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An ambulance is parked outside Portcullis House, backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, in London, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

‘Winter of discontent’ for UK as nurses begin strike action

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Across the United Kingdom this month, up to 100,000 nurses are predicted to take part in a series of strikes over pay and conditions. The British government has so far refused to budge, which nurses warn ultimately puts patients at risk.

A woman holds a pink cross during a protest to mark International Women's Day at Zocalo square in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2020.

Women in Mexico take to the streets to protest femicide

Protesters carry banners and placards at a demonstration during a women's strike (Frauenstreik) in Zurich, Switzerland June 14, 2019.

Thousands of women walk off jobs in Switzerland

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Workers on strike in China

The Nike or Adidas sneakers you’re wearing may be made by Chinese workers who have gone on strike

Business, Economics and Jobs

A New Kind of Organized Labor

Transit Workers in San Fran Temporarily End Strike as Talks Continue

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) workers are back on the job–at least for now. BART and its unions reached an agreement late last night to extend current employment contracts for 30 days, which will be sending workers, who were striking since Monday, back on the job.   “The issues that brought us to this point remain […]

School Year Blog: Is a Mob of Angry Teachers Going to Barge into COSAT?

Development & Education

Three years ago, teachers on strike broke down the gate at COSAT, disrupted classrooms, and demanded that the school join their strike. Was this about to happen again?

12,000 Miners Fired in South Africa

Global Politics

The world’s biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, fired 12,000 striking workers in South Africa Friday. It’s the latest action in a labor dispute that has been going on for months.

South Africa: Miners Strike Deal, but Official Unions Strike Out

Conflict & Justice

Platinum miners in South Africa have won a 22 percent wage hike. But reporter Gia Nicolaides tells host Aaron Schachter the deal hasn’t brought an end to the wildcat labor unrest, and it hasn’t been a victory for official unions.

PATCO: The Strike That Changed American Labor

In recent months there has been a resurgence of labor protests across the United States. From Ohio to Wisconsin, union members are taking to the streets once more. Yet despite this apparent resurgence, the power of American unions has declined significantly in recent decades. Today The Takeaway traces it all back to August 1981, when […]