“No Contract, No Coal!” Mineworkers On Strike in Alabama
1,100 miners are on strike at the Warrior Met Mines in Alabama, the first strike at the company in 40 years. Host Monica Cruz joins workers at the picket lines and speaks with author of The Southern Key Mike Goldfield on the fascinating history of mineworkers unions and organizing. Subscribe and listen to On the […]
“We’re Not Backing Down!” Amazon Union Fights Election Loss
The fight to unionize an Amazon warehouse Alabama has only just begun, as the union representing the workers announced it has officially challenged the vote with the National Labor Relations Board. Everyday, workers across the globe are rising up to defend their humanity and fight for their dignity on the job. In a time of […]
No Raise in 7 Years
1,300 steelworkers across five states go on strike demanding a fair contract agreement after 7 YEARS without a pay raise. The vote count in Bessemer, Alabama’s widely-watched and highly contested Amazon union drive begins. And in Myanmar, workers continue to struggle against the violent military junta. Where workers’ stories are front and center: this is […]
Dear, AOC Signed a Privileged Critic
Nothing to see here AOC. Just another “bad faith actor” making “privileged” criticisms.
All Eyes on Amazon
The whole world watches as the Alabama Amazon union drive moves to its culminating vote. Meanwhile, Amazon workers across Italy strike against crushing conditions. And in New York City, BT labor beat reporter Monica Cruz joins graduate students at Columbia University as they enter their second week on strike. Where workers’ stories are front and […]
Workers Defend Chinatown’s Only Unionized Restaurant
The only unionized restaurant workers in Manhattan’s Chinatown rally to save their jobs at the famous dim sum eatery Jing Fong and demand an end to gentrification. Workers at Floyd County Productions, Georgia’s largest animation studio, request formal recognition for their union. Software engineer and member of the Floyd County Productions Guild Jen Garcia speaks […]
Amazon Union Drive Heats Up
The fight to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama is heating up as management expands their union-busting tactics. President Biden privately backtracks on his public promise of boosting the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Myanmar’s coup government is rattled by a nationwide general strike. Where workers’ stories are front and center: this is […]
Fast Food Worker Strike for $15
On this week’s edition of On the Picket Line, BT News labor beat reporter Monica Cruz brings you the latest in workers struggles across the US and around the world! Teachers in Philadelphia protest unsafe school reopenings. Fast food workers from California to North Carolina strike for a $15 minimum wage. And farmers in India […]