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A dozen or so workers stand on a corner in from of a parking garage with a giant horseshoe logo on it. They look determined. They carry a mix of hand-lettered and printed signs saying things like "Dealers on strike," "Organize," "Fight back," "Horseshoe Teamsters on strike," and "On strike only against Horseshoe Casino Greed, Teamsters Local 135." Behind them is a canopy that has been insulated with tarps closing some of the sides. Camp chairs and a propane tank are visible. Some wear knitted hats.

Indiana Casino Dealers Are Bringing Back the Recognition Strike »

November 10, 2025 | Alexandra Bradbury

There are no clocks in a casino, so the dealers all set their phone alarms for noon. Everyone was a bundle of nerves. Before work, a couple of people threw up.
A close crowd with signs, including ‘Save our Services’ and someone with a bullhorn

Shutdown Deal: Federal Workers Say No, Not This Way »

November 10, 2025 | Jenny Brown

Senate Democrats had some leverage, but they dropped the crowbar. Seven Democratic senators and an independent caved, spurring a Democratic deal with the Trump administration to end the 41-day government shutdown. It requires 60 Senate votes, with a preliminary vote expected today.
A band performs in a union hall. The guitarist in front is a tall man in a red T-shirt with a design that starts "No Power" (his guitar blocks the rest of hte slogan" and the arm says "Stronger." There's a woman on bass, a man in a cowboy hat on drums, and a man holding an accordion sitting at a keyboard. Behind them is a yellow AFL-CIO banner. For some reason a black T-shirt is draped over a framed item on the wall.

Texas Electricians Open Up Negotiations and Win Big »

November 6, 2025 | Paul Steiner

The building trades can be a tough place for union reformers. Union business is typically conducted behind the scenes, with little involvement from members, while the bosses stall and derail negotiations.
Workers rally holding colorful banners and signs.

Mega Strike in New Zealand Demands Funding for Public Services, Raises »

November 6, 2025 | Justine Sachs

New Zealand’s streets filled with nurses, doctors, teachers, health care assistants, public workers, and firefighters on October 23 in a massive one-day strike demanding that the government fully fund public services.
A dense and diverse crowd of people, some wearing yellow hats, marches across the Brooklyn Bridge in early-morning light. At the front are Zohran Mamdani and others carrying a banner that says in big purple letters "Our Time Is Now"

Zohran Mamdani: New York's Working Class Elects a Movement Mayor »

November 4, 2025 | Luis Feliz Leon

Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist and the Democratic nominee, will be New York City’s next mayor, after trouncing former Governor Andrew Cuomo in a primary and general election double whammy.

Two white women stand together in front of a wall of lockers, presumably the non-public area of a grocery store, holding a printed blue and yellow sign that reads "Workers' needs vs. grocery greed," with symbols of a fist and Mr. Moneybags. The woman on the left is giving the "thumbs-down" sign. Both smile calmly.

SNAP Axe Could Fall on Grocery Shoppers and Workers Alike »

October 31, 2025 | Caitlyn Clark

Beginning November 1, 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as “food stamps,” are set to go without benefits. Among them are union members in underpaid industries like grocery and retail.
Members of the Laborers Union march in a No Kings demonstration, holding signs that say Immigrant Rights Are Workers Rights and An Injury to One Is an Injury to All.

After No Kings, How Can We Escalate? »

October 31, 2025 | Eric Blanc

[Originally published on the Labor Politics Substack.
Workers, mostly women, carry a big red banner with white letters: "PSC stands with immigrants." They are in a big crowd. Some also carry picket signs, some printed and some handwritten, with messages (some partially visible) including "Dictators don't belong here," "America? Fight for it!" "Oranges don't belong in the White House," "Stop the war on immigrants," and "Stop the coup." One woman wears a hijab.

How to Build a Union Culture that Welcomes Immigrant Members »

October 29, 2025 | Dan La Botz, Luis Feliz Leon, and Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Solidarity between workers is the lifeblood of a fighting labor movement. The workplace throws us together regardless of culture, race, gender, and language; we may have little in common but the need to earn a livelihood. But working shoulder to shoulder, we forge genuine bonds.

To Build a Stronger Labor Movement, Go to the Members »

October 29, 2025 | Jimmy Williams

[This article is part of a Labor Notes roundtable series: How Can Unions Defend Worker Power Against Trump 2.0? We will be publishing more contributions here and in our magazine in the months ahead.

To Stop Trump, Unions Need Joint Campaigns and a Shared Vision »

October 28, 2025 | Alex Caputo-Pearl and Jackson Potter

[This article is part of a Labor Notes roundtable series: How Can Unions Defend Worker Power Against Trump 2.0? We will be publishing more contributions here and in our magazine in the months ahead.
Students and faculty members rally holding signs that say "Union Busting Is Not a Jesuit Value" and "LMU: Back to the Table Now."

Loyola Marymount Is Trying to Bust our Union. We’re Fighting Back. »

October 27, 2025 | Arik Greenberg

I was working from home when I got the email: The college I’ve taught at since 2003, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, was shutting down negotiations. They would no longer recognize the non-tenure track (NTT) faculty union my colleagues and I had fought tirelessly for.

From a heroic low angle, we look up at a Black woman marching in a purple SEIU BJ shirt. The yellow SEIU flag she carries is billowing in the wind, mirroring the curve of the building behind her, against the blue sky. We can see the corners of other picket signs--she is part of a dense crowd.

Bring Your Union Banner to the Protest »

October 23, 2025 | Luis Feliz Leon | Alexandra Bradbury

Nearly 7 million people hit the streets October 18 to oppose Trump’s authoritarian actions. Demonstrators waved American flags and donned whimsical animal costumes.
A group in a parking lot in yellow t-shirts listen while one man speaks through a microphone

Indiana Kroger Workers Win Better Contract after Voting ‘No’ Twice »

October 22, 2025 | Andrea Reynolds

With 8,000 workers, the Indianapolis Kroger contract is the largest in Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 700. After keeping members in the dark about negotiations, our local union leadership dropped a concessionary contract in our laps.
A group of Google workers stand in red shirts behind a sign that reads Workers Over Billionaires.

We Can’t Rebuild the Labor Movement Without Taking on Big Targets »

October 22, 2025 | Kate Bronfenbrenner

[This article is part of a Labor Notes roundtable series: How Can Unions Defend Worker Power Against Trump 2.0? We will be publishing more contributions here and in our magazine in the months ahead.
Several people in high-viz green stocking caps gather around a sheet of paper, pickets in the background have signs saying ‘no contract, no coffee’

Strike Captains and Practice Pickets: Starbucks Workers Aim to Bring a Contract Home »

October 21, 2025 | Jenny Brown

Unionized Starbucks workers are electing strike captains and getting customers to pledge they won't cross picket lines. They’re amassing in front of stores with picket signs, borrowing a slogan that UPS Teamsters used during their 2023 contract campaign: “Just Practicing for a Just Contract.”

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