IWW to Host Union Organizer Training in Albany
by Industrial Workers of the World There will be an Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Union/Workplace Organizer Training held in Albany, NY this weekend! Saturday, [...]
Unions
To Escape Trump’s America, We Need to Bring the Militant Labor Tactics of 1946 Back to the Future
by Life Long Wobbly The last general strike in the US was in Oakland in 1946. That year there were 6 city-wide general strikes, plus nationwide strikes in steel, coal, and [...]
Albany IWW Honest Weight Food Co-op Workers to Stage Memorial Day Picket
by Industrial Workers of the World/Press Release Workers at the Honest Weight Food Co-operative in Albany have been engaged in an effort to unionize the store for almost two [...]
Overcoming the Sting of Poverty
By Justin A. Thompson/Guest For almost 11 years, I have worked for a retail environment. In these 11 years, I have come to understand the culture of corporate America. [...]
Unions Refuse Verizon’s Offer – Here’s Why
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage Heading into its fourth week, the Verizon Wireless worker strike has become a pivotal point in the legacy of labor movements in the United [...]
Area Verizon Strikers Stand Strong: Fighting for Dignity and Middle Class Livelihood
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage NEW HARTFORD – They’re striking from Massachusetts to Virginia. The Verizon Wireless worker’s strike kicked off on April [...]
Gallery: Stand Up To Verizon Rally in New Hartford
Photos by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage NEW HARTFORD – Striking workers from Verizon Wireless march in in front of the Verizon store on Seneca Turnpike on Thursday, [...]
May Day Celebration Planned for Utica on May First
by Love and Rage Team/Upcoming Events May Day is celebrated around the world as International Workers’ Day – a day of labor solidarity, protest and celebration. In [...]
MV Freedom School – Labor Activism and Solidarity Unionism – 4/7/16
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School In preparation for May Day, otherwise known as International Workers’ Day, on May first, the Mohawk Valley Freedom School will host a series [...]
An Injury to one is an Injury to All – Nurses in Utica Stage Picket
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage Nearly 200 nurses and their supporters walked on a picket line in front of St.Elizabeth’s Hospital on Friday, March 18. The nurses, [...]
