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A woman with a blue Texas Rangers T-shirt and a sign that says “On Strike” smiles as she leads a line of autoworkers towards the camera.

After GM Boasts Higher Revenue, Auto Workers Strike Its Cash Cow »

October 24, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

General Motors CEO Mary Barra started her day boasting to company investors how much car sales and revenues have recently climbed.
A letter carrier with a big shoulder bag puts mail in a grouped mailbox in an alley, he is backlit.

A Call for Openness in Letter Carriers Contract Negotiations »

October 24, 2023 | Ray Tillman

One striking feature of the current labor resurgence is a trend for greater openness during national contract negotiations. This year the Auto Workers (UAW) at the Big 3 and Teamsters at UPS have provided members with detailed information about their bargaining proposals.
A group of six people stand facing the camera in the rain with signs covered with clear plastic bags. One says, ‘Without the Lab, You’re Just Guessing.’

To Fix Short-Staffing, Raise Wages, PeaceHealth Strikers Say »

October 23, 2023 | Jonathon Baker

One of the largest non-nurse health care strikes in Pacific Northwest history began at 6:30 a.m. this morning, shedding light on skilled workers who often get overlooked.
A Black man in sunglasses with an exuberant expression exits a factory turnstile with his right arm raised.

Auto Workers Halt Stellantis’s Biggest Moneymaker »

October 23, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon | Lisa Xu

Today 6,800 Auto Workers (UAW) struck the most profitable Stellantis plant in the world.


At 10 a.m. workers streamed out of the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP), near Detroit, where they build the Ram 1500 pickup.
A group of people in red shirts, one man carrying a child march past the camera with signs saying Stellantis is barganing in bad faith.

It’s Working: Auto Workers’ Strike Strategy Is Forcing the Big 3 to Pony Up »

October 20, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

The Auto Workers (UAW) have thrown the Big 3 on the back foot.


For the first time in recent history, the union is playing the automakers against each other—departing from its tradition of choosing one target company and patterning an agreement at the other two.
A group of people hold a black banner that says CEASEFIRE.

U.S. Unions Call for Ceasefire in Gaza »

October 19, 2023 | Alexandra Bradbury | Luis Feliz Leon

While many union members and other workers are worried and horrified at the mounting war in Israel and occupied Palestine, U.S. unions so far have mostly remained silent.

Workers in purple SEIU Local 49 T-shirts march across a street. Some carry picket signs that say SEIU and some other words too small to read. A large purple banner says "We stand for our patients." The person in front is talking into a bullhorn and others appear to be chanting.

Record-Setting Strike Moves Kaiser the Old-Fashioned Way »

October 18, 2023 | Alexandra Bradbury

Seventy-five thousand Kaiser Permanente health care workers struck October 4-6 in what was billed as the biggest health care strike in U.S. history.
Workers in heavy coats stand around picketing in front of a big gray factory. One neon-colored handmade sign says "Worker-led EV transition" with a lightning bolt. Other signs are printed and say "UAW on strike" or "UAW, Stand up, Record Profits, Record Contracts"

Auto Workers Power Up Fight for an Electric Future »

October 16, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

The highest stakes of the United Auto Workers’ strike could be for workers not yet hired, at plants not yet built.
Book cover of “Our Veterans” shows a black woman veteran in a parade carrying the edge of a huge American flag with other marchers.

Book Review: Soldiers as Workers in a Toxic Workplace »

October 13, 2023 | Betsy Zucker

For decades, the armed services and contractors on bases abroad used massive burn pits for waste disposal, rather than safer methods. They burned everything from tires to computer equipment to medical waste and more, often using jet fuel, a known carcinogen, as an accelerant.

An energetic crowd of workers of various ages, genders, and races, Shawn Fain among them, poses in the sunshine outside a building marked Local 862. Many hold printed signs: "United for a strong contract," "Every job a good job," and the UAW logo. Many thrust their fists in the air.

Auto Workers Escalate: Surprise Strike at Massive Kentucky Ford Truck Plant »

October 11, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

Every Friday for the past four weeks, Big 3 CEOs have waited fearfully for Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain to announce which plants will strike next.

Three women smile at the camera with UAW on Strike signs.

Auto Workers Spare Big 3, Win Landmark Just Transition at General Motors »

October 6, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

On Facebook Live Friday afternoon, Auto Workers President Shawn Fain symbolically awarded roses to automakers General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford based on progress at the negotiating table, a reference to the reality show

Nurses in blue T-shirts blow whistles and air horns outside a red-brick building with huge white columns.

New Jersey Nurses Two Months into Strike for Safe Staffing »

October 6, 2023 | Sudip Bhattacharya

There ought to be nine nurses on the day shift at 9 Tower, a trauma surgery unit inside the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.


Instead, some days there are just three.

A group of sanitation workers, most in their bright green hi-visibility work vests, hold signs saying, "Fair Pay for City Workers!" and "City Workers Can't Afford to Live in the City we Serve!" during a rally.

North Carolina Sanitation Workers Strike for $5K Bonuses »

October 5, 2023 | Ben Carroll

UPDATE: City workers won $6.5 million in bonuses at the City Council meeting on October 5. Bonuses of $5,000 will go to workers making under $42,800, with smaller bonuses going to those who make more.
A screen at an Ultium Cells facility which says, "Security Notice: No Photos or Videos Allowed."

Does Your Employer Have Illegal Rules on the Books? »

October 5, 2023 | Robert M. Schwartz

On August 2, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), now controlled by Democratic appointees, issued a game-changing decision known as Stericycle.

‘Where There Are Scabs, There Is Violence’—That’s Why Scabs Are Illegal in Two Canadian Provinces »

October 4, 2023 | Bill Cole

Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has vigorously condemned violence on the picket lines in Michigan, Massachusetts, and California—laying the blame on management

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