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several people are jammed together as part of a march with blue signs with gold lettering, saying “Proud VA Worker Serving Veterans, #SaveMyVA”

VA Firings Reversed, So Trump Makes Grievance Settlement a Campaign Issue »

September 18, 2023 | Steve Early, Suzanne Gordon

It’s rare that a union grievance settlement becomes a U.S. presidential campaign issue.

Workers hold signs at night--they are backlit by traffic and street lights but one sign is legible, saying ‘everyone tier one.’

‘No Justice, No Jeeps!’ Scenes from the Auto Workers Strike »

September 15, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown | Luis Feliz Leon | Jane Slaughter

The strike is on. Last night the Auto Workers (UAW) shut down three major assembly plants at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler). It’s the first time in history the union has struck all three companies at once.

A group of smiling workers leave through factory turnstiles, walking towards the camera.

Auto Workers Strike Plants at All Three of the Big 3 »

September 15, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon | Jane Slaughter

Tick, tock. At midnight the clock ran out, and auto workers massed on picket lines.

An excited group of six, mostly African American, hold up fists and blue UAW contract campaign signs.

When Auto Workers Stand Up, Here's How to Stand with Them »

September 13, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

September 14: This article has been updated to identify the plants where workers will strike on day one.

An autoworker tightens bolts on a car chassis above his head.

Don’t Do the Boss Any Favors »

September 13, 2023 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

Management everywhere relies on workers “going the extra mile.” We cut corners, we skip breaks, and we look the other way on common violations of the contract, work rules, or even safety.

A group of autoworkers stand around outside looking at the camera--the closest is a blonde woman with a red shirt that says “UAW Back in the Fight.”

So Ready to Strike »

September 12, 2023 | E. Steele

Conventional wisdom tells us we would rather not strike if we can avoid it. Labor Notes’ Secrets of a Successful Organizer says to start small and build escalating campaigns of bigger and riskier actions.

A group of five auto workers pose in their union hall with blue signs that say "End Tiers," "Every Auto Job a Good Job," and "United for a Strong Contract."

‘The Cost of Doing Nothing Is Much Higher’: Big Three Auto Workers Prepare to Strike »

September 12, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

Two days before their contract expires at midnight Thursday, the Auto Workers (UAW) are poised to strike the Big 3 automakers—General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis—to recoup concessions made over the past two decades,

A group of 30 red-shirted autoworkers stand around a banner and hold contract campaign signs.

Big 3 Focus on Auto Parts Centers in Strike Prep »

September 11, 2023 | Lisa Xu

The automakers General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis are hurtling towards a showdown with United Auto Workers (UAW) as contract talks approach the September 14 strike deadline.

A group of workers in red, blue, or grey shirts hold signs saying “United for a Strong Contract,” and “COLA and Fair Pay Now”

Fight for Safety, Own the Shop Floor »

September 8, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

Earlier this year, on the Ford stamping line in Buffalo, sewage started pouring onto the floor. Careless managers had shut down a pump to install new equipment and caused a deluge.

A group of mostly women stand close together with signs saying “Higher Wages” and “Safer Work”

Countering Dangerous Work at Amazon »

September 7, 2023 | Caitlyn Clark

Amazon workers at the STL8 fulfillment center in St. Peters, Missouri, filed an OSHA complaint August 3 against the company for health and safety violations in their warehouse.

Bernie Sanders speaks at a podium surrounded by people holding signs about housing

Sanders for Labor Day: Unprecedented Corporate Greed Demands Unprecedented Worker Response »

August 31, 2023 | Bernie Sanders

“At a time of unprecedented corporate greed, we need an unprecedented worker response,” said Senator Bernie Sanders before an audience of 2,000 union activists at the UNI Global Union World Congress in Philadelphia on August 27.