Workers’ Resistance Bulletin is an overview of workers’ resistance, as well as the repression of workers, taking place all across the US, from small workplaces to large factories. The growing wave of worker mobilizations makes clear that the general crisis of imperialism will be met with greater struggle from the proletariat. If you have a tip or suggestion for worker coverage, or you are a … Continue reading Workers’ Resistance Bulletin: February 25
By Peter Garland One hundred workers employed by Jon Donaire/Rich Products in Santa Fe Springs, California, have called for a boycott of Donaire products after being on strike since November 3. The workers, who are mainly immigrant women, are represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM) Local 37, and produce cakes for grocery stores and chain restaurants. The workers are … Continue reading California: Jon Donaire Bakery Workers Call for Boycott of Ice Cream Cakes
Workers’ Resistance Bulletin is an overview of workers’ resistance, as well as the repression of workers, taking place all across the US, from small workplaces to large factories. The growing wave of worker mobilizations makes clear that the general crisis of imperialism will be met with greater struggle from the proletariat. If you have a tip or suggestion for worker coverage, or you are a … Continue reading Workers’ Resistance Bulletin: January 28
By Vincent Cross On Monday, January 4, nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester overwhelmingly voted to approve a new contract and back-to-work agreement. The vote formally ended a walkout which had resulted in the longest nurses’ strike in Massachusetts history and the longest nurses’ strike in the United States in over fifteen years. The tenacious fight, which won most of the workers’ demands, reflected … Continue reading Massachusetts: After Ten-Month Long Strike Ends, Saint Vincent Nurses Reflect on Their Struggle
By Sarah Ahmed This past Tuesday, the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) announced that Kellogg’s workers had voted to approve a new contract over the weekend, ending the eleven-week strike of 1,400 workers that disrupted production at facilities in Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. The newly ratified contract is almost identical to the contract that workers rejected earlier this month, … Continue reading Kellogg’s Strike Ends, Union Leadership Fails to Win Workers’ Key Demands
Workers’ Resistance Bulletin is an overview of workers’ resistance, as well as the repression of workers, taking place all across the US, from small workplaces to large factories. The growing wave of worker mobilizations makes clear that the general crisis of imperialism will be met with greater struggle from the proletariat. If you have a tip or suggestion for worker coverage, or you are a … Continue reading Workers’ Resistance Bulletin: December 24
Kellogg’s Workers on picket line in Nebraska (Source: Nebraska AFL-CIO) By Sarah Ahmed The Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM) announced on Tuesday that Kellogg’s workers had overwhelmingly voted to reject the contract which was announced last week. 1400 workers are continuing their strike which has shut down production at plants in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Michigan since early October. The rejected … Continue reading Kellogg’s Workers Reject Contract, ‘It Didn’t Benefit Us at All’–Strike Continues
By Sarah Ahmed On Thursday, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) announced a tentative agreement with Kellogg’s after two months on strike. Workers will vote on the proposed contract on Sunday, nearly a week after Kellogg’s threatened to permanently replace striking workers with non-union workers. 1,400 workers with BCTGM went on strike on October 5 at factories in Omaha, Nebraska; … Continue reading Union Reaches Tentative Agreement with Kellogg’s After Threatening to Replace Striking Workers
Workers’ Resistance Bulletin is an overview of workers’ resistance, as well as the repression of workers, taking place all across the US, from small workplaces to large factories. The growing wave of worker mobilizations makes clear that the general crisis of imperialism will be met with greater struggle from the proletariat. If you have a tip or suggestion for worker coverage, or you are a … Continue reading Workers’ Resistance Bulletin: November 19
By Vincent Cross Delivery truck drivers for Johnson Brothers, an alcohol distributor based out of North Kingstown, Rhode Island have been on strike since May of this year to fight for higher pay, better working conditions and recognition of their vote to unionize from last year. The workers have tenaciously enforced and defended their strike, and in recent weeks have increased the strike’s visibility by … Continue reading Rhode Island: Striking Alcohol Distributor Drivers Picket at Restaurants and Liquor Stores
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