A historic union election concluded March 29 after 5,800 Amazon warehouse workers, over 80% of them African American, voted on whether to be represented by the Retail, Warehouse and Department Store Union in Bessemer, Ala., near Birmingham. It could take weeks or even months before the outcome of the vote . . .
Continue reading In the spirit of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bessemer workers fight for justice at Workers.org
On March 23, I was sad and gloomy all day as I am every year on this date — the day in 1993 that I witnessed a dear friend, Carlos Santana, be legally lynched by the State of Texas. He was executed, even though he did not kill anyone. Charlottesville, . . .
Continue reading Death penalty abolished in former Confederate state at Workers.org
On March 23, after a bipartisan Senate backrub, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was confirmed as Biden’s new Secretary of Labor. Walsh — previously president of the Boston Building Trades Council — promised “a new era of cooperation between commerce and labor.” Steve Gillis (bottom row, far left) and the executive . . .
Continue reading ‘Secretary of Labor: Which side are you on?’ at Workers.org
March Madness is underway — an annual two-and-a-half week tournament that seeds 68 men’s basketball teams belonging to National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. Culminating in the Final Four playoff and a championship game April 3-5, the men’s tournament will likely generate about $850 million, mainly through TV and cable . . .
Continue reading NCAA exposed for sexist practices in women’s basketball at Workers.org
El 22 de febrero, las muertes relacionadas con el COVID-19 en Estados Unidos superaron las 500.000. Desde entonces, otras 55.000 personas han muerto a causa del virus, y las cifras tienden a aumentar. Se han perdido más vidas estadounidenses en esta pandemia que en los combates de la Primera y . . .
Continue reading El costo de la guerra de clases de COVID at Workers.org
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