Hourly workers across a number of industries have long been grappling with unstable schedules and pay as their employers use software to slash labor costs and maximize productivity.
Communist and socialist groups called for revolution and the seizure of private property at a Minneapolis May Day rally organized as an immigrant rights demonstration.
A "red-blue" network of about 600 groups, including communist organizations and Democratic Party committees, is mobilizing roughly 3,000 pro-socialist May Day protests nationwide.
AFSCME Council 31 filed a lawsuit against Illinois State University, alleging the school illegally hired temporary workers to replace striking employees in violation of state law.