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Workers picket in a circle. Many carry purple printed SEIUHealthcare signs that say "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" or "United for Our Patients." In the foreground is one worker viewed in profile and three silhouetted from behind; two of these workers wear head scarves and one wears the conical style of hat common in Southeast Asia.

Washington Mental Health Workers Win Safety Strike

Nov 23 / Sarah Hughes
Sean O'Brien (right), a bald white man, speaks as two workers, Black men, listen. One worker is holding a Teamsters United flyer. Behind them is a chain-link fence and someone in a UPS delivery uniform.

Teamsters United Takes the Wheel

Nov 18 / Alexandra Bradbury

'We'll Never Be in This Position Again': Striking Deere Workers Hold Out for Better Deal

Nov 11 / Jonah Furman
Picket signs stacked against a wall. They say "FIGHTING FOR LIVING WAGES," "ON STRIKE NO CONTRACT," and "TOGETHER WE RISE" and have the IATSE logo. There is also a fire extinguisher in the photo.

Interview: Why I’m Voting No on the IATSE Hollywood Basic Tentative Agreement

Nov 9 / Sarah Hughes
People, mainly women, in red T-shirts in the process of getting up en masse to exit an auditorium. One has a fist in the air, and several are clapping. Most are viewed from the back or side. The backs of their T-shirts say "STANDING UP FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION"

Teachers Strike against a ‘Heartless’ School Board in Biden’s Hometown

Nov 4 / Barbara Madeloni
Stacks of hats on display at a store.

Steward's Corner: How to Think Like an Organizer

Nov 3 / Joe DeManuelle-Hall

Troublemakers Blog

This Year I’m Thankful for the Revolt Against Two-Tier

Nov 24 / Alexandra Bradbury
Joyful people in red shirts throw their fists in the air. One has a "CWA On Strike Against Mercy Hospital of Buffalo" picket sign. Outdoors.

Buffalo Hospital Workers Beat Concessions, Win on Staffing

Nov 19 / Dan DiMaggio

Why (and How) Michigan Nurses Rebuffed a Raid on Our Union

Nov 9 / Ted McTaggart
Hundreds of Columbia students gather for a rally on the main quad.

Academic Workers Join Push for One Member, One Vote in the UAW

Nov 5 / Trent McDonald and Jonah Furman
Picketers in yellow vests holding "ON STRIKE FOR FAIR WAGES AGAINST SELLER CONSTRUCTION" signs outside in dim dawn light.

Viewpoint: Building Trade Unions Won’t Win Our Parking Fights Until We Catch the Striketober Spirit

Nov 4 / Taylor Leatrice Werner
People sit around a big table, leaning in. One is drawing a workplace map on big paper, while another points something out. They're in a hotel conference room. Other table groups are visible behind them.

Labor Notes News: So Many Workshops!

Nov 2 / Labor Notes staff

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