Waffle House employees in Georgia walked out last week to demand better wages and conditions.

Servers make under $3 an hour and up to $5 for a meal is deducted from their paychecks, whether the worker eats the meal or not.

Exploitation is part of the company's business model.

Tomorrow is May Day! We are excited to announce that Labor Action Tracker is co-releasing a multi-country strike report with colleagues from Brazil, Chile, China, Italy, and Türkiye! The report will detail the varying nature of work stoppages around the world. #1u

The three of us that are on strike have been notified by Long Beach Post leadership that they’re permanently replacing us, which underscores what the Long Beach Media Guild has been saying all along:

They are not serious about supporting labor or reaching a realistic end to this strike.

The Fight for $15 is changing its name to Fight for a Union

🚨 The March 2024 monthly report is here!

📣 In March, there were 40 strikes with 13,350 workers hitting the picket line. The largest strike this month involved 4,000 janitorial workers with SEIU Local 26! #1u

WNBPA stands in solidarity with Aramark Corporation food/bev workers at the Wells Fargo Center who serve fans at Philadelphia 76ers games & are members of UNITE HERE Philly and are ON STRIKE during the Playoffs for a contract with family-sustaining wages & healthcare. NBA on TNT

#STRIKE : Shame Sutter Health for demanding to cut healthcare benefits for workers at its psych hospital in #Sacramento . Today is day one of a 3–day strike. Full story: nuhw.org/workers-to-str… #unionstrong

SOLIDARITY ALERT! ✊🚨

We're standing strong with 200+ IAM IAM District 54 members fighting for a fair contract in New Philadelphia, Ohio. goiam.org/news/ohio-iam-…

First day of pickets in the books- we'll see you tomorrow at GISB! #IUDay #IUONSTRIKE24

🚨 Finally, better late than never, the February 2024 monthly report is here!

📣 In February, there were 37 strikes with 7,109 workers on the picket line. 1,900 workers with Newton Teachers Association ended their strike on February 4th! #1u

🚨 Again, better late than never, the January 2024 monthly report is here!

📣 In January, there were 30 strikes with 36,396 workers on the picket line. 29,000 California Faculty Association workers in the CSU system held the largest strike in January! #1u

Aramark strike: Workers at Wells Fargo Center to hit picket lines, will not work 76ers-Pistons game 6abc.com/aramark-strike…

Johnnie Kallas, an Assistant Professor at the LER at Illinois, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his continued work on the @CornellILR Labor Action Tracker and the trends that were noticed in the 2023 edition released this year. bit.ly/3PVnypo

🚨🚨STRIKE ALERT🚨🚨
Workers at the Blackstone-owned Sheraton Phoenix Downtown walked out on strike are protesting allegations of unlawful behavior by hotel management this morning

Tomorrow NewsGuild-CWA members will be on ULP strikes at four newsrooms: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Long Beach Post, Austin American-Statesman and now the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. ⚡️⚡️⚡️Stand with the strikers!

Journalists at the @Statesman are on strike in protest of Gannett’s unfair labor practices and bad-faith bargaining. Please support us by sharing our strike fund, joining us at noon at the South Congress Bridge and not crossing the digital picket line. bit.ly/AASGuild