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A group of workers looks to the left, with signs saying UAW on strike

Six Weeks In, Stock Dwindles at Struck Ohio Battery Plant »

June 13, 2023 | Courtney Smith

Update, June 14: As we went to press, a third tentative agreement was announced, but without details.

As New York Skies Darken, Delivery Workers Help Each Other »

June 8, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

Wildfire smoke muddled the New York City skyline on Tuesday. Many people experienced the eerie threat mainly by scrolling through social media. But others experienced it in their bodies.

A group of excited Teamsters, some in brown uniforms, others in union hoodies, hold signs saying time to pay up,

UPS Teamsters Start Strike Authorization Vote »

June 7, 2023 | Sean Orr and Elliot Lewis

With the largest private sector labor contract in the United States set to expire on July 31 at midnight, the eyes of the American labor movement are on United Parcel Service (UPS) and the nearly 350,000 Teamsters who work there.

Three workers picket, facing slightly away from the camera, on a tree-lined road outdoors. Their picket signs say "On strike, Unfair Labor Practice, Calportland Glacier Northwest, Teamsters Local 174."

Unions Can Still Strike—Don't Let the Supreme Court Tell You Otherwise »

June 1, 2023 | Alexandra Bradbury

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers’ rights. But it could have been much worse.
A group of workers and supporters stand holding signs reading UAW on Strike.

Ford Parts Workers Strike over Money, Safety, Discipline »

June 1, 2023 | Jane Slaughter

“I wish to be like eggs,” said Abdullah Saleem, in his third week of striking Constellium Automotive west of Detroit. “You know how eggs used to be a dollar a dozen and now they’re $4,” said Saleem, who has 11 years working at the plant.
A group of 15 or so workers in hi-viz vests look excited and hold signs about voting for the Teamsters union.

DHL Violates Neutrality, Freight Workers Join Teamsters Anyway »

May 31, 2023 | Peter Lucas

At the DHL Express superhub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, 1,100 workers who load and unload freight on aircraft voted to join Teamsters Local 100 in April in one of the biggest private-sector union wins this year.
Cartoon of a an angry boss and an angry worker in a hardhat yelling at each other.

Biden Labor Board Restores Right to Use Heated Language »

May 26, 2023 | Robert M. Schwartz

In a landmark May Day ruling called Lion Elastomers, the National Labor Relations Board restored the rights of union representatives to use heated language, including occasional profanity, during arguments with management.
Protesters sitting in a row in a meeting hold up yellow posters with a picture of slain worker Juan Baten.

Slingshot: Children on the Killing Floor »

May 25, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

The first labor story I ever wrote was about the death of Juan Baten, a 22-year-old Guatemalan worker who was killed on the job at a food warehouse in Brooklyn in 2011. Baten got pulled into a mixing machine that lacked the required safety guard.
two young people address a crowd in what appears to be a campus setting

Organizing Despite the Churn »

May 22, 2023 | Jenny Brown

When the Amazon Labor Union first submitted union authorization cards, “we had to withdraw and file again,” recalled organizing committee member Justine Medina, “because Amazon challenged over 1,000 of our signatures saying they no longer worked there.”
A crowd of adults and children hold a banner saying Keep Teachers in Oakland Schools while other signs say Huelga para un Contracto Justo and Fair Contract Now.

Common Good a Big Subject in Oakland Schools Strike »

May 19, 2023 | H. Zappelman and Micaela Morse

The 3,000 teachers and support staff of the Oakland Education Association walked out May 4, shutting down all 85 elementary, middle, and high schools.
Seven workers, men and women, white and black, hold yellow “union yes” signs in front of the Lordstown water tower

Battery Jobs Must Be Good-Paying Union Jobs, Says New UAW President »

May 18, 2023 | Dan DiMaggio

Contracts covering 150,000 auto workers at the Big 3 will expire on September 14, and the new leadership of the United Auto Workers is taking a more aggressive stance than in years past.

Union Win at Bus Factory Electrifies Georgia »

May 16, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

After a bruising three-year fight, workers at school bus manufacturer Blue Bird in Fort Valley, Georgia, voted May 12 to join United Steelworkers (USW) Local 697.
Striking Rutgers workers and supporters march at the campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Rutgers Strike Wins Big But More is Needed to Change Higher Education »

May 11, 2023 | Bryan Sacks and Michael Reagan

After a five-day strike in April, members of the Rutgers faculty, graduate student, librarian, and clinician unions voted 93 percent to accept a new contract which included dramatic gains.
A man, Yang Hoe-dong, walks along a sidewalk wearing a resolute expression. His right arm is in the air, holding a green flag. In his left hand he holds a microphone to his lips. He wears a red headbank with printing on it in Korean, and a vest and badge that also have printed text in Korean. It seems likely he is speaking or leading chants at a union protest.

South Korea: Labor Union Leader Sets Himself Afire in Protest of Racketeering Charges »

May 8, 2023 | Kap Seol

A South Korean union leader has ended his life, enraged in anger and humiliation as the government attempted to bring racketeering charges against him over union activity.
Strikers stand in front of Medieval Times holding a banner that reads "Knights on Strike."

Knights on Strike in California »

May 5, 2023 | Ericka Wills

Shocking video of Medieval Times strikers in Buena Park, California, run down by a car and then physically assaulted while picketing in a crosswalk had hundreds of thousands of views on social media in April.

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