Many people gather at 14th Street–Union Square in New York City on May 1, which is also known as “May Day” or “International Workers’ Day.” Demonstrators from diverse backgrounds gathered to celebrate the working-class contributions made in the city, while also calling for employers like Amazon.com Inc., and Starbucks Corp., to supply better labor rights..
May Day 2022 marked a year when worker organizing crested in historic resurgence in the U.S. Mass outrage against racism, embodied in earlier enormous Black Lives Matter protests, flowed into red-hot anger at the bosses’ exploitation of workers’ heroic frontline efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The result? Workers walked off…
by Workers Assembly Against Racism The news release below was issued April 9 by Workers Assembly Against Racism to announce a demonstration outside the luxury penthouse of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to protest Starbucks’ union busting. The action will take place Thursday, April 14, 6:00 PM 155 West 11th Street,…
The following is based on a Jan. 9 press release from Workers Assembly Against Racism. Jan. 12 will be “Happy Unbirthday” for Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and the richest man in the world. On that day protests in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore…