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What Would It Take For Rail Workers To Win? »

December 2, 2022 | Ross Grooters

On Thursday, Congress voted to impose a contract on 120,000 freight railroad workers and preempt the first national rail stoppage in 30 years.

Comic: Tales from Inside an Australian Amazon Warehouse »

December 1, 2022 | Sam Wallman

At the end of 2017, Amazon opened its first warehouse in Australia. The company’s reputation loomed large—it was clear that the monolith would reshape the landscape here.

Every Union Contract Right Now Should Be the Best Ever »

November 29, 2022 | Alexandra Bradbury

If your union goes into negotiations right now and doesn’t win its biggest raise ever, you’re leaving money on the table.


Soaring inflation means it takes a bigger raise just to break even. And with unemployment low, labor has extra leverage to win more.
Comic shows freight trains with the text: "Imagine, a complex network of just-in-time delivery, moving billions of dollars of material and merchandise, undergirding the entire American economy, pushed to the brink because: [shrugging man in suit, labeled "rail boss," speaks:] 'We just can't afford more paid sick days.'"]

Could We See a Rail Strike? »

November 24, 2022 | Jonah Furman

Despite fanfare from the White House and Secretary of Labor about averting a rail strike, some freight rail unions could walk out as soon as December 9.

Strikers march outdoors. The three in front, wearing neon vests of picket captains, are chanting energetically, two with fists in air, one holding bullhorn. Crowd behind them holds "UAW on strike" picket signs.

This Year's Biggest Strike Is by 48,000 Academic Workers at the University of California »

November 23, 2022 | Kenzo Esquivel

Across the prestigious University of California system, tens of thousands of workers walked off the job last week for the nation’s largest strike of 2022, and the largest strike of academic workers in U.S. history.
A diverse crowd of people, viewed from above, fills the frame. Most people are wearing red shirts. Many are Black. Many are lifting flags or raised fists and some hold "Organize the South" banners. Many little kids are in the front of the crowd.

Southern Service Workers Launch a New Union »

November 22, 2022 | Stephanie Luce

Hundreds of service workers from across the South gathered in Columbia, South Carolina, November 17-19 to launch the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW), taking their fight to a new level.

'Above All, Don't Stay Quiet': Philly Immigrant Workers Organize to Change the Restaurant Industry »

November 18, 2022 | Melissa Moriarty

The first time Yuris Reyes asked for paid sick leave, she was turned down. “My bosses told me that paid sick leave was only for the managers and not something I was entitled to,” says the Philadelphia restaurant worker.

Strike Wave Rocks Britain, as Unions Confront the Cost-of-Living Crisis »

November 18, 2022 | Marcus Barnett

In Britain today, anyone asking a worker about the direction the country is headed will be unlikely to receive a printable answer.

Strikers and supporters march with picket signs in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

‘No Contract, No Matisse’: Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Win First Contract After Strike »

November 17, 2022 | Liam Kelly

After a 19-day strike, members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) union voted overwhelmingly in October to approve their first contract. Daily pickets had cut into the museum’s attendance and impacted preparation for an anticipated exhibit on the works of French painter Henri Matisse.

'I Get to Have a Life': Pilots Speak Out on Contract Fights »

November 17, 2022 | Jonah Furman

Airline labor is at a breaking point. The country’s four largest airlines are facing pilot labor conflicts, all centering on a mismanaged pandemic recovery.

About 15 people, mostly white women, stand on a street corner wearing big red printed signs that say "Haverill educators on strike!" One woman holds her sign high in the air and turns to face the others, in profile to the camera, with a lively open-mouthed expression, maybe yelling or singing. Her sign says "Fair contract now."

Undaunted by Fines, Massachusetts Teachers Defy Strike Ban »

November 14, 2022 | Barbara Madeloni

Two more illegal strikes have hit Massachusetts! On October 14, members of the Haverhill Educators Association voted to strike. Malden educators voted to strike just a few hours later.

El movimiento sindical independiente de México: resumen de las victorias recientes y los desafíos »

November 11, 2022 | Jeffery Hermanson

El régimen laboral del periodo neoliberal en México está en plena decadencia.

General Strike Threat Beats Ontario's Anti-Worker Law »

November 10, 2022 | Peter Hoges

Ontario workers delivered a spectacular blow to Premier Doug Ford’s government this week. Just four days after ramming through unprecedented anti-worker legislation, Bill 28, Ford appeared in a hastily called press conference on Monday morning to announce its full repeal.
People march in front of an Apple store in New York City, holding signs and banners in English and Chinese. Their faces are blurred out in the photo due to fears of retaliation from the Chinese government against them and their families.

After Workers Flee China's Largest iPhone Factory, Activists Demand Accountability from Apple »

November 10, 2022 | Liu Xiang and Ruo Yan

Chinese overseas labor activists and allies have launched a campaign demanding accountability from Apple and Foxconn for their gross mistreatment of workers at a Chinese factory where half the world’s iPhones are made.

Mexico's Independent Union Movement: An Overview of Recent Victories and Challenges Ahead »

November 9, 2022 | Jeffery Hermanson

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