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Three smiling nurses stand against a barrier with signs about patient care

Nurse Strike’s Focus Moves to Manhattan’s Richest Hospital Complex as Contracts Settle Elsewhere

Feb 13 / Jenny Brown
Two lines of striking Amazon workers picket.

The Amazon Imperative: Unions Must Join Forces

Feb 12 / Peter Olney and Rand Wilson
A Black woman in a red "Stand up UAW" T-shirt throws her hands in the air in celebration, phone in one hand, tears in her eyes. Other workers in matching shirts, and other people, stand nearby, all smiling, some clapping. In a room, looks like a union hall, with a logo on the wall that says "United we stand, divided we fall" around a handshake.

In Major Breakthrough, Volkswagen Auto Workers Reach Tentative Deal

Feb 10 / Luis Feliz Leon
Workers gather holding signs reading: Just Practicing for Safe Jobs, and Just Practicing for Dignity and Respect.

How to Debunk Anti-Immigrant Myths at Work

Feb 3 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann
View of a section of a giant crowd marching, on a bright sunny day, bundled against extreme cold. Prominent picket signs that look screen-printed or stenciled say "Neighbors say ICE out!" in crisp red on white background.

How to Spread the General Strike Beyond the Twin Cities

Jan 30 / Stephanie Luce
A group of union members and supporters march holding black and yellow ILWU Local 23 and Unfair Labor Practice signs.

Organizing Down the Supply Chain: Logistics Workers Win First Contract

Jan 28 / Zack Pattin

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Workers march through a Detroit street, part of a Labor Day march. The people visible are mostly wearing purple SEIU T-shirts, many are Black and one holds a big printed sign readgin "Unions for all" on a yellow background. Another printed sign says "Families first, not billionaires. Not one more cut." One woman in a "Michigan home care workers" shirt pushes another in a wheelchair, also in purple gear.

Unions Held the Line in 2025 Membership Numbers

Feb 19 / Keith Brower Brown
A sea of people, mostly women, of various races, bundled up in winter clothes with red hats and scarves, packs a square in New York City. One person with a megaphone stands elevated a bit in the center, surveying the crowd.

Dispatch: Why Nurses Are Still on Strike at New York Presbyterian

Feb 17 / Sophie Boland
A dense cloud of tear gas envelops a crowd with colorful signs.

Portland Labor Rally Against ICE Attacked with Tear Gas

Feb 10 / Shonna Roberts
Workers in green aprons march behind a union banner.

The Country Where Starbucks Workers Have a National Contract

Feb 9 / Jane Slaughter
People march in the street carrying various banners and signs. The most visible banners says "Labor says ICE out." Others partially visible are for two Oregon health care unions, OFNHP and ONA. Their red and green shirts (respectively) are also visible, and someone has a blue AFT shirt. Many handmade picket signs are visible, including "We are all Alex," "Unions want ICE out," "Hold ICE accountable," and "Ge(stop)o the bullshit"

More Unions Are Saying ‘ICE Out’

Feb 6 / Alexandra Bradbury
A long procession of strikers bundled up against the cold, most wearing bright red NYSNA hats or scarves, packs a sidewalk lined with piles of shoveled snow. The group is diverse in race and gender. Many are smiling. A woman in the foreground holds up a red "In Solidarity" banner.

Striking New York Nurses Brave Subzero Cold

Feb 4 / A.J. Schumann, Sarah Hughes

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