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Harvard Grad Students Strike
After a year of failed negotiations, graduate students at Harvard University have had enough and are on strike. On Tuesday, thousands of grad student workers were seen sloshing through a snow storm...
American Airlines Exploits Catering Workforce
Hundreds were arrested and thousands more demonstrated at airports nationwide on one of the busiest travel days in the U.S.—the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The protests were led by airline...
How Google is Union Busting
This post was written by Google Walkout for Real Change Four of our colleagues took a stand and organized for a better workplace. This is explicitly condoned in Google’s Code of Conduct,...
AOC & Bernie Expose Bright Power Firings
On Friday, UCOMM reported on employees at Bright Power getting fired by their bosses for organizing with Local 3 IBEW. Thanks to coverage from news outlets like VICE and UCOMM Blog both Congresswoman...
Bright Power Fires Workers for Organizing
Solar is one of the fastest-growing electrical industries in the country. As the effects of climate change become clear, consumers have made the decision to add solar panels to their homes. Cities...
Union President Blasts Boeing
The union representing Southwest Airlines employees are concerned that Boeing is rushing the 737 Max back into service after two fatal crashes. Find out more below from the AP.
Steelworkers Strike in Minnesota
For the past 12 days, Steelworkers at Carley’s Foundry have been on strike. The 220 hourly production and maintenance workers began the strike over unfair labor practices from the company...
GM Strike Cost Company $1B in Q3
With the strike at GM finally over, estimates are beginning to come out about the economic impact of the strike. Find out more below from the Associated Press.
CWA Meets with Call Center Workers in the Philippines
In August, a delegation of CWA members went on a fact-finding delegation to investigate the working conditions at call centers in the Philippines. They connected with union leaders and activists and...
Video: Hard Rock Cranes Imploded
On Sunday, more than a week after the Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans collapsed, officials finally removed two cranes from the wreckage and have begun searching for the bodies of the two remaining...