Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Many employees at Chicago’s Mauser Packaging Solutions dread laundry day, and not for the usual reasons. The workers, who recondition steel drums used in the transport of materials like acetone, ammonia, and paint, say they have inconsistent access to uniforms and protective equipment.

Toxic Laundry, Melting Aprons: Mauser Strike Hits Two Months

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Workers hold signs reading "fair contract now" and "Mauser Teamsters on Strike"

El Sindicato Independiente Nacional de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Industria Automotriz (SINTTIA) perdió su intento de representar a los trabajadores de General Motors en la planta de SUV de la compañía en San Luis Potosí. Los trabajadores votaron a favor de unirse a otro sindicato, Carlos Leone, vinculado a la Confederación de Trabajadores de México (CTM), conocida por sus contratos favorables a los empleadores.

SINTTIA pierde elección sindical en planta GM de San Luis Potosí

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Miembros de SINTTIA se reunieron para una discusión sobre el sector automotriz. Foto: SINTTIA

The independent National Auto Workers Union (SINTTIA) lost its bid to represent General Motors workers at the company’s San Luis Potosí SUV plant. Workers there voted to join another union, Carlos Leone, with ties to the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), which is notorious for its employer-friendly contracts.

Independent Union Loses Bid to Represent Second Mexico GM Plant

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SINTTIA members gathered for a discussion on the automotive sector. Photo: SINTTIA

One of the last nationwide bastions of union jobs is getting jackhammered by the Trump administration. Members are languishing in ICE prisons without trial. Programs that protect members from racism and sexism are getting the axe.

In response, building trades officers are split: some are pleading, some are protesting, and others are surrendering without a fight.

Confront or Cave? Federal Pressure Splits the Building Trades

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Social Justice Artists: Apply for an Anne Feeney Hellraiser Grant

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UPDATE: We received 70 applications for the Anne Feeney Hellraiser Scholarship and were blown away by the creativity and talent. Narrowing it down to three winners was nearly impossible. The 2025 recipients are Crys Matthews, Taina Asili’s Fever Pitch Pilgrimage, and Creekbed Carter Hogan—artists continuing Anne Feeney’s legacy of promoting social justice and “raising hell” through their work.

Los trabajadores de una segunda planta de ensamblaje de General Motors en México votarán del 25 al 27 de junio sobre si unirse a SINTTIA (Sindicato Independiente Nacional de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores de la Industria Automotriz), el sindicato independiente que ganó una elección histórica para representar a los trabajadores de la planta de Silao de la compañía en 2022.

Trabajadores de GM votarán la próxima semana sobre su representación sindical

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SINTTIA members and leadership at a May 1 rally

Workers at a second General Motors assembly plant in Mexico will vote June 25 to 27 on whether to join SINTTIA (the National Auto Workers Union), the independent union that won a landmark election to represent workers at the company’s Silao plant in 2022.

A win for SINTTIA at the plant, located 90 miles north of Silao in San Luis Potosí, would mark a major breakthrough for Mexico’s labor movement. It would be the first time that an independent union represents two assembly plants at one of the Big Three automakers.

Mexican GM Workers to Vote on Union at Second Plant

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Los trabajadores de una segunda planta de ensamblaje de General Motors en México están haciendo campaña para unirse a SINTTIA (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Automotrices), el sindicato independiente que ganó una elección histórica para representar a los trabajadores de otra planta mexicana de GM en 2022. Los 6,500 trabajadores de la planta de San Luis Potosíproducen la GMC Terrain y las SUV Chevrolet Trax y Equinox.

¿Tendrán los trabajadores mexicanos de GM una elección sindical justa?

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Una gran multitud de miembros de SINTTIA con camisetas rojas sostienen pancartas celebrando el Primero de Mayo.

Workers at a second General Motors assembly plant in Mexico are campaigning to join SINTTIA (the National Auto Workers Union), the independent union that won a landmark election to represent workers at another Mexican GM plant in 2022. The 6,500 workers at the San Luis Potosí plant produce the GMC Terrain and the Chevrolet Trax and Equinox SUVs.

Will Mexican GM Workers Get a Fair Union Election?

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A large crowd of SINTTIA members in red shirts hold banners celebrating May Day

A minutos de las boutiques de lujo de SoHo en Manhattan se encuentra la planta de cumplimiento de Bergen Logistics en North Bergen, Nueva Jersey, donde los trabajadores clasifican, empaquetan y envían cientos de paquetes al día para marcas de moda de lujo, incluidas Acne Studios, Kenzo y Phillip Lim.