strike

  • Striking Ontario Miners Defy Vale Inco in Overwhelming ‘No’ Vote
    Jamie West
    Mar 19 2010 - 11:39pm
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    For the past eight months, the 3,000 Steelworkers of my local have been on strike at Vale Inco’s nickel and copper mines in Ontario. Our rallying cry has been “Fair Deal Now.” We’re not bluffing: on March 12, we turned down the first offer we’ve received by 87 percent. . . .

  • Bloodshed Feared as Mexican Mine Company Asks Army to Dislodge Strikers
    by Enku Ide
    Feb 12 2010 - 7:11pm
    Class war in Northern Mexico, being fought in the Cananea copper mine, could soon turn much bloodier. The Mexican government is going after 13,000 striking miners determined to hold their ground—and their mines.
  • The View from Ontario, 137 Days into a Mine Strike
    Yannick Rivard
    Nov 26 2009 - 12:14pm

    Emotions are running high as the strike at Vale Inco’s mines closes in on the six-month mark. Strikers are fighting the profitable company's attempt to use the economic crisis to shift power.

  • Media Howls as Philly Transit Workers Strike
    Daniel Denvir, Evan Rohar
    Nov 21 2009 - 1:03am
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    Ending a dispute that underscored the need for stronger bonds between public workers and the communities they serve, Philadelphia’s transit workers went back to work in early November after a six-day strike.

  • Steward's Corner: Remember the Past, and Use It
    Craig Merrilees, Gillian Furst
    Nov 20 2009 - 6:01pm

    In San Francisco in 1934, heavily armed police and company thugs attacked striking maritime workers on the waterfront. The massive funeral procession that followed won public support and inspired workers—including Teamsters members who overruled their president to support a general strike that lasted several days, and spread fear among civic leaders, business owners, and politicians.

  • University of Illinois Caves After Two-Day Grad Strike
    Peter Campbell
    Nov 18 2009 - 8:09pm

    University of Illinois graduate employees ended a two-day strike with the school agreeing to key union demands. Assertive unions can turn back the erosion of conditions on campus, strikers said.

  • Steelworkers Take Fight at Canadian Mine Global

    Steelworkers at nickel giant Vale Inco’s operations in Sudbury and Voisey Bay in Canada have been on strike since July. After rejecting contracts calling for deep concessions, Steelworkers (USW) members there find themselves in the midst of one of the largest battles in their history.

  • National Work Stoppage in Mexico Demands Reversal on Power Co. Takeover
    Dan La Botz
    Nov 13 2009 - 4:36pm

    Tens of thousands of Mexican workers joined a national work stoppage to restore the Electrical Workers union, but despite large and militant protests, it's unlikely the government will be moved.

  • "Irresponsible" Striking

    We’ve known for a while now that the economic crisis has dampened the willingness of workers to head out on strike (with some courageous exceptions). That’s partly due to the business class and the corporate press, who take every opportunity to poison the atmosphere against rank and filers who dare to resist corporate demands.

  • How Dare You, Transit Striker!

    Hey, did you hear about the World Series fans that were nearly stranded in South Philadelphia due to a transit shutdown? Probably. See any stories on striking drivers or mechanics, or their struggles to endure? Probably not. The pressure on the union during Philadelphia's transit strike is relentless.