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TODAY IN LABOR HISTORY: On June 11th, 1974 workers at the Dodge Truck plant in Warren, Michigan went out on a wildcat strike.

Workers were fed up with endless attacks from management and disappointing contract negotiations the year before. Wildcat strikes had become almost commonplace in Detroit area auto plants the previous summer.

Arbitrary discipline, deteriorating working conditions and frustration with the union’s response all led to the three-day walkout.

10 days earlier, 100 workers had staged a sick-in over working conditions, when the company threatened firings, more workers dropped their tools.

Now four had been fired, including the second shift chief steward. The response was immediate, within an hour, the plant was virtually shut down. 6000 workers voted to continue the strike. Wildcat leaders noted that virtually all the routine antagonisms among workers, young vs. old, black vs. white, women vs. men, had melted away in solidarity.

Socialist and Anarchist workers in the plant published their recollections in a commemorative pamphlet entitled Wildcat: Dodge Truck, June 1974.

In it they state, “We were excited by the collective decision of thousands of Chrysler employees to deny the authority of daily wage labor and, for even four days, to say no to the demands of the alarm clock, the production line, bosses, union bureaucrats, judges and cops… It was in fact, a total frustration with and rejection of, all the things, inside and outside the plant, which exercise control over our lives.”

By the time it was over, thirty strikers had been arrested, strike leaders were branded as communist agitators by the union, and area judges issued injunctions to end the picketing. The wildcat may have failed but workers had pushed back against management offensives.

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TODAY IN LABOR HISTORY: On June 11th, 1974 workers at the Dodge Truck plant in Warren, Michigan went out on a wildcat strike.

Workers were fed up with endless attacks from management and disappointing contract negotiations the year before. Wildcat strikes had become almost commonplace in Detroit area auto plants the previous summer.

Arbitrary discipline, deteriorating working conditions and frustration with the union’s response all led to the three-day walkout.

10 days earlier, 100 workers had staged a sick-in over working conditions, when the company threatened firings, more workers dropped their tools.

Now four had been fired, including the second shift chief steward. The response was immediate, within an hour, the plant was virtually shut down. 6000 workers voted to continue the strike. Wildcat leaders noted that virtually all the routine antagonisms among workers, young vs. old, black vs. white, women vs. men, had melted away in solidarity.

Socialist and Anarchist workers in the plant published their recollections in a commemorative pamphlet entitled Wildcat: Dodge Truck, June 1974.

In it they state, “We were excited by the collective decision of thousands of Chrysler employees to deny the authority of daily wage labor and, for even four days, to say no to the demands of the alarm clock, the production line, bosses, union bureaucrats, judges and cops… It was in fact, a total frustration with and rejection of, all the things, inside and outside the plant, which exercise control over our lives.”

By the time it was over, thirty strikers had been arrested, strike leaders were branded as communist agitators by the union, and area judges issued injunctions to end the picketing. The wildcat may have failed but workers had pushed back against management offensives.

#1u #WorkingClass #Solidarity #UnionStrong #OrganizedLabor #Wildcat #Strike #WildCatStrike #DontMournOrganize

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4 days ago

Over 60 union organizers and community members joined dinner-hour picket lines at two Burgerville restaurants here June 6. Picketers blocked both entrances of the Burgerville at the Convention Center and convinced hungry Portlanders to drive away in solidarity with the Burgerville Workers Union. ... See MoreSee Less

Burgerville workers fight for living wage

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Over 60 union organizers and community members joined dinner-hour picket lines at two Burgerville restaurants here June 6. Picketers blocked both entrances of the Burgerville at the Convention Center ...

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2 weeks ago

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'It's war': World's largest Nutella factory cuts production as workers strike in France

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Production has shut down almost entirely at the France plant which annually produces more than 600,000 jars.

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Boston Teachers Union secures key resources for student needs in new three-year labor agreement | Boston Teachers Union

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3 weeks ago

Justice and Union Jobs for all workers at the airport!

Fire FSS and jail the thieving bosses!

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AG: Logan Airport contractor falsified payroll records

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FSS was fined for adding tips to workers’ wages to make it appear they were earning minimum wage, officials said.

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3 weeks ago

“...If this erupts into the bloodiest, ugliest battle that the United States labor movement ever saw, that’s what’s going to happen. You’re already profitable enough...

If we ever get to a point where there’s self help, we are going to engage in absolutely vicious strike action against American Airlines to the likes of which you’ve never seen... We’re going to shut this place down.”

--TWU Pres Samuelson
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American Airlines Union Threatens "Bloody Battle" | One Mile at a Time

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The head of American's mechanics union is threatening the ugliest battle that the US labor movement has ever seen. Here's what we can expect.

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3 weeks ago

>“You have on the island of Martha’s Vineyard the most outrageous example of inequality in the United States,” said Bruce Hamilton, an ATU international vice president. “Just unimaginable wealth is down there, and then you have a working class that is just really pressed hard, and they often find it really difficult to maintain shelter and food.”

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Martha’s Vineyard bus drivers threaten strike

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Long-simmering labor dispute heats up as the summer tourist season gets underway.

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4 weeks ago

Uber Drivers Not Employees - Trump NLRB

The future for Uber drivers won’t be decided by the US government.

Uber and other "gig" workers will decide their own future by struggle, like the historic May 8th strike actions

>More to the point, by far the best advances in working conditions for Uber drivers to date have come not from any sort of national lawsuit or legislation, but from concerted local pressure. In New York City, for instance, the city council last December approved a first-of-its-kind wage floor for ride-hail drivers. The pay rules that took effect in February raised take-home pay for drivers to $17.22 an hour, or the contractor equivalent of the city’s $15-an-hour minimum wage. They are expected to lift average incomes by $10,000, or 44%, for roughly 70,000 professional ride-hail drivers in the city.

>New York City is only one place, but it’s also one of Uber’s biggest markets, meaning these rules are not inconsequential. The company disclosed in a recent IPO filing that the pay rules are already hurting its financial performance. Now that New York has hammered out a framework for bettering the lot of ride-hail drivers, it will also be easier for other cities to follow.

>On the other side of the US, California legislators are working to codify an employment-status test that makes it harder to argue workers are contractors. The so-called ABC test says workers are employees if the company controls what they do, if their jobs are essential to the company’s core business, and if they aren’t really running their own business through that gig. The ABC test could potentially cripple the business model of many gig-economy companies, which depend on large, diffuse networks of contractors to provide services and deliver goods at the touch of a button.

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Uber Drivers Not Employees-NLRB

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TwitterFacebookMail Uber drivers protest their working conditions ahead of the company’s May 10 IPO., Earlier this week, the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released an April 16 memo that s...

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4 weeks ago

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School cafeteria worker fired for giving food to student who couldn't pay

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1 month ago

>The greedy upstart rideshare companies in the new gig economy have driven labor costs down to barely above — and in some cases below — the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, with no benefits.

>Since less money for workers means more money for the bosses, one might expect investors to flock to these super-exploitive companies in droves. However, the falling price of Uber stock reflects two problems for the investing class: one, capitalism is in a deep, protracted crisis; two, workers are fighting back.
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Uber stock sales flop as global rideshare workers strike!

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Uber/Lyft/Via/Juno drivers leveraged their collective power and went on strike May 8 in a global day of action to protest their employers' greed. Drivers held a number of solidarity rallies and urged ...

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1 month ago

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Sara Nelson Is Not Afraid to Strike Back

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When I mention Sara Nelson, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA), to people in the labor movement, the response is usually something like: “I would follow her to the gates...

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1 month ago

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1 month ago

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Striking Driver Speaks Out: Uber & Lyft Are “Slave Systems” That Exploit Workers

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Uber and Lyft drivers in cities around the world went on strike Wednesday to protest low wages and poor treatment of workers just days before Uber’s initial public offering, which could value the co...

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NY Taxi Workers Alliance

Congratulations May 8 STRIKERS! Salutations to STRIKER families! Gratitude to our dear riders who refused to cross the strike line! You made history with your sacrifice and shook Wall Street in its b...

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1 month ago

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Turn off the apps!
Strikes on!

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1 month ago

For the May 8th Uber Lyft Strike,
turn off the app
walk, take public transportation or a taxi
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For the May 8th Uber Lyft Strike,
turn off the app
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1 month ago

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Boston Uber Drivers To Join Employees In Major Cities Across The Country In Strike About Wages

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Boston Uber drivers said their action is meant as a show of solidarity, and they're asking passengers not to use ride-hailing apps for 24 hours.

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1 month ago

SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH STRIKING UBER & LYFT DRIVERS - TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/May8Solidarity

On Wednesday May 8, Uber and Lyft drivers will conduct a one day strike in numerous cities.

May 8 is also the day that Uber, a multi-billion dollar global company with nearly 25,000 workers around the world, will be selling stocks on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time.

The International Workers Solidarity Network is issuing this urgent call to pledge to take action in solidarity with these workers! ... See MoreSee Less

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