Troublemakers Blog

Unions Held the Line in 2025 Membership Numbers [1]

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February 19, 2026 / Keith Brower Brown [2]

For four decades, a federal count of union members has been the annual physical exam for the labor movement. Did we grow or shrink, and where? » [1]

Dispatch: Why Nurses Are Still on Strike at New York Presbyterian [3]

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February 17, 2026 / Sophie Boland

Editors’ note: As of today, 4,200 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian are still on strike [4] at hospitals in upper Manhattan. » [3]

Portland Labor Rally Against ICE Attacked with Tear Gas [5]

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February 10, 2026 / Shonna Roberts

On January 31 my husband and I stood shoulder to shoulder with thousands of union members and community allies in Portland’s South Waterfront. » [5]

The Country Where Starbucks Workers Have a National Contract [6]

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February 09, 2026 / Jane Slaughter [7]

Starbucks has signed union contracts almost nowhere, but in Chile, workers have a national agreement covering 176 stores. They were the first in the world to unionize, in 2009. » [6]

More Unions Are Saying ‘ICE Out’ [8]

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February 06, 2026 / Alexandra Bradbury [9]

More unions across the country are taking a stand against Immigration and Customs Enforcement since the January 23 mass strike in Minneapolis and the January 24 killing of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse and union member. » [8]

Striking New York Nurses Brave Subzero Cold [10]

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February 04, 2026 / A.J. Schumann [11], / Sarah Hughes [12]

Fifteen thousand New York nurses are more than three weeks into their strike [13] for a fairer contract. Yesterday members of the New York State Nurses Association braved below-freezing temperatures to march across the Brooklyn Bridge and deliver a message to City Hall. » [10]

Malaysian Workers Protest Union-Busting at Apple Supplier [14]

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February 04, 2026 / Dan DiMaggio [15]

Workers in Malaysia who make screens like the one you are reading this article on are protesting after union leaders were fired following an organizing victory. The workers make LED screens for companies including Apple. » [14]

Delete the Starbucks App Now, Say Striking Workers [16]

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February 03, 2026 / Jenny Brown [17]

Starbucks barista Christi Gomoljak has been on strike for 80 days. Managers at her Disney store in Anaheim, California had taken away the workers’ restroom without consultation. “There was a note on our break table that we were losing our employee restroom,” she said. Workers would have to go elsewhere in the busy theme park. » [16]

Iowa Nurses Join Teamsters in Hard-Fought Election Win [18]

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February 02, 2026 / Belinda Carpenter

In a hospital, there is always another patient waiting. As soon as one bed empties, another is filled. » [18]

‘No More Blood for Oil’: Global Labor Movement Opposes Trump’s Attacks on Venezuela [19]

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January 07, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon [20]

Labor federations around the world are condemning the Trump administration’s acts of war in Venezuela. In a raw display of imperialist aggression, the United States bombed the country, kidnapped its president and his wife, and imprisoned them in New York City on January 4. Special forces and military aircraft killed 80 civilians and military personnel. » [19]