Troublemakers Blog

Labor Goes on Election Defense [1]

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October 20, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon [2]

New York City unions representing 1 million members launched a new coalition October 15 to defend the right to vote ahead of the midterm elections November 3. A thousand members rallied outside the city’s main post office, pledging to mobilize the labor movement to defend the elections from Trump administration interference. » [1]

Book Review: Maximum Leverage: From the Street to the Picket Line [3]

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October 16, 2026 / Kurt Stand

Union strength or weakness is often seen only through the light of a strike or lockout. Phil Cohen’s memoir, Maximum Leverage: From the Street to the Picket Line [4], tells a different story. » [3]

Trabajadores de la salud de Iowa exigen el regreso de una compañera deportada [5]

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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. » [5]

Iowa Hospital Workers Demand Return of Deported Co-Worker [6]

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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. » [6]

Palestinian Arts Workers Call for Solidarity [7]

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October 07, 2026 / Mona Abhari

Palestinian cultural workers living through apartheid, occupation, and genocide are calling for solidarity [8] from their counterparts abroad. » [7]

Film Review: A Portrait of How Workers Build a Strike [9]

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October 06, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon [2]

“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 [10]. » [9]

How Unions Can Reverse Privatization of Medicaid and Why It Matters [11]

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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. » [11]

Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Protect Their Hearing and Their Craft [12]

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September 24, 2026 / Paul Prescod [13]

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. » [12]

AutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever Union [14]

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September 21, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon [2]

UPDATE, September 26: AutoZone workers won their union election on Friday—the first ever union election win at the company. » [14]

Stewards Corner: How We Won Our Co-Worker Her Rightful Promotion [15]

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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. » [15]