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Trabajadores de la salud de Iowa exigen el regreso de una compañera deportada [1]

«¡Liberen a mi abuela! ¡Liberenla! ¡Odio al ICE!». [1]
October 13, 2026 / Sara Gilmore
Fatou Traore se dirigía a su trabajo como personal de limpieza en los Hospitales y Clínicas de la Universidad de Iowa (UIHC) en la mañana del jueves 24 de septiembre, cuando agentes de ICE la detuvieron. » [1]

Iowa Hospital Workers Demand Return of Deported Co-Worker [2]

"Free my grandma! Free her! I hate ICE!" [2]
October 13, 2026 / Sara Gilmore
Fatou Traore was on her way to work as a custodian at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) on the morning of Thursday, September 24, when ICE agents detained her. » [2]

Palestinian Arts Workers Call for Solidarity [3]

Seven women in long skirts and kerchiefs kneel, their arms in motion, apparently mid-dance. They are on a stage, bathed in red light. [3]
October 07, 2026 / Mona Abhari
Palestinian cultural workers living through apartheid, occupation, and genocide are calling for solidarity [4] from their counterparts abroad. » [3]

Film Review: A Portrait of How Workers Build a Strike [5]

Who Moves America. [5]
October 06, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon [6]
“Who Moves America” is touring the U.S., with upcoming screenings across the West Coast, Northeast, and South. See when it’s coming to your town, or request a screening, here [7]. » [5]

How Unions Can Reverse Privatization of Medicaid and Why It Matters [8]

patients in crisis" and "Our patients rely on Medicaid to get the care they need. This bill would end that." [8]
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. » [8]

Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Protect Their Hearing and Their Craft [9]

Orchestra musicians on a stage, apparently performing or rehearsing (conductor's baton is raised). Everyone, including the conductor, is wearing matching blue T-shirts that say "Philadelphia Musicians Union Local 77-274" on the back. [9]
September 24, 2026 / Paul Prescod [10]
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. » [9]

AutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever Union [11]

Three workers pose for a group selfie in front of the store. They read as three men of different races. The man in the middle is wearing an orange Knicks T-shirt. [11]
September 21, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon [6]
UPDATE, September 26: AutoZone workers won their union election on Friday—the first ever union election win at the company. » [11]

Stewards Corner: How We Won Our Co-Worker Her Rightful Promotion [12]

Eight people outside face the camera with signs, including “Hire Genesis” and a UE banner. [12]
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. » [12]

Persecuted by Trump, Will Unions Build Towards May 2028? [13]

A group of autoworkers with black “Protect Our Freedom to Vote” shirts march [13]
September 09, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon [6]
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. » [13]

Book Review: Courage or Complicity? How Veterans are Responding to the Assault on Democracy [14]

A line of veterans in Portland and the cover of the book Courage or Complicity [14]
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. » [14]

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