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Peoples Dispatch
Historic Vote on Amazon Union Kicks Off in Alabama
11 Feb 2021
Over 5,800 ballots have been sent out to the employees of Amazon’s Bessemer warehouse near Birmingham, Alabama. Workers will have seven weeks to mail-in their ballots, in consideration of the COVID-…
Abdul Rahman
Workers Returning From Crisis-hit Gulf Economies Need State Support Back Home
23 Jul 2020
The Gulf countries are already forcing a large number of migrant workers to go back to their home countries.
Peoples Dispatch
Slovenian Left Faces Opposition to Pro-worker Bill
19 Jul 2020
The left-wing Levica Party proposed a bill calling for shop workers to have Sundays off, but conservative parties delayed the voting
Peoples Dispatch
Mining Companies in DRC Warned Against Confining Workers at Mining Sites
13 Jun 2020
Global mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been accused by trade unions of violating workers’ rights in the name of the coronavirus pandemic.
Peoples Dispatch
NUMSA Embarks on Strike at Macsteel Against 20% Cut in Salaries
29 May 2020
The company’s management has gone to court seeking an urgent interdict against the industrial action called by NUMSA. The union’s general secretary Irvin Jim said “We reject their attempts to…
Peoples Dispatch
Sanitation Workers in New Orleans on Strike to Demand Better Working Conditions and Pay
09 May 2020
Sanitation workers, who are hired by the city through a subcontractor, have condemned the lack of safety measures and support from city officials despite being considered essential workers.
Tanya Wadhwa
Chile is Another Example of the Failure of Neoliberalism to Respond to Coronavirus
07 Apr 2020
Chile has already entered the Stage 4 coronavirus transmission scenario and the country’s Health Minister has ruled out imposing total quarantine to contain the spread of the virus.