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Amazon Package Drivers Rev Up Organizing to Become Direct Employees

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Amazon delivery drivers rally outside City Hall in NYC.
October 07, 2026

The workers who wear Amazon vests and drive vans with the company’s logo aren’t legally employed by Amazon. But that could change in New York City, under legislation that Teamsters and Amazon workers alongside the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are organizing to pass.

The Delivery Protection Act would require Amazon, alongside FedEx and other companies, to directly employ drivers rather than rely on third-party subcontractors. It would also establish safety, training, and labor standards for delivery drivers.

Trabajadores de VW en México podrían declararse en huelga en Octubre.

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September 28, 2026

Actualización: El 2 de octubre, el comite negociador de SITIAVW llego a un acuerdo con la compañia, sujeto a consulta de la membrecía, ofreciendo un aumento combinado del 13.16 por ciento en salarios y prestaciones. El acuerdo garantizaría que los 611 miembros dados de baja en septiembre serían reingresados en el futuro, y garantizaría trabajos para la plantilla acutal en la planta. La membrecía aun tiene que votar sobre el acuerdo.

Mexican VW Workers Weigh Strike as Company Cuts Jobs Globally

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September 28, 2026

Update: On October 2, the SITIAVW bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with VW offering a 13.16 percent combined increase to wages and benefits over the next two years. The agreement would guarantee the 611 members laid off in September would be rehired in the future, and guarantee jobs for the current workforce at the plant. Members still have to vote on the deal.

Canadian Walmart Workers Make History: A Union Contract

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Four women of a range of ages, seated in a row, part of a bigger crowd in what looks like a hotel ballroom, smile and raise fists. Each holds in her lap a stapled packet of printed pages, perhaps a summary of a tentative agreement.
September 17, 2026

Eight hundred workers at a Walmart distribution center in Mississauga, Ontario, succeeded where others have not: they are now working under a two-year contract with North America’s largest logistics giant.

The landmark collective bargaining agreement went into effect on July 1, nearly two years after workers won union representation, joining Unifor Local 252, motivated by low wages and unsafe working conditions.

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