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Stewards Corner: Members in Motion Changed the Game in Daimler Contract Campaign

Jan 8 / Chris Brooks, Jonah Furman, and Mike Morrison
Black-and-white line drawing shows three people sitting around a table. One in suit, tie, and glasses takes notes while the other two, in rolled-up sleeves, gesture and speak animatedly.

Dark Clouds Gather at the National Labor Relations Board

Jan 7 / Robert M. Schwartz
A crowd of workers stands outdoors in dim light. A smiling person with raised fist is one of several holding a handmade banner--the part visible says "Amazon Workers." Many people in crowd hold printed Teamster-logo picket signs that say: "Amazon: Obey the Law." Everyone is wearing coats with big hoods or warm hats; it looks cold out. Someone in lower left has a Staten Island T-shirt and keffiyeh

Amazon Strike by the Numbers

Jan 6 / Luis Feliz Leon
A man in a blue Amazon delivery driver jacket is flanked by bevy of cops, who are holding his arms and leading him away. More cops are behind him, and a crowd behind them. Printed Teamsters picket signs are visible saying "Amazon ULP strike" and "Amazon is unfair."

Amazon Workers Launch Largest Strike Yet: 'It Doesn't Feel Like a Job That Should Be Legal'

Dec 19 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann
Several people raise their fists indoors, they look excited and happy.

2024 in Review: Strikes and Organizing Score Gains, but Storm Clouds Loom

Dec 18 / Jenny Brown
A crowd of people, mostly women, racially varied, in yellow T-shirts (some say UFCW, some say LIBRE) stand outside a grocery store, holding printed red-and-white signs, shouting together. There is a podium. Printed signs have UFCW Local 324 logo and such messages as "Stop the merger," "Say no to higher prices, fewer choices, store closures," and "Protect workers, protect customers, protect community."

UFCW Locals Block Kroger-Albertsons Mega-Merger

Dec 17 / Lisa Xu

Troublemakers Blog

A CTU member holds a sign reading: "Fair contract now!" in Spanish

Want to Defend Immigrant Workers in Your Contract? Here Are Some Suggestions.

Jan 16 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann and Sarah Lazare
Fourteen workers in orange vests, blue hardhats, and workboots stand in a port in bright sunlight. They hold a big white banner that says "One way or another, European dockers will be heard" with logos of the SDU and the European Dockworkers Council. Most but not all appear to be white men.

Swedish Dockworkers Vote to Block Military Shipments to and from Israel

Jan 14 / Katy Fox-Hodess and Rafeef Ziadah
A smiling woman is pictured with short blond hair and a black Union Yes t-shirt with a rainbow on it.

Long Live Nancy Wohlforth

Jan 13 / Gene Bruskin

After Six Tense Years, Montréal Port Workers Have One Last Chance to Reach a Deal

Dec 19 / Liam O’Toole
Eight people, varied in race and gender, pose together in front of a CVS store. Some wear UFCW yellow shirts and most carry picket signs that say "UFCW Local 770: CVS employees on unfair labor practices strike, please respect the picket line" in English and Spanish.

Rolling Strikes at CVS Halted as Company Gave In

Dec 19 / Sarah Hughes, Lisa Xu
Two Amazon workers hold picket signs in front of an inflatable pig smoking a cigar and holding a bag of money.

Amazon’s Sortation Centers Should Be a Key Target for Labor

Dec 19 / Benjamin Y. Fong

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