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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

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
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

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