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A group of people hold picket signs in front of a canopy.

Canadian Longshore Workers Forced into Binding Arbitration by Government

Nov 13 / Joe DeManuelle-Hall
Thirty people pose with a yellow van behind them that says One Union, One Family

Viewpoint: To Unify the Working Class, Put Workers First

Nov 8 / Jimmy Williams, Jr.
two people are stonefaced while another claps and smiles.

Boeing Machinists End 53-Day Strike with 38 Percent Raise

Nov 5 / Jenny Brown
A man with a white beard in a blue postal uniform loads a tray of letters in to the back of a postal truck.

Consolidation Threatens to Rip ‘Service’ Out of Postal Service

Oct 30 / Alexandra Bradbury
Nurses in yellow shirts pose smiling. Most are women; most appear Native Hawaiian or Asian. Many wear ballcaps. Some carry printed signs saying "ULP strike," "Zero tolerance for retaliation," or "on strike for better patient care." Two carry handmade signs--one with an image of a duck and the words "Unsafe staffing leads to quack-cidents," and the other with the logo of the show "Friends" crossed out, the word "Bullies" written in the same style, followed by "Episode 2: The One Where HPH Locks Us Out."

Honolulu Nurses Weather Long Lockout and Win Staffing Ratio Language

Oct 28 / Nurse Erica

Viewpoint: Fellow Letter Carriers, Stand Together and Vote No on Sellout Contract!

Oct 24 / Rob Darakjian

Troublemakers Blog

A smiling Black woman in round glasses and a jean jacket is shown

Welcome, Danielle!

Nov 14 / Alexandra Bradbury
A woman with a strike picket sign and a ‘Teamsters Against Trump’ T-shirt looks past the camera

Viewpoint: We Won’t Win Until We’re Troublemakers

Nov 14 / Jane Slaughter

New York Times Tech Strikers Sing 'No Scabs' and Call a Wordle Boycott

Nov 7 / Danielle Smith
Cover of reviewed book, aqua green with a headset and looping wires.

Book Review: How Telecom Customer Service Reps Got Better Connected Via Their Union

Nov 4 / Steve Early
Eight picketers, who appear mostly young and white, stand in front of New Seasons. Their screen-printed picket signs say "New Seasons Labor Union, On Strike, Unfair Employer, Do Not Patronize" in red ink with flourishes. Two hold a black banner with yellow letters, only partly visible but appears to say "On strike." They all stand near the curb, facing traffic, and one has a bullhorn.

Portland Grocery Workers Strike Together

Oct 29 / Paul Kirk-Davidoff
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

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