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Starbucks Union Strikes Continue

Shawna Smith, University of Phoenix

The coffee chain finds itself in hot water once again as union strikes continue.…

January 20, 2023

Corporations Are Too Big To Fail, Workers Are Too Little To Matter

Evan Tsuei, Westmont College

The recent railroad strike shows how government intervention incentivizes reckless business practices at the expense of workers’ well-being.…

December 28, 2022

University of Michigan Grad Students and RAs Strike in Protest of COVID-19 Policies

Katherine Brand, University of Michigan

Concern regarding the university’s inadequate pandemic response and the lack of transparency from administration has sparked outrage from several groups across campus.…

September 25, 2020

To Scab or to Skip? When Going to Class Means Crossing a Picket Line

Charlotte Susser, University of Chicago

The increasing unionization of grad students nationwide means that more undergrads will have to confront this question.…

July 8, 2019

Kentucky and Oklahoma Teachers Fight for Funding

Kayla Morosco, Chatham University

After decades of silently dealing with low wage and under-equipped working environment, teachers in Kentucky and Oklahoma have decided to raise their voice.…

April 13, 2018

As the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike Continues, Students Feel Its Effects

Gabriella Evans, Northern Arizona University

Despite being on strike, West Virginia teachers are packing lunches for the kids who would normally receive food from federal programs.…

March 5, 2018

A West Virginia Teachers’ Strike Has Shut Down Schools Statewide

Erin Alexander, Middle Tennessee State University

Now entering its fourth day, the teachers’ strike aims to increase teachers’ pay, improve their health care and prevent ‘attacks on their seniority.’…

February 27, 2018

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