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Workers hold signs at night--they are backlit by traffic and street lights but one sign is legible, saying ‘everyone tier one.’

‘No Justice, No Jeeps!’ Scenes from the Auto Workers Strike »

September 15, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown | Luis Feliz Leon | Jane Slaughter

The strike is on. Last night the Auto Workers (UAW) shut down three major assembly plants at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler). It’s the first time in history the union has struck all three companies at once.

A group of smiling workers leave through factory turnstiles, walking towards the camera.

Auto Workers Strike Plants at All Three of the Big 3 »

September 15, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon | Jane Slaughter

Tick, tock. At midnight the clock ran out, and auto workers massed on picket lines.

An excited group of six, mostly African American, hold up fists and blue UAW contract campaign signs.

When Auto Workers Stand Up, Here's How to Stand with Them »

September 13, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

September 14: This article has been updated to identify the plants where workers will strike on day one.
An autoworker tightens bolts on a car chassis above his head.

Don’t Do the Boss Any Favors »

September 13, 2023 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

Management everywhere relies on workers “going the extra mile.” We cut corners, we skip breaks, and we look the other way on common violations of the contract, work rules, or even safety.
A group of autoworkers stand around outside looking at the camera--the closest is a blonde woman with a red shirt that says “UAW Back in the Fight.”

So Ready to Strike »

September 12, 2023 | E. Steele

Conventional wisdom tells us we would rather not strike if we can avoid it. Labor Notes’ Secrets of a Successful Organizer says to start small and build escalating campaigns of bigger and riskier actions.
A group of five auto workers pose in their union hall with blue signs that say "End Tiers," "Every Auto Job a Good Job," and "United for a Strong Contract."

‘The Cost of Doing Nothing Is Much Higher’: Big Three Auto Workers Prepare to Strike »

September 12, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

Two days before their contract expires at midnight Thursday, the Auto Workers (UAW) are poised to strike the Big 3 automakers—General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis—to recoup concessions made over the past two decades,
A group of 30 red-shirted autoworkers stand around a banner and hold contract campaign signs.

Big 3 Focus on Auto Parts Centers in Strike Prep »

September 11, 2023 | Lisa Xu

The automakers General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis are hurtling towards a showdown with United Auto Workers (UAW) as contract talks approach the September 14 strike deadline.

A group of workers in red, blue, or grey shirts hold signs saying “United for a Strong Contract,” and “COLA and Fair Pay Now”

Fight for Safety, Own the Shop Floor »

September 8, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

Earlier this year, on the Ford stamping line in Buffalo, sewage started pouring onto the floor. Careless managers had shut down a pump to install new equipment and caused a deluge.
A group of mostly women stand close together with signs saying “Higher Wages” and “Safer Work”

Countering Dangerous Work at Amazon »

September 7, 2023 | Caitlyn Clark

Amazon workers at the STL8 fulfillment center in St. Peters, Missouri, filed an OSHA complaint August 3 against the company for health and safety violations in their warehouse.
Bernie Sanders speaks at a podium surrounded by people holding signs about housing

Sanders for Labor Day: Unprecedented Corporate Greed Demands Unprecedented Worker Response »

August 31, 2023 | Bernie Sanders

“At a time of unprecedented corporate greed, we need an unprecedented worker response,” said Senator Bernie Sanders before an audience of 2,000 union activists at the UNI Global Union World Congress in Philadelphia on August 27.
A crowd of hundreds is seen from afar and behind them there’s a body of water. They have vertical red on white banners saying “Health and Safety,” “Racial Justice,” “For the schools,” “That Students,” “Deserve.”

‘Big Bargaining’ in Oakland Led to Big Gains »

August 30, 2023 | Vilma Serrano and Tim Marshall

It’s back-to-school season!
A crowd surrounds a large festive purple piggy-bank piñata suspended above them. It is labeled NYU and is in school colors, purple and gold.

Lessons from Lively Picket Lines »

August 29, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon | Alexandra Bradbury

The heat was scorching in Louisville, Kentucky, last Thursday. But what the windless day lacked in gusts, it made up in guts.
A fired up crowd of about 50 holds round yellow signs saying UAW Local 862 and blue and white signs saying United for a Strong Contract and Every Auto Job a Good Job.

Kentucky Auto Workers at Ford Are Preparing for a Strike »

August 28, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

Five hundred Auto Workers (UAW) from Local 862 held rallies in Louisville, Kentucky, August 24 and 25, part of a wave of practice pickets and rallies around the country.

Steward’s Corner: Ten-Minute Meetings »

August 24, 2023 | Lisa Xu

As auto workers prepare for the expiration of the Big 3 auto contracts covering 150,000 members September 14, some are turning to a valuable tool they saw UPS Teamsters use: the 10-minute meeting.
A group of 25 fired-up nurses in royal blue t-shirts poses with signs about striking and safe staffing.

‘Something Must Change’: New Jersey Nurses Strike for Safe Staffing »

August 23, 2023 | Kelsey Khan

I am one of 1,700 nurses on strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. We are members of United Steel Workers Local 4-200.

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