workers: rummage through the trash 12 July 2006 Michigan auto union officials convicted in extortion scheme The UAW in microcosm 29 June 2006 47,600 GM and Delphi workers accept buyouts and early retirement A vote of no confidence in the United Auto Workers union 15 June 2006 US auto union signals its capitulation on wages, benefits and jobs 5 June 2006 US Supreme Court rules against government employees who report misconduct 3 June 2006 Families of coal miners killed in Kentucky disaster protest exclusion from hearing 26 May 2006 Two more US coal miners killed in Kentucky and West Virginia 25 May 2006 Machinists union reaches tentative agreement with Northwest Airlines 24 May 2006 Lack of oxygen supplies killed three in Kentucky mine disaster 22 May 2006 Slaughter in US coal industry continues Five miners killed in Kentucky explosion 10 May 2006 West Virginia hearing continues cover-up of Sago Mine disaster Relative of Sago miner, rescuer denounce whitewash 1 April 2006 US auto supplier Delphi moves to cancel union contracts 23 March 2006 GM, Delphi, US autoworkers' union agree to massive job-cutting program 21 March 2006 Bush administration refuses to collect penalties for mine safety violations 15 March 2006 Kentucky mine operators gear up for a coal revival 9 March 2006 US: AK Steel lockout enters second week Deregulation of coal industry behind fatal accidents in US mines 7 March 2006 AT&T acquisition of BellSouth to eliminate 10,000 jobs 4 March 2006 Unions for flight attendants, pilots agree to huge concessions at Northwest Airlines Letter from worker locked out by AK Steel in Ohio 3 March 2006 AK Steel locks out 2,700 Ohio workers and hires replacements 17 February 2006 US auto union pressures Delphi workers to accept concessions deal 13 February 2006 Billionaire investor demands General Motors slash jobs, health care, pensions 8 February 2006 Ford job cuts will devastate working class communities 3 February 2006 Two more West Virginia coal miners killed 21 January 2006 Two missing in fire at West Virginia coal mine 20 January 2006 A report from the scene of the Sago Mine disaster Lack of decent-paying jobs drives workers into West Virginia mines 17 January 2006 Memorial service for Sago miners preaches reconciliation US coal miners denounce deadly conditions "The government is giving a green light to the coal operators to violate safety" 13 January 2006 Letters on the West Virginia mine disaster 12 January 2006 Death toll continues to rise in US coal mines Kentucky miner crushed to death in roof collapse 11 January 2006 After the West Virginia mine disaster, the official whitewash begins 10 January 2006 US media sheds crocodile tears for West Virginia miners 9 January 2006 Mine safety cuts hindered West Virginia rescue 7 January 2006 Letters on the West Virginia mine disaster US: IBM to freeze pension plan in 2008 6 January 2006 West Virginia towns mourn deaths of 12 coal miners 5 January 2006 West Virginia mine tragedy: Families denounce company, state officials 4 January 2006 Twelve of 13 miners found dead after false rescue report Virginia mine explosion US: low-fare Independence Air to shut down 3 January 2006 West Virginia explosion traps 13 coal miners Large vote against union-backed concessions at Ford 29 December 2005 Tentative contract a setback for New York City transit workers 22 December 2005 New York City transit workers defiant "Bloomberg and his friends are the thugs, not us" 21 December 2005 New York transit workers set up picket lines: "Today's strike is for all working people" 19 December 2005 New York City transit workers on brink of class confrontation 17 December 2005 After rejecting MTA's "final offer" New York City transit union calls selective strikes 16 December 2005 The political issues confronting New York City transit workers 10 December 2005 Strikebreaking threats as contract deadline nears Transit dispute exposes New York City's class divide Auto union's complaint: Delphi exec bonuses make it tough to sell wage cuts 9 December 2005 Letter on the UAW from a former US auto worker 8 December 2005 US: Verizon to end defined-benefit pensions for 50,000 managers 23 November 2005 GM job cuts will devastate North American cities 22 November 2005 General Motors to close 9 plants, slash 30,000 North American jobs 19 November 2005 Delphi plans to cut 24,000 US auto jobs 15 November 2005 New York University graduate student-workers on strike GM retiree denounces UAW "sham" vote to cut medical benefits 10 November 2005 US auto workers union launches sham "war" against Delphi 8 November 2005 New York City's Radio City Music Hall locks out musicians for holiday show 7 November 2005 More than 5,000 Philadelphia transit workers continue walkout 5 November 2005 Politics, socialism and the struggle of Delphi workers An inside job--US Labor Department and Wal-Mart's secret agreement on child labor 2 November 2005 The California Union Paycheck Initiative and the political tasks facing the working class Vote "no" on Proposition 75! Break with the Democrats! For the political independence of the working class! 1 November 2005 Delphi demands US auto workers accept poverty wages 5,000 Philadelphia transit workers walk out 24 October 2005 UAW-GM deal: a new stage in the corporate assault on American workers 22 October 2005 US auto union goes to court against its own members Security guards attack striking San Francisco hospital workers 18 October 2005 US auto union in deal with GM to slash health benefits Northwest Airlines union submits plan to cut 89 percent of members' jobs for rank-and-file vote 15 October 2005 Ohio Delphi workers denounce company plan to halve wages and slash jobs 11 October 2005 Delphi outlines plant closings, wage-cutting in US bankruptcy filing 8 October 2005 Parts supplier threatens bankruptcy, plant closings Delphi demands unprecedented wage cuts from US auto workers 19 July 2005 Detroit area nursing home workers locked out 20 June 2005 Northwest Airlines workers protest attack on pensions and jobs 16 June 2005 24 years after PATCO strike US: dispute over air traffic control staffing 13 May 2005 Court approves termination of United Airlines pension plans 30 April 2005 New York bus workers end strike 28 April 2005 Letter from a US airline worker and a reply 21 April 2005 University of California service workers strike for a day 31 March 2005 Crisis of labor bureaucracy dominates US union summit 11 March 2005 Lockheed workers in Georgia walk out over health benefits 8 February 2005 Judge imposes pay cut on United Airlines mechanics Assault on airline workers intensifies 14 January 2005 Detroit mayor demands mass layoffs and cuts in city services 12 January 2005 US bankruptcy judge terminates contract of US Airways workers 28 December 2004 US Airways workers stage Christmas job action 20 November 2004 Union isolates locked-out San Francisco hotel workers 9 November 2004 New Jersey casino strike ends 26 August 2004 Layoffs plague Detroit city services 20 August 2004 Hundreds of nurses strike Michigan hospital over staffing cuts 4 August 2004 An exchange of letters on United Airlines and "employee ownership" 27 July 2004 New York: Sotheby's workers locked out for more than a week 20 July 2004 US: United Airlines announces deferment on pension payments Major airlines continue assault on US workers 14 July 2004 Actors' Equity and Broadway producers reach tentative agreement 7 July 2004 US: Actors Equity leadership votes not to strike 29 June 2004 Union orders Broadway actors to stay on job contract expiration 23 June 2004 US actors vote overwhelmingly for strike authorization 14 June 2004 New York City workers' protest demands new contracts, wage hikes Home health and day care workers strike in New York 29 April 2004 New York City: Columbia graduate students go on strike 22 April 2004 Concessions imposed on Minnesota transit workers 10 April 2004 UFCW forces through concessions contract at Gelson's markets in California University of Michigan lecturers stage one-day walkout 9 March 2004 Minnesota transit workers strike against assault on benefits 2 March 2004 Union surrenders benefits, wages in sellout of California grocery strike US auto union calls off parts strike, accepts multi-tier contract 10 February 2004 New York: Oyster Bar workers in third month of strike 31 January 2004 A warning to California grocery workers: Trumka, AFL-CIO preparing final act in betrayal 8 January 2004 Union moves to strangle grocery workers' struggle in Southern California 10 December 2003 Talks break down in Southern California supermarket strike 22 November 2003 Striking Los Angeles transit workers return to work without a contract 8 November 2003 Los Angeles transit strikers vote down management's "final offer" Union pushes for binding arbitration 5 November 2003 Atlantic City, New Jersey: 4 workers killed, 21 injured in construction collapse Union moves to weaken California grocery workers' struggle 28 October 2003 New York City teachers rally against attacks on education 15 October 2003 Mechanics' strike shuts down mass transit in Los Angeles 13 October 2003 California supermarket chains mount strikebreaking drive against grocery workers 18 July 2003 How the labor bureaucracy scabbed on the Portland school janitors 13 March 2003 Union bows to producers' job-cutting Broadway musicians end strike on 'minimums' 28 January 2003 New York City transit workers narrowly approve pact 25 January 2003 Coal mine explosion kills three in West Virginia 15 January 2003 Striker killed on GE picket line in Kentucky 6 January 2003 Unions accept massive cutbacks at US Airways 8 December 2002 New York transit union leaders accept take-away contract 14 December 2002 The New York City transit dispute--the class issues 7 December 2002 Bush administration drives United Airlines into bankruptcy Government panel demands all-out attack on airline workers 5 December 2002 Bush slashes federal workers' pay raise 3 December 2002 New York City mayor threatens transit workers 2 December 2002 US docks union accepts job cuts, concessions in tentative contract 27 November 2002 Two New York City transit workers killed in 72 hours 15 October 2002 New York City firefighters protest low salaries 4 October 2002 Big business presses for Bush to intervene against California dockworkers 30 September 2002 US shippers lock out dockworkers on West Coast 10 September 2002 US dock talks reach agreement on health care benefits 5 September 2002 US dockworkers rally in Los Angeles 30 August 2002 Bush threatens to use troops against West Coast dockworkers 26 July 2002 Nine trapped in Pennsylvania coal mine 14 June 2002 Career bureaucrat named president of US auto union Gettelfinger defended Ford in 1999 blast that killed six workers 25 May 2002 Hershey Chocolate workers strike in Pennsylvania 5 April 2002 Los Angeles school bus drivers strike 13 March 2002 Graduate student instructors walk out at University of Michigan 22 February 2002 Detroit school employees march against layoffs 20 February 2002 Labor officials stave off strike United Airlines, machinists union reach accord 26 January 2002 Workers strike sausage plant in Dearborn, Michigan 21 December 2001 Bush blocks strike by United Airlines mechanics 15 December 2001 Letters from US workers 14 December 2001 Strikebreaking judges, defiant teachers: the real face of class relations in the US 7 December 2001 Two hundred arrests in New Jersey teachers strike 6 December 2001 A red-baiting attack at the US Transport Workers Union convention 30 November 2001 Felony charges dropped against "Charleston 5" dockworkers in South Carolina 16 October 2001 Union officials accept deal to end Minnesota state workers strike 9 October 2001 The Minnesota workers strike and the class divide in America 4 October 2001 Minnesota state workers defend strike 2 October 2001 Governor uses National Guard as strikebreakers 30,000 state workers walk out in Minnesota 27 September 2001 Alabama mine blast kills thirteen 3 September 2001 Labor Day 2001: US workers without a voice 2 August 2001 US Teamsters union campaigns against Mexican truckers 2 July 2001 US union leaders seek closer ties to Bush, Republicans 21 June 2001 US auto union rallies behind Ford bosses UAW lackeys on parade 19 June 2001 Striking Minneapolis nurses describe chronic staffing shortages 12 June 2001 Rally held in South Carolina for the "Charleston Five" longshoremen 30 May 2001 New report details corruption of New York's municipal workers union 6 March 2001 New York transit union calls off strike on commuter bus line 3 March 2001 Domino Sugar strike in Brooklyn ends in defeat 2 March 2001 $45 million fine against pilots union upheld by US Supreme Court 26 February 2001 Union membership in US at lowest level in 60 years 13 February 2001 Bush bans strike by Northwest Airlines mechanics 9 February 2001 New Directions faction takes control of New York City transit union 31 January 2001 Detroit Chrysler workers react to company plans to slash 26,000 jobs "It's going to mean longer lines at the employment center" 30 January 2001 DaimlerChrysler to wipe out 26,000 jobs in its US division Six plants to be closed over the next two years 16 January 2001 Longshoremen involved in protest face felony charges in South Carolina 4 January 2001 Unions settle with Detroit News and Free Press: lessons of another AFL-CIO debacle A fresh lesson: The end of the Detroit newspaper strike and the crisis of the labor movement Reprinted from the International Workers Bulletin of February 24, 1997 8 December 2000 Domino Sugar strike in Brooklyn enters eighteenth month 21 November 2000 Thousands of New York City teachers rally to demand contract 31 October 2000 Philadelphia teachers union calls off strike 30 October 2000 Philadelphia teachers strike 24 October 2000 Tentative agreement reached in US commercial actors strike 19 October 2000 Democrats, AFL-CIO pressure Los Angeles transit strikers to accept contract concessions 14 October 2000 AFL-CIO moves to isolate Los Angeles transit strike 12 October 2000 42,000 Los Angeles county workers strike as transit walkout continues 9 October 2000 Los Angeles transit strike enters fourth week 5 October 2000 Striking Los Angeles transit workers defy union officials and continue walkout 3 October 2000 County workers on strike in Los Angeles Talks collapse in US actors strike 29 September 2000 Further revelations of corruption in New York City unions 25 September 2000 Michigan GM workers sue United Auto Workers local for embezzling funds 23 September 2000 Striking transit workers rally in Los Angeles "Take from the bottom? Why not take from the top?" 22 September 2000 Ohio auto workers denounce union for deal on temporary employees 21 September 2000 Los Angeles transit strike continues 18 September 2000 Los Angeles transit workers strike 13 September 2000 Buffalo, New York teacher discusses issues in contract struggle 12 September 2000 New York Museum of Modern Art strike ends 9 September 2000 Buffalo, New York teachers defy anti-strike law 7 September 2000 Philadelphia teachers authorize strike action 29 August 2000 United Airlines, pilots union reach deal 26 August 2000 US telecom union ends strike at Verizon "So many people are on Prozac or sick leave because of stress" Verizon striker describes hi-tech speedup Strike at New York's Museum of Modern Art enters fifth month 24 August 2000 US union leaders split ranks of striking telecom workers 18 August 2000 US: Forced overtime and job security key issues in Verizon strike 15 August 2000 Union rejects contract offer--Verizon Communications workers speak on issues in strike 12 August 2000 Wireless issue resolved, but key issues remain 87,000 workers begin second week of strike against Verizon 10 August 2000 US telecommunications workers continue strike against Verizon 8 August 2000 87,000 US phone workers strike Verizon Communications 1 August 2000 US ad agencies demand actors unions capitulate 26 July 2000 Talks break off after two days in US commercial actors strike 18 July 2000 Mediated talks in US commercial actors strike collapse 8 July 2000 4,000 health care workers in San Francisco launch one-day strike 13 June 2000 Lawsuit against fashion designer details sweatshop conditions in New York City garment factories 2 June 2000 US appeals court rejects Brooklyn garment workers' lawsuit against union 31 May 2000 Advertising producers moving production out of strikebound Hollywood 27 May 2000 Museum of Modern Art strike in New York enters second month 23 May 2000 US advertiser publishes provocative ad against striking actors 9 May 2000 Nyack, New York hospital nurses strike in fifth month 8 May 2000 Museum of Modern Art workers on strike in New York 3 May 2000 Radio and TV actors strike US advertisers 26 April 2000 Los Angeles janitors end strike 25 April 2000 New York services union and building owners reach tentative pact 20 April 2000 Union officials stump for Democrats while blocking support for Los Angeles janitors strike 14 April 2000 Union officials, Democrats push for end to Los Angeles janitors strike 8 April 2000 Los Angeles janitors strike widens 6 April 2000 Los Angeles janitors strike 7 March 2000 Domino Sugar workers in New York on strike for more than eight months 15 February 2000 New York City transit workers ratify contract 12 February 2000 An exchange of letters on the New York City transit workers' contract struggle 4 February 2000 One year since Dearborn, Michigan explosion New revelations expose company-union complicity in fatal blast at US Ford plant "They decided to put profits over safety" 2 February 2000 Political lessons of the New York transit workers' contract struggle 16 December 1999 In wake of anti-strike injunction, New York transit union accepts tentative contract 14 December 1999 New York transit workers prepare for December 15 contract expiration 13 December 1999 Clinton lectures the world on labor standards--but what is the state of workers' rights in America? 1 December 1999 New York City Ballet musicians on strike 25 September 1999 Detroit bus drivers stage sick-out 21 September 1999 Workers poisoned for decades at Kentucky nuclear weapons plant 11 September 1999 Explosion at US Ford plant: report exposes corporate negligence and union complicity 9 September 1999 Detroit teachers end nine-day strike Signs of decay on America's Labor Day 1999 8 September 1999 Union leaders betray Detroit teachers' strike: new strategy needed to defend public education 4 September 1999 Teachers union leaders conspire to end Detroit schools strike 2 September 1999 Teachers fight to defend public education Detroit strike exposes fraud of school "reform" 31 August 1999 Mass meeting overrules union leaders Detroit teachers launch strike 30 August 1999 The political issues facing Detroit teachers 26 August 1999 Detroit school board demands sweeping concessions from teachers 21 August 1999 Former AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland dies: a Cold War anti-communist and servant of big business Kirkland and the Bulletin newspaper: a revealing exchange 6 August 1999 Retired US steelworkers oppose agreement with USX Corp. 23 July 1999 Rush to complete new stadium blamed for deaths of three US construction workers 10 July 1999 Bus drivers campaign for "Union members' bill of rights" in Washington state The political issues in the fight for workers' democracy 15 May 1999 New York City workers demand better wages and conditions 17 April 1999 Workfare to start in New York City transit 31 March 1999 Michigan fireworks factory cited for repeated safety violations before fatal blast 30 March 1999 Explosion at Michigan fireworks factory kills at least four workers 12 March 1999 Graduate students strike at the University of Michigan 24 February 1999 As corruption scandals mount, US trade union leaders meet in Miami Beach 24 February 1999 Explosion near Allentown heard for miles Five workers killed in Pennsylvania chemical blast 18 February 1999 Typographers settle with Detroit Newspapers: Pact will lead to job cuts 13 February 1999 America's workplaces--among the deadliest in the industrialized world 10 February 1999 Union splits ranks in US television technicians' settlement 19 January 1999 American retailers involved in sweatshop racketeering on US-Pacific territory 30 December 1998 New revelations of corruption in New York City unions 29 December 1998 Television technicians in US reject ABC ultimatum 22 December 1998 ABC-TV gives ultimatum to locked-out workers 16 December 1998 New York City transit authority to employ welfare recipients 8 December 1998 Parent union takes control of New York's DC 37 1 December 1998 Jersey City teachers end strike after firing threat ABC cuts benefits of locked-out workers 25 November 1998 New York City municipal unions rigged contract vote 17 November 1998 ABC-TV workers in US locked out for two weeks 6 November 1998 ABC-TV workers locked out in US 31 October 1998 Owners cancel first month of NBA basketball 2 October 1998 US steelworkers strike Kaiser Aluminum 1 October 1998 Ontario legislature orders teachers back to work 26 September 1998 Two months since Philadelphia strike: Transit workers still without contract 16 September 1998 An interview with dissident US miner Richard Cicci "The UMWA International is trying to send a message to all miners: if you disagree with the leadership you will be attacked and driven out of the union" 12 September 1998 Pilots union submits to company, presidential pressure Northwest agreement abandons wage increases 10 September 1998 Clinton sends top aide to participate in Northwest talks 5 September 1998 Minnesota governor calls for presidential intervention in Northwest strike 2 September 1998 Clinton's transportation secretary intervenes in Northwest pilots' strike 1 September 1998 Changes in airline industry behind Northwest pilots strike US West, CWA reach agreement to end strike Telephone workers union agrees to productivity pay and forced overtime 30 August 1998 Airline pilots strike Northwest 29 August 1998 Impending pilots' strike at Northwest Airlines 28 August 1998 Northwest Airlines prepares for strike 27 August 1998 Northwest Airlines, pilots union in talks as strike deadline approaches <