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Chalk graffiti on sidewalk says “America 250, Lorain Co. JFS 114 days on strike”

Family Services Workers in Ohio Have Been Striking for Six Months »

August 13, 2026 | Philip Althouse

A sign in the empty parking lot at the administrative offices for Lorain County Job and Family Services in Elyria, Ohio, tells passersby that the agency is open for business. That’s only part of the story.

Five men in hats, sunglasses and hi-viz vests hold signs--including one that says IBEW 1555 On Legal Strike

Canadian Construction Workers Walk Out against Tiers »

August 13, 2026 | Keith Brower Brown

In the building trades, strikes have become vanishingly rare. But since late June, strikes by major construction unions have rocked jobsites across a Canadian province.
The camera focuses on two women in a crowd of picketers, diverse in race and gender, carrying printed blue and white "UAW on strike" picket signs. The women are wearing different UAW T-shirts. One has the collar cut off, revealing part of a tattoo that reads, in cursive, "darkness light shall prevail." Both women wear serious, determined expressions.

Should a Union Contract Run Eight Years? »

August 11, 2026 | Jane Slaughter

The agricultural machinery maker John Deere tested the mettle of the United Auto Workers this summer, probing for softness as the union heads into a leadership election this month. After fits and starts the union essentially told Deere to stick it.

Labor Notes Crossword: August 2026 »

August 6, 2026 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann

This crossword was adapted from Labor Notes #569, August 2026. Don't miss an issue, subscribe today!
Varios trabajadores reunidos en uniformes de UPS.

Cómo forzamos que UPS creará empleos a tiempo completo en nuestra sección sindical »

August 3, 2026 | Russell Sires y John Gascey

A menudo, lograr una mejora en el contrato es solo la mitad de la batalla; la otra mitad consiste en hacer que se cumpla.
Fifteen workers in brown UPS uniforms stand in a semicircle while another uniformed worker speaks to them

Stewards Corner: How We Made UPS Create Full-Time Jobs in Our Local »

August 3, 2026 | Russell Sires and John Gascey

Often, winning something in your contract is only half the battle—the other half is enforcing it.
Trabajadores sentados en una mesa.

Cómo hacer que las reuniones sindicales sean interesantes y útiles »

August 3, 2026 | Mike Parker and Martha Gruelle

Las reuniones sindicales no son simplemente espacios para recibir información y votar; objetivos que también podrían lograrse mediante boletines y votos por correo.
Una foto de varias gorras.

Cómo integrar a más miembros en la vida del sindicato »

August 1, 2026 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

Se espera que los activistas sindicales desempeñen múltiples roles: comunicador, defensor, experto en normativa laboral, negociador y mediador.
Black and white women and men march through a Detroit street. Everyone is wearing a red "fight like hell" T-shirt with the NALC logo, and some people are carrying printed signs with the same design. Most prominent in the frame, looking directly into the camera, are two Black women in sunglasses, one raising a fist at shoulder level and the other holding a sign above her head.

Letter Carriers Set to Deliver Change in Upcoming Union Election »

July 29, 2026 | Alexandra Bradbury

A leadership change looks likely in the Letter Carriers (NALC) this fall.
View of a city intersection. The sky, crisscrossed with power lines, is hazy grey and eerily tinted orange. Some people are out walking anyway.

How Letter Carriers Can Organize to Prevent Smoke Injury »

July 23, 2026 | Jamie Partridge

Letter carriers and other people who work outdoors, especially in the upper Midwest and East, are experiencing hazardous levels of smoke from Canadian wildfires.
Two women and a man, all wearing Somerville Educators red T-shirts, laugh as they look at a book

Running for Local Union Office: Building a Campaign Team »

July 23, 2026 | Labor Notes

An excerpt from Running for Local Union Office: A Labor Notes Guide

En la organización sindical, el respeto es lo fundamental »

July 23, 2026 | Ellen David Friedman

La solidaridad entre tus compañeras y compañeros de trabajo es tu fuente de poder contra el empleador. Un ingrediente esencial es el respeto.

un grupo de trabajadores se reunen en una manifestación

Como superar la apatía en tu lucha sindical »

July 22, 2026 | Personal de Labor Notes

¿Alguna vez has sentido que eres la única persona a la que le importa el sindicato? ¿Que ninguno de tus compañeros mueve un dedo para ayudar? ¿Que el lugar de trabajo está estancado en la «apatía»?
A group of nurses hold picket signs by a street

Rochester Nurses Stood with Their Nonunion Co-Workers—and Stopped Millions in Health Care Cuts »

July 22, 2026 | Will McMahon

What should union workers do when their nonunion co-workers come under attack?
Fast food strikers, mostly young and Black, a mix of genders, sit in an intersection, linking arms. A long red banner laid out in front of them says "Whatever it takes." In the crowd behind them, some people hold a white handlettered banner: "Give us this day our daily bread."

Viewpoint: What Amazon Workers Can Learn from the Successes (and Failures) of the Fight for 15 »

July 15, 2026 | Rand Wilson and Peter Olney

If the labor movement is to maintain and raise standards, then we must organize Amazon—one of the largest employers and most powerful corporations in the U.S. today.

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