Carrying on a proud tradition
The story of the labor movement is the story of workers fighting back: asserting their power, their rights, and their value as human beings.
The story of the labor movement is the story of workers fighting back: asserting their power, their rights, and their value as human beings.
Everyday people are rising up to support their fellow workers because they share a collective vision of a society that values their labor.
One nonprofit worker shares how organizing became a way to protect workers who had supported the mission that they felt was missing from the organization
Now is not the time to slow down. We will keep organizing, keep building, keep fighting to create a better world for working people.
Workers at Starbucks have held over 55 different strikes in at least 17 states in the U.S. in recent months over the company’s aggressive opposition.
In Boston’s Allston neighborhood, Kylah Clay, a 24-year-old barista and law student, decided to reach out to Workers United about unionizing her store last October. We spoke with Kylah as her store’s election was in-progress. When the ballots were counted, she and her coworkers had won their union in an unanimous vote.
Join fellow EWOC members at the Socialist Conference for a weekend full of exciting panels and organizers from around the country.
Public opinion of labor unions is at its highest point since 1965. Organized labor is one of the only major US institutions that people still trust.
Workers everywhere, newly emboldened by strikes and successful union campaigns, are mobilizing and growing stronger every day.
Corporations like Starbucks and Amazon react with threats and intimidation because they know there is power in a union.