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Candidate Shawn Fain passes out leaflets to several workers entering parts plant

Auto Workers Presidential Election a Nail-Biter, Reformers Sweep Regional Races »

March 3, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

In the first-ever rank-and-file direct election, as opposed to a vote of convention delegates, for the national leadership of the United Auto Workers, the presidential runoff is extremely close, with ballots still being counted.

No-Strike Clauses: Tips for First-Contract Bargainers »

February 27, 2023 | Robert M. Schwartz

One thing you can be sure of when bargaining your first contract: management will demand a contract clause barring strikes while the agreement is in effect.

Restaurant Workers at Rockefeller Center’s Lodi Confront Union-Buster Ahead of Vote »

February 24, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

Lodi, an Italian-style fine dining cafe in Rockefeller Center, has what the New York Times calls “a captive audience” given its central location in a Manhattan tourist magnet.
Starbucks workers in aprons surround a manager in a white shirt, the manager is leaving and talking on the phone

NLRB Punches Holes in No-Recording Policies »

February 23, 2023 | Robert M. Schwartz

A February 13 ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) clarifies whether employees can be disciplined for recording conversations with management officials.
A crowd dressed in light blue T-shirts holds signs saying Save our Social Security and Keep My SSA Office Open.

Beware the Time Thieves »

February 21, 2023 | Jenny Brown

French workers have shut the country down with general strikes three times in the last month to defend their time.


They’re protesting a proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
Center fielder Curt Flood smiles in a close-up head shot with stadium seating behind him.

Baseball Players Defeated Non-Competes to Build Union »

February 20, 2023 | Brian Callaci

Banning non-compete clauses is a complement to, not a substitute for, union power. Just ask trailblazing baseball star Curt Flood.

How to Get Un-Fired »

February 16, 2023 | Jenny Brown

In a few days Austin Locke will walk back into the Queens, New York, Starbucks store he was fired from seven months ago. He’ll also get a wad of back pay, and money from civil penalties.

Labor Notes Editorial Team Grows »

February 16, 2023 | Editors

The editing team at Labor Notes has recently doubled in size. Joining longtime Editor Alexandra Bradbury and Assistant Editor Dan DiMaggio are two more assistant editors: Jenny Brown (right) and Luis Feliz Leon.

Labor Power and Strategy Helps Organizers Think Seriously About Chokepoints »

February 15, 2023 | Peter Olney and Rand Wilson

John Womack is well-known in the United States as one of the foremost historians of the Mexican revolution, as the author of the seminal Zapata and the Mexican Revolution.
A group of striking garment workers stand in front of their factory in 1958.

Review: Labor Power and Strategy: Learning from the Garment Workers »

February 15, 2023 | Jeffery Hermanson

John Womack Jr.’s new book, Labor Power and Strategy (PM Press, 2023), edited by Peter Olney and Glenn Perusek and with responses from 10 organizers, labor activists, and educators, is a timely consideration of some ba
A person works outside among leafless trees, slicing through the trunk of one with an orange chainsaw. The person is wearing a neon green shirt and protective gear: gloves, a hardhat, sunglasses, a gaiter mask, and thick orange pants or chaps.

Viewpoint: To Change the World, Our Unions Must Change »

February 10, 2023 | David Story

Unionism has seen a resurgence in popularity the past few years. The problem is, it’s very difficult to get our members organizing in their communities when they hate the way our leadership (I use that word loosely) is operating.

A Request for Support from the Independent Union at VU Manufacturing in Mexico »

February 9, 2023 | La Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana

The below is an appeal for support from auto parts workers at VU Manufacturing in the border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila. Workers there voted to form an independent union last year, and are now fighting for a first contract. They have set a strike date of February 20.

Three black and white flyers side by side, for a Teamsters contract campaign, for a Teamsters leadership election, and nurses on why the support Bernie Sanders

Steward’s Corner: Secrets of a Successful Flyer »

February 9, 2023 | Dan Lutz

It was a snowy morning in 2002, I was a brand-new shop steward in CWA Local 3372 in Lexington, Kentucky, and I had volunteered to hand out the flyers for our contract campaign.

Four members of the bargaining committee at Saint Gobain pose in front of their union's banner.

Mexican Auto Glass Workers Withstand Threats to Form Independent Union »

February 7, 2023 | Alejandra Quintero

Workers who produce glass for automakers including Ford, Volkswagen, and Tesla at a big auto glass plant in Mexico are pushing for a new contract, after forming an independent union despite threats of violence from a powerful, employer-friendly union.
A woman in a safety vest high-fives two others in front of a fence while others stand by with strike signs

How My Co-Workers Got Me Reinstated at Amazon's San Bernardino Air Hub »

February 6, 2023 | Sara Fee

I’ve never organized before. What we’re doing at Amazon is all new to me.

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