“If Amazon chooses to ignore us, they’re the ones ruining Christmas for millions of families. We’re not just fighting for a contract; we’re fighting for the future of worker power at Amazon and beyond.” Workers at a Amazon warehouse and delivery center in New York announced approval of strike authorizations on Friday, giving the retail […]
“Donald Trump left workers behind when he was president,” said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain. The final stretch of the 2024 U.S. presidential race has seen Donald Trump, the billionaire Republican nominee, perform a staged shift at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s and dress as a garbage truck driver in a clear effort to appeal to working-class voters who are set […]
Why do Americans celebrate Labor Day? Labor Day is a national holiday, created to honor U.S. workers and their contribution to the economy. Many Americans use the day to celebrate the end of summer and would be surprised to know the day has its roots in the labor movement of the late 1800s. How did […]