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Crowd of excited owrkers stands outside warehouse in the dark holding up handmade signs. Most prominent ones read "Amazon burns workers," "Amazon exploits workers," "Amazonians unite! Without us they're nothing."

Walkouts Hit Amazon’s Last-Mile Stations »

March 16, 2022 | Luis Feliz Leon

Around 60 workers at three Amazon delivery stations—the final stop in the company’s logistics chain—staged a work stoppage early this morning.
People in blue "INA" shirts march. Some carry picket signs "Safety in Numbers," "Respect Nurses!" "Unfair Labor Practice Strike." One speaks into a bullhorn mic.

A Nurse’s Story: My True Cost of the Pandemic »

March 11, 2022 | Kristen Perez

Content warning: This piece mentions death and suicidal thoughts. —Editors


February 2020: “I don’t want to see anyone in the hallway with a mask on,” the manager said.

Texas Union Activists Fight 'Microtransit' Privatization »

March 8, 2022 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

When “microtransit,” the new rage in transit privatization, showed up in Denton, Texas, union activists decided to fight back.

A crowd of Starbucks workers and other Workers United members celebrate with arms raised, posing for photo

How Starbucks Workers Won in Mesa »

March 5, 2022 | Saurav Sarkar

Starbucks Workers United (SWU) won its third store election February 28 in Mesa, Arizona. The vote was an overwhelming 25-3, with three additional contested ballots, despite heavy anti-union pressure from the company and in a state with only 5.4 percent union density.

The Hows, Whys, and Whats of ULP Strikes »

March 4, 2022 | Robert M. Schwartz

As nurses at St.

Solidarity in Wartime: Interview with a Ukrainian Union Leader »

March 2, 2022 | Ignacy Jóźwiak and Witalij Machinko

Ignacy Jóźwiak of the Polish union Workers' Initiative interviewed Witalij Machinko, leader of the Workers’ Solidarity Trade Union in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 27. This interview comes to us via the International Trade Union Network of Solidarity and Struggle.
Marchers bundled in coats, one carries printed sign: "The time is now!"

This Year, Let's Coordinate Our Contract Fights to Bargain for the Common Good »

March 1, 2022 | Cecily Myart-Cruz and Greg Nammacher

A wave of worker activism has shaken the labor movement and captivated the public’s attention as the pandemic stretched into its second and third year—and this wave couldn’t have come at a more important time.
A big crowd of workers in matching green T-shirts hold up printed signs reading "PRO(FESSIONAL) UNION DRIVER"

Here's What's in the New Bill Jointly Backed by Uber and the Teamsters in Washington State »

February 25, 2022 | Luis Feliz Leon

Uber’s lobbyists, after clinching an agreement with UFCW Canada to launch a charm offensive at the Ontario provincial government for employee-like benefits on be

Richmond Educators Are First In Virginia to Win Bargaining Rights »

February 24, 2022 | Vernon Snow

Teachers and other public school employees in Richmond, Virginia, won a major victory in December when the city’s school board, in an 8 to 1 vote, approved a resolution granting them collective bargaining rights.
People march in the street on a snowy day. Those at the front carry two huge banners: MFT banner has blue union logo and hundreds of tiny images of members holding signs. SFPE one is red. Others in crowd are holding up beautiful hand-painted signs on sticks with messages like "Educators: the heart of the community" (with a fist/heart image) and "Educators for Black lives"

Twin Cities Teachers and School Employees Gear Up for Strike »

February 23, 2022 | Barbara Madeloni

Three contracts, two unions, one voice. On February 18, three groups of educators in the Twin Cities all announced strike authorization votes.
Several woman hold blue and yellow signs that read "Pass the Pro Act: Build Back Better with Unions."

We Can't Just Keep Saying 'Pass the PRO Act.' We Have to Organize. »

February 21, 2022 | Jonah Furman

In January our movement got its annual punch in the gut from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whose 2021 report shows 241,000 fewer union members than the previous year.

A New Union, At Last? Mexican Auto Parts Workers Get to Vote, Three Years After Strike Wave »

February 19, 2022 | Luis Feliz Leon

UPDATE, March 1: Workers at Mexico's Tridonex auto parts plant in the border city of Matamoros overwhelmingly voted for an independent union on February 28.
Six young workers in a Starbucks, wearing the trademark green aprons, look cheerfully or defiantly at the camera. Three are holding cups aloft.

Buffalo Baristas Touch Off a Starbucks Organizing Wave »

February 18, 2022 | Saurav Sarkar

Twenty-year-old Starbucks shift supervisor Gianna Reeve is a firebrand who doesn’t hesitate to speak up for the co-workers she loves.
A child and an adult paint signs. Behind them are many more signs hanging already painted.

VIDEO: What is Visual Strategy? Projecting Power in the Street »

February 17, 2022 | Sarah Hughes

Holding a union sign at a picket line or rally is a rite of passage for a fighting union. But how often do we stop to think about how we are using these moments of collective action to strengthen our sense of unity, pride, and power?

Laptop screen shows a map of the Northeast with lots of pushpins. Along the side are checklists of union names and campus job categories.

HELU: A National Strategy for Higher Ed Labor »

February 17, 2022 | Helena Worthen

We in the U.S. have never had a national strategy for dealing with the adjunct/contingent problem in higher education, even as this precarious workforce grew to nearly 75 percent of all faculty in colleges and universities.

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