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A group of union members and supporters march holding black and yellow ILWU Local 23 and Unfair Labor Practice signs.

Organizing Down the Supply Chain: Logistics Workers Win First Contract

Jan 28 / Zack Pattin
A big crowd carries a banner “ICE out of MN!”

In The Twin Cities, A Massive Strike Against ICE

Jan 27 / Luis Feliz Leon
A group of workers and supporters hold cardboard signs reading Stop Unfair Labor Practices and Fair Contract Now. Many are wearing red bandanas.

Portland Grocery Workers Score Big First Contract Win

Jan 22 / Johanna Brenner
Mass march with many handmade anti-ICE signs. Most prominent are rainbow butterflies with the word "Together." Another in lower right says "How do have money for ICE but not teachers, veterans, childcare, health care, mental heath services, clean water, SNAP?" A flag farther back in crowd shows Star Wars rebellion logo.

Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?

Jan 16 / Luis Feliz Leon
Three Black women nurses pose for camera; two are smiling, one looks determined. Two hold printed NYSNA signs: "Safe nurses = safe patients" and "STOP hiding the truth about your $$$" and the other holds a handwritten sign, partly covered, long text. Lots of red NYSNA hats are visible in the dense, upbeat crowd behind them.

Fifteen Thousand New York City Nurses Strike

Jan 13 / Luis Feliz Leon, Sarah Hughes, Danielle Smith
A group of veterans stand behind a blue banner that reads Veterans for Democracy.

How Vets in Labor Have Joined the Fight Against Trump

Jan 12 / Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon

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A dense cloud of tear gas envelops a crowd with colorful signs.

Portland Labor Rally against ICE Attacked with Tear Gas

Feb 10 / Shonna Roberts
Workers in green aprons march behind a union banner.

The Country Where Starbucks Workers Have a National Contract

Feb 9 / Jane Slaughter
People march in the street carrying various banners and signs. The most visible banners says "Labor says ICE out." Others partially visible are for two Oregon health care unions, OFNHP and ONA. Their red and green shirts (respectively) are also visible, and someone has a blue AFT shirt. Many handmade picket signs are visible, including "We are all Alex," "Unions want ICE out," "Hold ICE accountable," and "Ge(stop)o the bullshit"

More Unions Are Saying ‘ICE Out’

Feb 6 /
A long procession of strikers bundled up against the cold, most wearing bright red NYSNA hats or scarves, packs a sidewalk lined with piles of shoveled snow. The group is diverse in race and gender. Many are smiling. A woman in the foreground holds up a red "In Solidarity" banner.

Striking New York Nurses Brave Subzero Cold

Feb 4 / A.J. Schumann, Sarah Hughes
A group of supporters stand behind a red and blue banner congratulating the Lumileds workers on voting for the union and saluting their courage.

Malaysian Workers Protest Union-Busting at Apple Supplier

Feb 4 / Dan DiMaggio
A tight-packed group stands with signs and giant Starbucks cups.

Delete the Starbucks App Now, Say Striking Workers

Feb 3 / Jenny Brown

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