At one minute past midnight on Oct. 1, some 50,000 workers represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association went out on strike, bringing 36 ports from Maine to Texas to a virtual standstill. It was their first walkout since 1977.
Starbucks Update
An update on the Starbucks unionization campaign, which has just organized its 200th store in Cleveland, Ohio. Despite repression and retaliation, the movement continues to grow.
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPYARD UNION TO VOTE ON NEW CONTRACT PROPOSAL
After voting down an earlier contract agreement late last year, members of United Steelworkers Local 8888 will be voting soon on a new deal with their employer, Newport News Shipbuilding. And this time the proposed contract may meet a key union demand: recognizing shipyard workers as “essential.”
The Virginia Defender 