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Workers and allies hold pro-union signs and raise their fists in a show of collective power.

Auto Parts Workers at Julian Electric Lose Union Election, Vow to Keep Fighting

Oct 17 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann
A worker holds a flyer in the air. His hat reads: "Vote Unifor"

Walmart Warehouse Workers Win First Union in Canada

Oct 17 / Kari Thompson
A man yells while holding a sign saying DALE ‘Alto Al Abuso Laboral’ (DALE stop workplace abuses)

This Little-Known Program Protects Immigrant Workers from Retaliation

Oct 10 / Jorge Mújica

Steward's Corner: Bargaining Is an Organizing Opportunity

Oct 9 / Al Davidoff
Several workers in green high-viz vests chant and hold signs, one woman in front speaks into a megaphone.

A National Movement to Organize Amazon Takes Off

Oct 4 / Luis Feliz Leon
Small port vehicles are in the foreground, and harbor cranes are visible in the distance.

Port Strike Ends, Workers Win $24 Wage Increase

Oct 4 / Jenny Brown

Troublemakers Blog

White and Black men and women march with picket signs that say "Teamsters Local 238, Marathon Petroleum Co, Unfair Labor Practices against Detroit refinery workers." Most of those whose T-shirts are visible are wearing messages like "Teamsters against Trump," "Trump is a scab," and "Harris-Walz" with an IBT local logo.

These Teamsters Don’t Buy Trump’s Lies

Oct 23 / Alexandra Bradbury
A dense line of picketers (at least 25 people are visible but it looks like there are more behind them) marches towards the camera on a leafy sidewalk alongside a factory. Many carry printed signs like "UAW on strike" and "Stand up for retirement security." Most visible faces are white but a few Black faces are also visible; there's a mix of women and men.

UAW Picketer Killed by Drunk Driver Remembered as Personable, Funny

Oct 8 / Justin Yuan and Ethen Winright
Left: black-and-white headshot of Natascha, she has long dark hair and short bangs, and is smiling closed-mouth, looking up at the camera. Right: color headshot of Kari, a white woman with a shaved head wearing a wide smile and red glasses. Behind her is the mural in the old UE Chicago office.

Welcome, Natascha and Kari!

Sep 26 / Labor Notes staff
Black and white men, most in red union T-shirts, picket energetically on a streetcorner. Man in front, in turquoise shirt, is talking or chanting into a mic, arm outstretched. Everyone's pose is active. Printed signs say "honk if you support workers" and "AT&T unfair, CWA on strike, ULP." One handmade sign, partially visible, says "AT&T Unfair Labor." The man in the center is holding his sign high and wind or movement blows his red shirt.

AT&T Southeast Workers End Month-Long Strike

Sep 19 / Dan DiMaggio
Three photos. Upper left: white people stand outdoors with handmade signs like "Save our mail," "no consolidation," "protect good jobs in southern Oregon." Lower left: A racially diverse crowd outside a mail plant with printed APWU signs for better staffing, better service, respect at work, and safer conditions. Right: a Black woman with raised fist, Miriam, and a white woman smiling big, Sheri, hold signs: "Service matters! ""10-year plan is bound to fail, we don't want to delay the mail!"

October 1: Nationwide Rallies to Save the Postal Service

Sep 16 / Miriam Brockman
A Black dancer dances joyfully on the picket line, her long hair streaming out behind her. She is wearing a blue AGMA shirt. A delighted crowd, also mostly Black, surrounds her watching and taking photos -- some also wear AGMA shirts. The photo is full of energy, motion, and joy.

Dallas Black Dancers Fight for Their Union

Sep 12 / Rosemary Curts

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