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Three women dressed in red hold hand-lettered signs: "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" and "Patients Over Profits"

Kaiser's Outrageous Two-Tier Wage Proposal May Provoke a Massive Strike »

October 19, 2021 | Jonah Furman | Sarah Hughes

At midnight on September 30, the national agreement expired between Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Healthcare Unions: 21 locals representing 52,000 workers. Now 35,000 of them have authorized strikes.
Strikers march holding picket signs that read "On Strike," while a fire rises from a burn barrel to keep them warm.

The Strike Wave Shows the Tight Labor Market Is Ready to Pop »

October 18, 2021 | Jonah Furman and Gabriel Winant

This is a joint publication with The Intercept.
white man in mask at mic in hotel banquet room, wearing "Black Lives Matter" shirt, speaks as other people look on

Teamster Insurgents Plan for a Win—And What Comes After »

October 14, 2021 | Ryan Haney

In mid-November the Teamsters (IBT) will count the votes to determine who will lead North America’s logistics union for the next five years.
A worker drives a forklift inside a John Deere plant

Countdown to a Strike Tonight at John Deere »

October 13, 2021 | Jonah Furman

At 11:59 p.m. tonight, barring a last-minute deal, nearly 10,000 Auto Workers members at John Deere in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas will go on strike. The last Deere strike began in 1986 and lasted for five months.

The Real-Life Auto Strike Behind the Runaway Netflix Hit Squid Game »

October 13, 2021 | Minsun Ji

Spoiler alert: This article contains major spoilers for the hit series, including the final episodes. –Editors.

Interview: A Mexican Auto Worker on the Fight for a Real Union at GM's Silao Plant »

October 13, 2021 | Mexico Solidarity Project

Originally published by the Mexico Solidarity Project.

John Deere Workers Overwhelmingly Reject Contract, Could Strike Wednesday Night »

October 11, 2021 | Jonah Furman

John Deere workers on Sunday overwhelmingly voted down the first tentative agreement negotiated by the Auto Workers (UAW) and the company.
Workers with "On Strike" picket signs march past a hospital in the near-dark, silhouetted by one bright light.

Two Thousand Hospital Workers Strike in Buffalo »

October 8, 2021 | Sarah Hughes

Two thousand nurses, clerical workers, technologists, and service workers have walked out of Mercy Health in Buffalo, New York, in an open-ended strike over the hiring and retention of workers throughout the hospital.

A worker drives a tractor through a field.

In a Surprise, John Deere Workers Get to See Contract Before Voting On It »

October 8, 2021 | Jonah Furman

Ten thousand Auto Workers (UAW) members at John Deere will vote on a new contract on Sunday, October 10. Unexpectedly, they can see the language of proposed changes to their several-hundred-page contract ahead of the vote.
Four BGGTM Kellogg workers with signs on the picket line in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

‘We’re Sick of Giving Away Our Future’: An Interview with Kellogg Strike Leaders »

October 7, 2021 | Jonah Furman

Just after midnight October 5, workers at all four of Kellogg’s “ready-to-eat cereal” plants went on strike. Bakery Workers (BCTGM) Local 3G represents the 395 workers at the flagship plant in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Dozens of Frontier workers / CWA members wearing red assembled with Scabby the inflatable rat

Two Thousand California CWA Members Strike Telecoms Corp Frontier Communications »

October 6, 2021 | Jonah Furman

Two thousand workers at the telecom provider Frontier in California walked off the job yesterday on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike.
IATSE bloodshot eye "Give Us A Rest" text, campaign logo for current bargaining capaign

Twenty-Hour Days, 100-Hour Weeks, No Lunch Breaks: An IATSE Member Talks Working Conditions »

October 5, 2021 | Cerena E.

On Monday, 59,000-member Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced the results of a strike authorization vote by members. An astounding 99 percent of voting members, with 90 percent turnout, voted to allow the union to call its first nationwide strike in its 100-plus year history.
Large crowd of Michigan Nurses Association members posing in red with flags and banner on steps assembled.

Michigan Nurses Defeat AFT-Backed Raid »

October 4, 2021 | Ted McTaggart

On September 24, ballots were counted in an election to determine the fate of the nurses union at the University of Michigan. By 58 to 41 percent (with less than 1 percent voting for “no union”), U of M nurses voted to stay with the Michigan Nurses (MNA), their union of 46 years.

From Contract Rejection to Union Office: School Therapists Keep Up Push for Fair Deal »

October 4, 2021 | Jonah Furman

A group of New York City educators who bucked the union’s ruling caucus to vote down their contract three years ago has now won elected office.
Woman on right in mask administering covid vaccine to man in mask and hat on left.

Steward's Corner: How to Bargain for a Healthy and Safe Return to the Workplace »

September 30, 2021 | Susan DeCarava and Chris Brooks

The danger of Covid in workplaces is often compounded by unsafe policies imposed unilaterally by management. Hopefully President Biden’s federal order (see box) will start to break the surge soon.

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