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Workers in red shirts march outside the Washington Post's office, carrying signs with slogans including "Flexible RTO" (which stands for return to office) and Washington Post Tech Guild Unite!

Member-Organizers Drive a NewsGuild Surge »

August 18, 2025 | Randy Furst

The news industry has undergone a sea-change in the last two decades. Print readership of newspapers has declined sharply, while their digital readership has edged up slowly. Local newspapers have consolidated into ever larger chains controlled by private equity and vulture funds.
Cover of book is superimposed on Starbucks workers with fists in the air.

Salts and Peppers Build a Union at Starbucks »

August 13, 2025 | Jenny Brown

Review of Jaz Brisack, Get on the Job and Organize (Atria/One Signal, 2025).

Columbia Tries to Undermine Its Unions, Hire Scab Instructors »

August 13, 2025 | Jenny Brown

Imagine you get a letter from your manager a week before you are set to teach classes, removing you from teaching duties but saying you’ll get paid anyway.
20 flight attendants in uniform hold red signs saying “unpaid work won’t fly” in both French and English

Air Canada Flight Attendants Vote 99.7 Percent to Strike »

August 12, 2025 | Adam D. K. King

More than ten thousand Air Canada flight attendants could soon be on strike if a deal isn’t reached by August 16.
Workers hold signs reading "fair contract now" and "Mauser Teamsters on Strike"

‘Toxic’ Laundry, Melting Aprons: Mauser Strike Hits Two Months »

August 7, 2025 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Many employees at Chicago’s Mauser Packaging Solutions dread laundry day, and not for the usual reasons. The workers, who recondition steel drums used in the transport of materials like acetone, ammonia, and paint, say they have inconsistent access to uniforms and protective equipment.

Several people in UAW for Zohran T-shirts laugh together with the candidate.

Why the UAW Endorsed Zohran When Other New York City Unions Held Back »

August 7, 2025 | Sam Feldman

Zohran Mamdani’s shock victory in this year’s New York City Democratic mayoral primary upended New York politics and called into question the effectiveness of big local unions, which mostly lined up behind loser Andrew Cuomo.

Four people sit in a row at school desks, the third is making a point to others off camera

Steward’s Corner: Help Members Know Their Contract »

August 5, 2025 | John Green

Union contracts can be dense, legalistic, and shaped by unwritten past practices. Sometimes they’re not even in the first language of most employees. Yet if union members don’t know what their contract says, employers can rob workers of rights that the union won at the bargaining table.

A group of around 30 canvassers pose with signs and fliers.

Zohran’s New York City Primary Win Shows People Are Ready to Organize »

August 4, 2025 | Danielle Smith

Back in February, few New Yorkers were thinking about the upcoming Democratic mayoral primary, and even fewer had heard of the New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.
A group of dozens of teachers wearing red shirts gather behind a union banner.

In Small-Town Oregon, Teacher Strike Threat and Community Support Stop Bad Proposal »

July 30, 2025 | Barbara Madeloni

As educators fend off attacks at the federal and state level, they’re also seeing some local wins. From striking for more recess to demanding more nurses and support personnel, teachers across the country have successfully organized for policies that improve children’s school day.

In Italy, Immigrant Workers Launch a Wave of Strikes for a 40-Hour Week »

July 30, 2025 | Morganne Blais-McPherson and Sarah Caudiero

Since early April, immigrant workers in the Tuscan city of Prato have staged a wave of strikes demanding their right to a 40-hour work week, or “8x5.”
SINTTIA members gathered for a discussion on the automotive sector. Photo: SINTTIA

Independent Union Loses Bid to Represent Second Mexico GM Plant »

July 28, 2025 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann

The independent National Auto Workers Union (SINTTIA) lost its bid to represent General Motors workers at the company’s San Luis Potosí SUV plant.

Confront or Cave? Federal Pressure Splits the Building Trades »

July 24, 2025 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann | Keith Brower Brown

One of the last nationwide bastions of union jobs is getting jackhammered by the Trump administration. Members are languishing in ICE prisons without trial. Programs that protect members from racism and sexism are getting the axe.

Two Kroger workers stand in front of pallets. One holds a sign that says "Kroger workers can't survive off of quarters."

8,000 Indiana Kroger Workers Vote Down Contract a Second Time »

July 22, 2025 | Caitlyn Clark

Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 700 members across Indiana voted on July 10 and 11 to reject a tentative agreement covering 8,000 Kroger retail workers. This is the second contract Kroger workers have rejected, after 74 percent voted down the first offer in May.
A drawing depicts people in a boat on rough seas with a lighthouse leading the way

In Uncertain Times for Entertainment, IATSE Reformers See a Way Forward »

July 21, 2025 | Greg Loebell

The International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) will hold its Quadrennial Convention in Hawaii starting July 28.
Two women talk across seats in filled auditorium.

Inside Your Union, You Have Due Process Rights »

July 17, 2025 | Cathy Highet

Suppose you run for local union office on a reform slate, and nearly win… but then the incumbent leaders trump up charges against you. You’re sure your only crime is challenging them, but they brand your organizing “dual unionism” or “conduct unbecoming a member.”

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