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A dozen or so workers stand on a corner in from of a parking garage with a giant horseshoe logo on it. They look determined. They carry a mix of hand-lettered and printed signs saying things like "Dealers on strike," "Organize," "Fight back," "Horseshoe Teamsters on strike," and "On strike only against Horseshoe Casino Greed, Teamsters Local 135." Behind them is a canopy that has been insulated with tarps closing some of the sides. Camp chairs and a propane tank are visible. Some wear knitted hats.

Indiana Casino Dealers Are Bringing Back the Recognition Strike

Nov 10 / Alexandra Bradbury
A close crowd with signs, including ‘Save our Services’ and someone with a bullhorn

Shutdown Deal: Federal Workers Say No, Not This Way

Nov 10 / Jenny Brown
A dense and diverse crowd of people, some wearing yellow hats, marches across the Brooklyn Bridge in early-morning light. At the front are Zohran Mamdani and others carrying a banner that says in big purple letters "Our Time Is Now"

Zohran Mamdani: New York's Working Class Elects a Movement Mayor

Nov 4 / Luis Feliz Leon
Members of the Laborers Union march in a No Kings demonstration, holding signs that say Immigrant Rights Are Workers Rights and An Injury to One Is an Injury to All.

After No Kings, How Can We Escalate?

Oct 31 / Eric Blanc

To Build a Stronger Labor Movement, Go to the Members

Oct 29 / Jimmy Williams

To Stop Trump, Unions Need Joint Campaigns and a Shared Vision

Oct 28 / Alex Caputo-Pearl and Jackson Potter

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A band performs in a union hall. The guitarist in front is a tall man in a red T-shirt with a design that starts "No Power" (his guitar blocks the rest of hte slogan" and the arm says "Stronger." There's a woman on bass, a man in a cowboy hat on drums, and a man holding an accordion sitting at a keyboard. Behind them is a yellow AFL-CIO banner. For some reason a black T-shirt is draped over a framed item on the wall.

Texas Electricians Open Up Negotiations and Win Big

Nov 6 / Paul Steiner
Workers rally holding colorful banners and signs.

Mega Strike in New Zealand Demands Funding for Public Services, Raises

Nov 6 / Justine Sachs
Two white women stand together in front of a wall of lockers, presumably the non-public area of a grocery store, holding a printed blue and yellow sign that reads "Workers' needs vs. grocery greed," with symbols of a fist and Mr. Moneybags. The woman on the left is giving the "thumbs-down" sign. Both smile calmly.

SNAP Axe Could Fall on Grocery Shoppers and Workers Alike

Oct 31 / Caitlyn Clark
Workers, mostly women, carry a big red banner with white letters: "PSC stands with immigrants." They are in a big crowd. Some also carry picket signs, some printed and some handwritten, with messages (some partially visible) including "Dictators don't belong here," "America? Fight for it!" "Oranges don't belong in the White House," "Stop the war on immigrants," and "Stop the coup." One woman wears a hijab.

How to Build a Union Culture that Welcomes Immigrant Members

Oct 29 / Dan La Botz, Luis Feliz Leon, and Natascha Elena Uhlmann
Students and faculty members rally holding signs that say "Union Busting Is Not a Jesuit Value" and "LMU: Back to the Table Now."

Loyola Marymount Is Trying to Bust our Union. We’re Fighting Back.

Oct 27 / Arik Greenberg
From a heroic low angle, we look up at a Black woman marching in a purple SEIU BJ shirt. The yellow SEIU flag she carries is billowing in the wind, mirroring the curve of the building behind her, against the blue sky. We can see the corners of other picket signs--she is part of a dense crowd.

Bring Your Union Banner to the Protest

Oct 23 / Luis Feliz Leon, Alexandra Bradbury

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