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Review: Learning from an Older Generation of Troublemakers »

January 5, 2023 | Kim Scipes

One of the fun things about the 2022 Labor Notes Conference was the presence and enthusiasm of young people. To this labor veteran, it was encouraging to see the young blood and new faces; it was clear that we have a new generation of leaders emerging in the labor movement.

Management Rights: A Pitfall When Negotiating Your First Contract »

January 3, 2023 | Robert M. Schwartz

Over the past year, impressive numbers of workers, especially in the retail and service sectors, have begun the process of organizing a union. Workers at Starbucks, Chipotle, Trader Joe’s, Amazon, and other establishments have won union elections.

Viewpoint: Citizenship, Not Surveillance, for Farmworkers »

December 22, 2022 | Servando Jimenez

This week, I joined farmworkers across the country in sounding the alarm on legislation that would make us even more vulnerable. We have defeated it for now.

UPDATED: Alta Bates Nurses Revolt »

December 21, 2022 | Sarah Hughes

[UPDATE, January 20, 2023: Alta Bates nurses returned to work on January 2 after striking for nine days over the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Amazon strikes hold signs saying strike, higher wages, stop racism. An Amazon facility is in the background

Race to the Top »

December 20, 2022 | Jenny Brown

When Amazon workers at a St.
picketers outside New York Times headquarters with a jumble of NewsGuild signs.

Biggest Contracts Expiring in 2023 »

December 20, 2022 | Dan DiMaggio

Negotiations will take place in 2023 for some of the biggest contracts in the labor movement, including at UPS and the Big Three automakers.
Woman in a warm hat holds Starbucks Workers United sign high with sun behind her

2022 in Review: Harsh Conditions, Good Surprises »

December 19, 2022 | Jenny Brown

Was it the pandemic? Was it new disasters from climate change? Was it the fact that employers are still begging for more workers?

Outside rally among fall leaves with twenty happy people with Yes on 1 signs and t-shirts

Millionaire Tax Wins in Massachusetts »

December 16, 2022 | Max Page

For more than a century in Massachusetts everyone has paid the same income tax rate, from those who rake in millions to those working a minimum wage job. Until now.
An orange BNSF train passes in front of a mountain and forested hills

Frustrated Over Contract, Locomotive Engineers Vote to Oust President »

December 14, 2022 | Jonah Furman

This story was first published on More Perfect Union.
A group of workers and supporters hold signs that read STRIKE in front of a blue Amazon Prime truck.

Global Actions on Black Friday Unite Workers to ‘Make Amazon Pay’ »

December 14, 2022 | Peter Olney and Rand Wilson

Over the last 27 years Amazon has grown from a little-known online bookseller to a global sprawling logistics and delivery empire, overtaking brick-and-mortar retailers with its e-commerce offerings and threatening to make serious inroads on last-mile carriers like FedEx, UPS, and the Postal...
People sit in a classroom. Most are looking attentively at a person in the foreground who must be speaking, but has his back to us. He is wearing an interpretation headset and the back of his T-shirt says "Los Deliveristas Unidos," Spanish for united delivery workers.

'I Walked Away Like a Giant': New York Troublemakers School Draws 400 »

December 13, 2022 | Hannah Grimmett

Four hundred rank-and-file organizers gathered November 19 in a New York City high school at the largest Troublemakers School yet. The day was part learning opportunity, part celebration of shared struggle.
Workers in reflective yellow jackets work outdoors on railroad tracks, with heavy machinery, surrounded by rocky cliffs and forest

Rail Machinist Opens Bid for District Presidency »

December 9, 2022 | Jonah Furman

Rail workers have captured the nation’s attention since September, when their showdown with the Class I freight railroads reached a near-breaking point.
View from above of a sea of marchers outdoors, all carrying matching printed "UAW on strike" picket signs

Viewpoints: How Academic Workers’ Leverage Can Grow in a Long-Haul Strike »

December 9, 2022 | Jonathan Mackris and Abrar Abidi

Forty-eight thousand academic workers have been on strike across the 10 campuses of the University of California since November 14. It’s the biggest strike in the country this year.
Workers, many in ponchos, march briskly on a street. Some carry printed signs saying "Safer work," "Higher wages," or "Amazon hurts."

No Union? You Still Have a Right to Strike »

December 8, 2022 | Richard de Vries

Last year there were 87 strikes by non-union workers, according to Cornell’s Labor Action Tracker, accounting for one-third of all work stoppages in the U.S.

Challengers Win Big in UAW Elections; Presidency Headed to Run-Off »

December 2, 2022 | Jane Slaughter

See election results here.


What is the mood at United Auto Workers headquarters today? Day drinking? Shopping for retirement condos? Dunning staff for money to try desperately to win the run-off? Shredding documents?

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