For The Class Union

BATH, MAINE: 4,300 production workers at the largest Naval armaments facility in the USA. The workers represented by Machinists Local S6 went on strike after overwhelmingly rejecting the company’s contract in a dispute that’s primarily centered on no union subcontractors, work rules and seniority. Wages and benefits are a secondary concern. Workers had gone on a series of wildcat strikes and sick outs since March. [June 22]

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: 50 workers at the Bel Air Comet Restaurant location workers were told they would be reopening so 22 workers brought forward demands to fix things in the kitchen and maintain safe practices during the pandemic. Instead of meeting the demands the owners shut down and fired everyone. Workers who were set to re‑open the restaurant be issued severance pay. [July 28]

MONTREAL, QUEBEC: Scabs used at the Port of Montreal were beaten by strikers yesterday. Management and security were entering shuttle vans meant to take them across picket lines when they ran into a flying picket of dock workers. A van drove off with a picket on the wind screen leaving scabs behind who attempted to pick a fight unsuccessfully. [July 30]

PORTLAND, OREGON: Covid and Black Lives Matter Walk outs have occurred at three groceries over three weeks. Workers at Green Zebra Grocery in north Portland walked off the job demanding Hazard pay of $15/hr minimum and no final warnings due to reasonable tardiness during the pandemic. [Aug 1] Several dozen workers from Amazon owned Whole Foods Grocery – Burnside Street went on a Covid safety strike [Aug 2] Market of Choice – Belmont Street grocery workers walked out and picketed in support of Black Lives Matter demands. [Aug 3].