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A woman in a big crowd holds up a sign saying ‘hands off Medicare’

Labor Signs on to Save Medicare »

September 29, 2025 | Rose Roach

In 1965, President Johnson signed Medicare into law, establishing the right to quality healthcare for millions of retired Americans. The labor movement was essential in passing this landmark legislation.
A heart-shaped sign saying “Hands Off Our Democracy” is carried in a crowd.

We Who Believe in Democracy Must Fight to Make It Real »

September 24, 2025 | Luis Feliz Leon

We wake daily to new spectacles of violence and humiliation: kidnappings in broad daylight, attacks on unions, LGBTQ people, women, and immigrants, the erosion of long-cherished rights. It’s no longer a tricky question whether we have tipped into authoritarianism. The answer is yes.

A large group wearing red with banners and signs and flags pose for the camera

Wells Fargo Workers Push to Bring A Union to the Banking Industry »

September 23, 2025 | Dan DiMaggio

Workers at Wells Fargo are organizing the first union at a major U.S. bank—in one of the least-organized industries in the country.
Several people cheer while holding signs. One has a drawing of a dumpster on fire, “Courtesy of Lee Zeldin”

Federal Workers Declare Five-Alarm Fires at Agencies »

September 23, 2025 | Jenny Brown

Braving retaliation, thousands of federal workers across six agencies have signed open letters charging that their workplaces are being hamstrung or dismantled by the Trump administration.
A group of people in hi-viz vests and hardhats walk by huge turbine components

Trump’s War on Wind: Tens of Thousands of Jobs Destroyed, Unions Say »

September 22, 2025 | Kari Thompson

Environmental groups and unions representing construction workers found common ground this summer over President Trump’s blocking of offshore wind projects.
Flight attendants, mainly women, march on an airport sidewalk. Some wave pink CUPE flags and others wear sandwich-board signs with "CUPE" printed on and handwritten slogans. The two most visible say "Wings clipped by corporate greed!" and "Execs get bonuses, we get excuses." The woman in the foreground meets the camera's gaze with a serious expression; women behind her are chanting or singing.

Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Wage Proposal »

September 18, 2025 | Adam D.K. King

On September 6, flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge rejected a proposed tentative agreement by a resounding 99.1 percent, with nearly 95 percent of bargaining unit members voting.
Photo of a classroom.

How to Defend Members from Politicized Firings »

September 18, 2025 | Bill Barry

Can a worker be fired simply for expressing an opinion that the boss or a political group finds objectionable? These days online attackers often campaign to pressure employers to fire workers for political speech—even speech that took place on their private social media pages.
East African workers carrying signs march in the dark during the strike.

Teamsters Win University of Minnesota Strike, With Help from Farm Aid »

September 18, 2025 | Randy Furst

Some 1,400 Teamster service workers at the University of Minnesota won a resounding victory in a five-day walkout that showcased their militancy and underscored the power of solidarity.
Electrical workers in a tunnel.

New Caucus Powers Up In the Electrical Workers »

September 17, 2025 | Keith Brower Brown

On paper, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has power like few other unions in the country. The “sparkies” have over 700,000 members. Most of them have held onto pensions, family health plans, and some of the best pay in construction.

The skeleton of a giant building with a worker in a manlift is shown.

Georgia Battery Plant Raid Spotlights Hyundai’s Horrible Labor Practices »

September 11, 2025 | Luis Feliz Leon

Four hundred and seventy-five workers were arrested at a joint Hyundai and LG Energy Solutions electric-vehicle battery plant under construction in Ellabell, Georgia, on September 4. It was the largest immigration raid at a single location in U.S. history.

Workers gather in front of a sign reading: "Siembra NC"

North Carolina Electrical Workers Gear Up for Jobsite ICE Defense »

September 10, 2025 | Jody Anderson

I'm an electrical worker in IBEW Local 553 in Durham, North Carolina. We're one of the fastest growing locals in the South, with members in both construction and utility line work.

Workers pose with bracelets reading "CWA"

How Spray Tan Technicians and Sugaring Aestheticians Built their Groundbreaking Salon Chain Union »

September 4, 2025 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Most of us have had a manager we see too much of. For workers in the salon industry, that can take on a whole new meaning.

Filipino workers rally outside Kawasaki Motors.

Kawasaki Workers Are on Strike in the Philippines—And We Need Your Solidarity »

September 4, 2025 | Richard Balberan

Kawasaki is trying to bust our union.
A group of 7 workers look excited and raise fists in front of a “BlueOval SK” sign

Kentucky Battery Plant Joins United Auto Workers in Close Vote »

August 28, 2025 | Luis Feliz Leon

Kentucky battery plant workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park (BOSK) in Glendale have voted to join the United Auto Workers. The workers make batteries to power Ford’s all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck and E-Transit cargo van.
About 15 smiling people hold identical signs saying “ARISE for Higher Para Pay”

How NYC Teachers Ran a Slate to Build Member Power »

August 27, 2025 | Olivia Swisher

Teachers measure time in school years, not calendar years. As the new school year begins, I’ve been reflecting on my experiences from last year as an unexpected candidate for president of the 200,000-member United Federation of Teachers in New York City.

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