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A line of seven flight attendants in uniform, viewed from behind, stands at the White House gates holding up various printed signs. Messages say: "AA makes billions, we can't pay rent." "Robert, what's the delay? We need a contract today!" "American Airlines flight attendants: No retro pay, no way!" "Flight attendants save lives!" "Corporate greed doesn't fly." "Trying to get pAAid." It appears the group includes men and women, and most are people of color.

Strike Threat Wins Boarding and Retro Pay at American Airlines

Sep 24 / Jenny Brown
Five women and men in red hoodies that say “strike strike strike” hold picket signs

Can the Machinists Save Boeing from Its Management?

Sep 23 / Jenny Brown
a group of picketers face three police officers. They are holding strike signs. A refinery truck is to the left.

Marathon Petroleum Teamsters Strike

Sep 19 / Keith Brower Brown, Jane Slaughter
Two photos. Left photo shows a worker holding up a printed UAW sign "Keep the promise" and a handmade sign "Delay is the enemy of progress." Right photo shows hundreds of workers sitting on folding chairs in a union hall, many wearing red T-shirts or holding printed signs. Most but not all are white men.

Will Auto Workers Strike to Hold Stellantis to Its Promises?

Sep 17 / Luis Feliz Leon

Farmworker Union to Hold New Election, Two Years After Controversial Vote

Sep 17 / Dan DiMaggio, Sindhu Sundar
Workers, some in blue vests, march outside along an Amazon building. Some are holding their phones aloft, recording. Many are Black. They look like they are striding confidently and chanting.

New York Amazon Delivery Drivers Join the Teamsters in Surge of Momentum

Sep 16 / Luis Feliz Leon

Troublemakers Blog

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
A Black dancer dances joyfully on the picket line, her long hair streaming out behind her. She is wearing a blue AGMA shirt. A delighted crowd, also mostly Black, surrounds her watching and taking photos -- some also wear AGMA shirts. The photo is full of energy, motion, and joy.

Dallas Black Dancers Fight for Their Union

Sep 12 / Rosemary Curts
A white woman, right, hands a baby to a Latina woman, left. They are in an apartment kitchen. Both are smiling big. The baby's face is not visible.

Worker Co-ops: A Pathway to Good Jobs for Immigrant Workers

Aug 27 / Tareq Saghie
Flipcharts on the wall list workplace hazards including combustible dust and bloodborne pathogens

Workplace Safety Is Not a Game

Aug 22 / United Electrical Workers Education Department

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