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A crowd of people, mostly women, racially varied, in yellow T-shirts (some say UFCW, some say LIBRE) stand outside a grocery store, holding printed red-and-white signs, shouting together. There is a podium. Printed signs have UFCW Local 324 logo and such messages as "Stop the merger," "Say no to higher prices, fewer choices, store closures," and "Protect workers, protect customers, protect community."

UFCW Locals Block Kroger-Albertsons Mega-Merger »

December 17, 2024 | Lisa Xu

In a victory for labor—and in particular, for a coalition of United Food and Commercial Workers local unions—judges in Oregon and Washington state have separately ruled against the proposed mega-merger of Kroger and Albertsons, effectively blocking it and leading Albertsons to terminate the...
Rail workers on the job outdoors in reflective orange vests are viewed through the windowlike shape of a huge yellow piece of earth-moving equipment

Railroads and Unions Divide and Scramble »

December 13, 2024 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

As the Trump administration prepares to take power, the nation’s freight railroad companies are at the bargaining table with rail craft unions representing 115,000 freight workers who move essential goods across the country.

Workers silhouetted against the sky march forward in a line, smiling. Some hold "CUPW" flags aloft. The view is looking up from near the ground, giving them a heroic vibe.

The Big Union Contract Fights Coming in 2025 »

December 12, 2024 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall | Keith Brower Brown

In some of the most exciting fights of 2024, strikers shut down ports on the East Coast and backed up plane orders on the West. The coming year is full of expiring contracts that could keep the strike wave rolling.
Two people in green Grinch suits hold a giant paper-mache heart that contains a "patients before profits" sign. Behind them an NUHW Kaiser picket line crowd is visible.

Kaiser Strikers Say When Therapists Burn Out, Patients Suffer »

December 12, 2024 | Adriana Webb

I am a licensed clinical social worker who has been on strike against the Kaiser Permanente health care system for 53 days now.

Poultry Bosses Benefit from Trump’s Threats »

December 11, 2024 | Magaly Licolli

Even before he takes office, the Trump victory has given more power to poultry corporations. They’re using the political environment to intimidate workers.
A group of fifteen workers pose inside a warehouse among boxes of diapers and other aid material

In Hurricane Ruins, North Carolina Food Workers Organize and Fight »

December 5, 2024 | Keith Brower Brown

Twenty-one days without running water. A week before any cell service or internet. Hospitals closed, and thousands of houses swept away.
Workers hold signs in Spanish saying ‘we are workers not beggars’.

How Can U.S. and Mexican Workers Build Cross-Border Solidarity? »

December 2, 2024 | Henry Salazar and David Bacon

Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed in 1993, the economies of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico have become increasingly integrated.
Striking workers and supporters hold signs that say Marathon Teamsters on ULP strike at a rally.

You're Already On Strike. How to Turn Up the Heat? »

November 27, 2024 | Keith Brower Brown | Jane Slaughter

Teamsters at Marathon Petroleum in Detroit have been on the picket line since September 4, their first strike in 30 years.
In the foreground a burn barrel, one striker walking purposefully, one raising a fist. In the background a large crowd of strikers carrying "CUPW on strike" picket signs and wearing safety-yellow vests.

Canada's 55,000 Postal Strikers Are Refusing to Throw New Hires Under the Bus »

November 22, 2024 | Danielle Smith

The company wants to make new hires wait a year before they receive benefits, and to exclude them from the defined-benefit pension plan. Meanwhile the starting wage has risen only 6.7 percent since 2006.

Kentucky Battery Plant Workers Launch Union Drive with UAW »

November 21, 2024 | Luis Feliz Leon

A majority of the 1,000 auto workers at the car battery park BlueOval in Glendale, Kentucky, have signed union cards to join the United Auto Workers.
Workers picket outside the hotel.

This Union-Owned Vegas Hotel is Hiring Scabs to Break a Strike »

November 21, 2024 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann

In her 17 years as a guest room attendant, Isabel Gonzalez has scarcely had a moment’s rest.
A dozen nurses with Teamsters signs face the camera, looking excited.

Michigan Nurses Win the Largest Union Election in Years »

November 21, 2024 | Kari Thompson

It is the largest successful union election in recent memory: 10,000 nurses will be joining the Teamsters. They work for hospital conglomerate Corewell Health at eight hospitals and one outpatient facility, all in southeast Michigan.
Three scenes from the strike, including blindfolded workers with signs in Georgian

Will International Solidarity Turn the Tables in Favor of Striking Gaming Workers in Georgia? »

November 20, 2024 | Simon Rosenblum-Larson and Andrew Tillett-Saks

Four thousand workers at the online gaming company Evolution in Tbilisi, Georgia, walked off the job in July protesting low wages, dangerous working conditions, and harassment.
Three women hold signs saying “Social Wokrers for Equity” and “Value Social Work”

Organizing to Strike: How 19,000 California Workers Got Ready »

November 19, 2024 | Barbara Madeloni

Michael McGlenn is a clinical psychologist at the University of California-San Diego. Three years ago, feeling the pinch of dues, he looked into dropping the union.
A smiling Black woman in round glasses and a jean jacket is shown

Welcome, Danielle! »

November 14, 2024 | Alexandra Bradbury

Our newest staff writer/organizer, Danielle Smith, joined the Labor Notes staff in October. Danielle is a dynamo—a skilled journalist and organizer.

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