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“Now that people have the contract, they’ve been fighting back,” said Stevie Joe Thornton, a longtime worker at a New Flyer plant in Alabama. 9/10
Workers at several bus manufacturing plants in the South won union recognition and first contracts with the industrial wing of the Communications Workers (CWA). 8/10
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“Our districts are different, but our stories are the same,” said LA high school teacher Gina Gray. “It’s exciting to see how up and down the state, locals are really standing up. Educators everywhere are saying: Enough is enough.” 7/10
Tens of thousands of California educators joined forces statewide, resulting in a wave of strikes this school year that defied narratives of austerity and won better funding. 6/10
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“To our members’ credit, they’ve had enough,” said electrician Jon Krause, a 32-year employee on the UAW Local 2093 bargaining committee. “They can’t afford to live like this, so at this point, they’re willing to fight.” 5/10
Workers at American Axle have taken note of management's lucrative compensation packages, while they were fed a steady diet of concessions and closure threats. 4/10
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“We’ve been trying to include the membership all the way through the negotiating process, to get them involved, get them working for their contract as well,” Doolin said. 3/10
