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Maybe a General Strike Isn’t So Impossible Now

Dec 4 / Alex Han
A teacher holds a sign between a school bus and the front of a school, with students visible in the background

ICE Raids Turn Schools into Battlegrounds to Defend Students

Dec 2 / Barbara Madeloni
A woman holds a sign at a rally that reads Stop the Kidnappings! Protect Our Neighbors!

Today's Labor Movement Needs a Bigger Vision

Dec 2 / David Bacon

We Can’t Bridge the U.S.-Mexico Wage Gap Without Supporting Organizing in Mexico

Nov 18 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann
A group rallies holding signs that say Red Cup Rebellion: Unfair Labor Practice Strike, with a Starbucks coffee cup with a red line through it.

No Contract Means No Coffee as Starbucks Baristas Walk Out

Nov 14 / Jenny Brown
TDU convention attendees are shown sitting and standing, clapping for a speaker, in the hotel ballroom, under a chandelier.

Teamsters Highlight Renewed Militancy, Rank-and-File Power at 50th Annual TDU Convention

Nov 14 / Dan DiMaggio

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Review: Who’s Got the Power: Hope for Troubled Times

Dec 3 / Eric Dirnbach
Tom Alter, a white man with a short haircut, squints into the sun and speaks into a megaphone, He is surrounded by a tightly packed crowd, diverse in race and gender, holding signs with slogans like "Defend Free Speech," "Defend All Public Workers," and "Reinstate Tom Alter."

Texas College Teacher Fired for Free Speech

Nov 25 / David Finkel

Viewpoint: Why Our Members Put in 650 Hours Canvassing for Katie Wilson for Seattle Mayor

Nov 20 / Natalie Wellen
A band performs in a union hall. The guitarist in front is a tall man in a red T-shirt with a design that starts "No Power" (his guitar blocks the rest of hte slogan" and the arm says "Stronger." There's a woman on bass, a man in a cowboy hat on drums, and a man holding an accordion sitting at a keyboard. Behind them is a yellow AFL-CIO banner. For some reason a black T-shirt is draped over a framed item on the wall.

Texas Electricians Open Up Negotiations and Win Big

Nov 6 / Paul Steiner
Workers rally holding colorful banners and signs.

Mega Strike in New Zealand Demands Funding for Public Services, Raises

Nov 6 / Justine Sachs
Two white women stand together in front of a wall of lockers, presumably the non-public area of a grocery store, holding a printed blue and yellow sign that reads "Workers' needs vs. grocery greed," with symbols of a fist and Mr. Moneybags. The woman on the left is giving the "thumbs-down" sign. Both smile calmly.

SNAP Axe Could Fall on Grocery Shoppers and Workers Alike

Oct 31 / Caitlyn Clark

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