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We’re number 38!

Aug 4, 2023

The British anti-poverty group Oxfam recently ranked 38 developed nations on worker well-being. The United States was at or near the bottom.

Solidarity on land and sea

Jun 16, 2023

Foreign-flagged vessels dock in Northwest ports. Since 2020 a coalition has defended the rights of the workers who crew them.

Adidas executive flees protesters at Portland talk

Apr 6, 2023

Members and officers of Machinists Lodge 63 were among a group of protesters who interrupted a talk at a downtown Portland hotel.

Global corporate minimum tax moving forward, with or without U.S.

Feb 15, 2023

The tax will be levied on companies with revenues of over $750 million, and it’s expected to generate $150 billion per year in revenue.

Massive strike in France opposes pension changes

Feb 2, 2023

Eight major unions took part in the strike, which shut down schools and trains nationwide and curtailed production at oil refineries.

Massive strike planned for Feb. 1 across the United Kingdom

Jan 18, 2023

While inflation runs rampant, employers are offering “raises” that amount to pay cuts. Sound familiar?

Sweatshop protest comes to Adidas

Dec 14, 2022

Led by Kalpona Akter, president of the Bangladeshi Garment and Industrial Worker Federation, about half the participants were from Machinists Lodge 1005.

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