Troublemakers Blog

How Unions Can Reverse Privatization of Medicaid and Why It Matters [1]

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October 01, 2026 / Rose Roach

The following was adapted from a March 2026 speech that Rose Roach, National Coordinator for the Labor Campaign for Single Payer, gave to the Minnesota AFL-CIO. » [1]

Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Protect Their Hearing and Their Craft [2]

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September 24, 2026 / Paul Prescod [3]

Philadelphia Orchestra musicians have won first-in-the-nation protections against hearing loss. The groundbreaking provisions, which could serve as a model for other orchestras, are part of a contract just ratified by Musicians (AFM) Local 77-274. » [2]

AutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever Union [4]

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September 21, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon [5]

UPDATE, September 26: AutoZone workers won their union election on Friday—the first ever union election win at the company. » [4]

Stewards Corner: How We Won Our Co-Worker Her Rightful Promotion [6]

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September 17, 2026 / Bevin Barber-Campbell and Tim Rousseau

Workers at Hunger Mountain Co-op, a consumer-owned grocery store in Montpelier, Vermont, won a five-month fight to enforce seniority, beat back bias, and win a promotion for a beloved co-worker. We did it not just by filing a grievance, but also by mobilizing union members and the public. » [6]

Persecuted by Trump, Will Unions Build Towards May 2028? [7]

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September 09, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon [5]

Three years ago the United Auto Workers, glowing with confidence after a successful strike at the Big 3 and pledging ambitious new organizing drives, put out a call for a national strike on May 1, 2028. » [7]

Book Review: Courage or Complicity? How Veterans are Responding to the Assault on Democracy [8]

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September 01, 2026 / John Braxton

U.S. military veterans are drilled by their commanders to obey their superior officers. Many still believe it is their duty to support the commander-in-chief even after their tour of duty. » [8]

Jackson Transit Workers Win Strike, Save Saturday Service [9]

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August 27, 2026 / Paul Prescod [3]

Eighty public transit workers in Jackson, Mississippi, have won a tentative agreement with MV Transportation, after a grueling five-week strike [10]. The transit workers represented by ATU Local 1208 garnered public support and were able to win most of » [9]

Mississippi Transit Workers Strike for Better Protections and Service [10]

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August 19, 2026 / Paul Prescod [3]

Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the U.S., and is a “right-to-work” state with only 4 percent of its workers in unions. But since July 13, Highway 80 near Jackson has been lined by chanting picketers. They’re on strike at JTRAN, the city’s public transit system. » [10]

Comic: How to Get Members More Involved in the Union [11]

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August 18, 2026 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann and David Prosten

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Family Services Workers in Ohio Have Been Striking for Six Months [12]

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August 13, 2026 / Philip Althouse

A sign in the empty parking lot at the administrative offices for Lorain County Job and Family Services in Elyria, Ohio, tells passersby that the agency is open for business. That’s only part of the story. » [12]