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A sign in the empty parking lot at the administrative offices for Lorain County Job and Family Services in Elyria, Ohio, tells passersby that the agency is open for business. That’s only part of the story.
In the building trades, strikes have become vanishingly rare. But since late June, strikes by major construction unions have rocked jobsites across a Canadian province.
This crossword was adapted from Labor Notes #569, August 2026. Don't miss an issue, subscribe today!
A menudo, lograr una mejora en el contrato es solo la mitad de la batalla; la otra mitad consiste en hacer que se cumpla.
Often, winning something in your contract is only half the battle—the other half is enforcing it.
Las reuniones sindicales no son simplemente espacios para recibir información y votar; objetivos que también podrían lograrse mediante boletines y votos por correo.
Se espera que los activistas sindicales desempeñen múltiples roles: comunicador, defensor, experto en normativa laboral, negociador y mediador.
A leadership change looks likely in the Letter Carriers (NALC) this fall.
Letter carriers and other people who work outdoors, especially in the upper Midwest and East, are experiencing hazardous levels of smoke from Canadian wildfires.
An excerpt from Running for Local Union Office: A Labor Notes Guide
La solidaridad entre tus compañeras y compañeros de trabajo es tu fuente de poder contra el empleador. Un ingrediente esencial es el respeto.
¿Alguna vez has sentido que eres la única persona a la que le importa el sindicato? ¿Que ninguno de tus compañeros mueve un dedo para ayudar? ¿Que el lugar de trabajo está estancado en la «apatía»?
What should union workers do when their nonunion co-workers come under attack?
If the labor movement is to maintain and raise standards, then we must organize Amazon—one of the largest employers and most powerful corporations in the U.S. today.
“They killed my cousin,” said the Brooklyn man, a Haitian immigrant in his forties, explaining why he came to the United States four years ago. He asked to remain anonymous for obvious reasons.