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3 weeks ago | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison |Mark Gruenberg
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chants of “Free Rumeysa! Free Llewellyn!” echoed coast to coast April 1 as Service Employees (SEIU) members and their allies demanded release of union activists and others grabbed off university streets and shipped away because they spoke out on a controversial issue—freedom for Palestinians. And the union as a whole joined their demand in a big way. At night, colored windows lit up the SEIU headquarters in downtown D.C., declaring “Free Speech.
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1 month ago | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison |Taylor Walker
DETROIT—On March 7, 1932, during the depths of the Great Depression, more than 5,000 unemployed auto workers and their supporters marched up to the River Rouge auto plant. Their goal was to demand jobs and relief from billionaire capitalist Henry Ford. This historic protest, known as the Ford Hunger March, ended in tragedy when Ford’s private security and local police opened fire on the demonstrators, killing five and injuring dozens.
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2 months ago | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison
DETROIT—Across Detroit, tenants are organizing to demand safer living conditions, fair treatment from landlords, and stronger legal protections. Currently at the heart of their efforts is a push for a “Right to Renew with Good Cause” ordinance, which would give renters the power to extend thei...
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2 months ago | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison |John Wojcik
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration announced this week that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is being reorganized and merged into the State Department.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison
DENVER—After securing a lucrative contract for grocery workers three years ago, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 is back at the bargaining table with King Soopers, an affiliate of grocery giant Safeway/Albertsons, and negotiations are stalling, again. Last week, UFCW Local 7 units at King Soopers stores in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Grand Junction and Northern Colorado agreed to a two week contract extension to continue bargaining.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison
LOS ANGELES—Apocalyptic scenes have unfolded with multiple fires scorching the greater Los Angeles County area. They have so far left thousands of acres burned and over a thousand structures destroyed—including schools, libraries, homes, shelters, and grocery stores—with at least five people dead. Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers are racing to stop the spread. They are challenged by hurricane-force winds blowing embers and an unusually bone-dry winter.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison
WASHINGTON—“Time has run out for this trillion-dollar company,” said Teamsters President Sean O’Brien. “The Teamsters are done asking nicely for Amazon to stop breaking the law.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison
DETROIT—Trece años después de que General Motors despidiera a los trabajadores lesionados de su planta Colmotores en Bogotá, Colombia, los trabajadores continúan con su campamento de protesta en tiendas de campaña frente a la embajada de Estados Unidos en esa ciudad. Los trabajadores que formaron la Asociación de Trabajadores y Ex Trabajadores Lesionados de GM Colmotores, o ASOTRECOL, exigen que GM regrese a un proceso de mediación iniciado originalmente en 2012.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison
DETROIT—Thirteen years after General Motors fired injured auto workers at its Bogotá, Colombia, Colmotores plant, workers continue their tent encampment protest outside of the U.S. Embassy there. The workers that formed the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-Workers of GM Colmotores, or ASOTRECOL, are demanding that GM return to a mediation process originally initiated in 2012. The company walked away from the table and has refused to honor its agreement to settle the labor dispute ever since.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison
WASHINGTON—Costco is facing several unfair labor practice charges brought by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for violating federal labor law and their national master agreement in a “calculated effort to undermine workers’ rights and disrupt the collective bargaining process,” the union said. “Costco’s so-called ‘pro-worker’ image is now nothing more than a talking point for investors,” said Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien.
