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What to Expect When You’re Expecting (To Win) »

April 5, 2023 | Jason Ide

You’ve done it. Your team of rank-and-file members has run for union office and won. In a few short weeks or months you will leave the truck, classroom, or hospital floor behind and join the staff of your local union. You’ve made promises to the members, and you don’t want to let them down.
A teacher reads to kindergarteners, one of whom has her chin on her hands and seems to be rapt by the story

Slingshot: Take the High Road »

April 3, 2023 | Barbara Madeloni

When I ran for president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association I ran headlong into attacks about my character, my competency, and the intentions of our reform caucus. We were accused of being divisive, of being controlled by outside forces, and of cheating.
Black-and-white line drawing of people on a picket line, holding signs. In the foreground is someone with a big furry hood; words on their sign are not visible. Signs in the background read "Be gay, do strike" and "The union is us!" Background behind the sketch is a purple watercolor oval with subtle pink splatters. Title in rounded black letters: Strike in style. Along the top is the edge of a spiral sketchbook.

VIDEOS: Mighty Gay Unions! Queer and Trans Labor Histories and Futures »

March 30, 2023

Queer and trans workers have long been at the frontlines of solidarity, bridging identities and social movements.
Workers with flags gather outside the glass-doored offices of Frontline in Cleveland

A Four-Day Workweek Trojan Horse »

March 30, 2023 | Adam Barrington

It’s never a bad idea to be suspicious of your boss, especially when they act like they’re doing you a favor. For workers at FrontLine Service, a Cleveland non-profit that serves the unsheltered, distrust of our employer is one of the critical sentiments that binds us.

Auto Workers Convention Lurches Towards Reversing Concessions »

March 30, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown and Jane Slaughter

The brand-new leaders of the United Auto Workers are making ambitious demands but face stiff organizing challenges as they seek to jump-start the union, ahead of a momentous contract expiration this September at Ford, Ge

Get Out the Popcorn, Starbucks’ Howard Schultz Called Before Senate »

March 28, 2023 | Jenny Brown

Starbucks projects the image of an employee-friendly company, but its workers have been exposing the contradiction between the company’s words and its actions.

UAW Reformers Clinch the Presidency »

March 25, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

UPDATED: Reform challenger Shawn Fain has won the presidency of the United Auto Workers, the federal monitor announced today. Fain will be sworn in just in time to chair the UAW's bargaining convention, which begins Monday.

‘Wildly Talented’ Disney Workers Target Gender Pay Gap »

March 23, 2023 | Derek Seidman

Originally published by Truthout

What’s Fueling the Graduate Worker Union Upsurge? »

March 22, 2023 | Dave Kamper

The Twin Cities saw one of its biggest-ever snowstorms the week of Presidents Day. But for labor activists the snow was overshadowed by the launch of the University of Minnesota Graduate Labor Union.

Getting the Members into Motion at UPS »

March 20, 2023 | Sean Orr

Rank-and-file activists at UPS have a huge task: getting our 340,000 co-workers ready to mount a credible strike threat by August 1. Luckily we don’t have to do it alone, like we did in 2013 and 2018.

It’s a New Day in the United Auto Workers »

March 17, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon | Jane Slaughter

The machine will churn no more. Nearly 80 years of top-down one-party rule in the United Auto Workers are coming to an end. Reformer Shawn Fain is set to be the winner in the runoff for the UAW presidency.

Women, mostly Black women, march outdoors in red T-shirts that say "Organize" with a telephone logo. Most prominent in the foreground are three women who have linked elbows and are smiling big. The woman on the left has a yellow round sign that says "Everybody's got a right to live." The woman in the middle has blue hair. The woman on the right is holding a light blue sign we can't see, but it probably matches signs visible behind which say "CWA on strike against Maximus." One woman is smoking.

Underpaid and Insulted, Maximus Call Center Workers Organize »

March 15, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

Lakeisha Preston speaks in acronyms. Working the phones at federal contractor Maximus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, she drops them as if they were name brands—MSP (Medicare Secondary Payee), ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease) coverage, and CMN (Certificate of Medical Necessity).
16 people stand facing the camera. Most are wearing jeans and neon yellow or orange jackets or hoodies. Several are helping to hold a blue banner: "Rehire Edward Clarke and Alex White, no retaliation or favoritism." Others hold signs: "180 hours paid time off, unionize KCVG" and "Unionize Amazon."

How We’re Fighting for a Union at Amazon’s Biggest Air Hub »

March 14, 2023 | Griffin Ritze

I work as a tug driver at Amazon’s global air hub in Northern Kentucky (KCVG). My co-workers and I are taking on one of the largest corporations in the world to get what we deserve.
a line of retirees protest behind a metal barrier

New York City Retirees Fight Their Own Unions to Stop Catastrophic Health Care Cuts »

March 10, 2023 | Jenny Brown

[This article has been updated.] Defying two years of protests and lawsuits by union retirees, New York City’s Municipal Labor Committee voted March 9 to scrap some of the best retiree health care coverage in the country.

Chicago Grocery Teamsters Face Firing and Retaliation for Exercising Their Rights »

March 9, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

Workers couldn’t wear a sticker or button, because what if it fell into the fruits and vegetables they packaged for the Anthony Marano Company, a major distributor of produce in Chicago and the greater Midwest for restaurants and grocery chains including Aldi’s, Sysco, and Pete’s Fresh Market?...

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