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Four men sit around a table at the Labor Notes 2022 Conference during a workshop.

Can't Wait Until the Next Labor Notes Conference? »

November 1, 2022 | Dan DiMaggio

We’re excited to announce that the next Labor Notes Conference will be April 19-21, 2024, in Chicago. Our last one was the biggest ever, drawing 4,000 workers—and the youngest ever, with lots of newly organized workers.
Black-and-white cartoon drawing shows a man in a suit holding a stack of money. He is labeled "The union-busting attorney" and he is thinking, "Who cares about truth?! I'm getting rich busting unions!" In front of him is a paper headed "Brief: Mohawk vs. workers' rights" and another headed "Motion."

How to Win NLRB Cases against Union-Busters »

October 27, 2022 | Phil Cohen

As big brands like Amazon, Starbucks, and Chipotle lash back at worker organizing, union-busting is getting long overdue exposure in the press. But while the stories graphically depict the problem, they don’t offer any solutions.
Big crowd stands on grass outdoors on a sunny day behind a banner that reads "Vote Members First, United for Change." Everyone is wearing a union shirt: white, blue, or yellow. Many have fists in the air and everyone is smiling. Someone in front has a dog on a leash.

New Leadership, New Direction in Major Midwest Teamsters Local »

October 27, 2022 | Beth Breslaw

Members overwhelmingly elected new leadership in the 14,000-member Teamsters Local 135, where Dustin Roach and the 135 Members First Slate won with 68 percent of the vote.

Viewpoint: It’s Time to Tap into Labor’s Fortress of Finance »

October 26, 2022 | Chris Bohner

Despite the recent upsurge in worker militancy, union membership and density have been declining for decades. But a close look at labor’s finances suggests that unions have the economic resources to potentially reverse this decline.
A Sysco truck faces off against a crowd of people, backs to the camera. A few wear yellow jackets that say "Police" or "Sheriff" on the backs; most do not. Around them it is still very dark out, but the central paved area is lit from above.

Ahead of Halloween, Sysco Teamsters Give Corporate Ghouls the Heebie-Jeebies »

October 25, 2022 | Luis Feliz Leon

Teamsters in Plympton, Massachusetts, won their strike at America's largest wholesale food distributor with an old-fashioned militant tactic: the mass picket line.

Kansas Chipotle Workers Latest to Launch Union Drive »

October 21, 2022 | Jonah Furman

Employees at a second Chipotle location are unionizing, this time in Lawrence, Kansas. The young workers are forming an independent union, and facing harsh—and likely illegal—pushback from management.

People stand indoors behind a big Labor Notes banner. Most are wearing red shirts and have their fists in the air. Several farther back are holding up smaller red "Organize the South" banners.

From Call Centers to Coal Mines: Swapping Stories at the Alabama Troublemakers School »

October 21, 2022 | Adam Keller

These remarks were delivered this week on the Valley Labor Report, Alabama’s only union talk radio show.
Amazon workers march holding signs that say higher wages.

Peak Season for Action at Amazon »

October 20, 2022 | Rand Wilson and Peter Olney

Could this November see the biggest coordinated international day of action at Amazon yet?
Three autoworkers talk while standing in front of a colorful mural with a painting of a man singing and playing guitar, a wolf howling, and a couple dancing the tango.

Ballots Are Out in UAW Election, with Contrasting Visions of Unionism Up for Leadership »

October 19, 2022 | Barry Eidlin and Jane Slaughter

Stakes are high in the United Auto Workers, with two polar-opposite visions of unionism up for leadership. On Monday ballots were sent to UAW members for the union’s first direct election of top officers.
Workers in orange vests yell together, outdoors in front of an Amazon Air sign. Person in front has a microphone. Several have red printed picket signs saying "ULP strike. Prime shoppers beware: Amazon Air is unfair." Or the same in Spanish.

Prime Week Walkouts Hit Amazon, from Air Hub to Delivery Station »

October 18, 2022 | Luis Feliz Leon

Amazon’s vast distribution network is staggering. There’s the invisible lacework of surveillance algorithms and artificial intelligence. There are the visible footprints: trucks, robots, hulking warehouses.
Six picketers in red NUHW T-shirts stand on outdoors along a sidewalk. Most are masked. Some carry handmade signs that say "Honk for mental health" and "honk for patient care." Others carry printed signs that say "Fair contract now" and "Patient health not corporate wealth."

Kaiser Strikers Insist You Should Be Able to Get an Appointment When You Need It »

October 14, 2022 | Sarah Hughes

Psychologists, social workers, therapists, and chemical dependency counselors are in the ninth week of an open-ended strike at Kaiser Permanente in Northern and Central California.
A stack of union literature, Visible parts say "vote yes," "vota si," and "a $10/hr raise... fair share of Amazon's billions... Yes! ... Rally"

Amazon Albany Warehouse Worker: Why I’m Organizing a Union »

October 14, 2022 | Sarah Chaudhry

Workers at the ALB1 Amazon warehouse in Albany, New York, are voting October 12-17 on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union. The National Labor Relations Board is set to tally the votes October 18. –Editors.
Crowd of people viewed from behind, holding blue AFGE sign. One says "Proud Government Worker, Proud Union Member. Another says "Stand, Unite, Fight." In front of them is the U.S. Capitol building.

Viewpoint: Federal Workers Need a Functioning Federal Labor Board »

October 13, 2022 | Chris Dols, Mark Smith, and Morgan Stewart

Federal workers are in unfamiliar territory with the wind at our backs.

‘We Are Not Done Yet’: Railroad Track Workers Reject Deal »

October 11, 2022 | Jonah Furman

Members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, who build and maintain tracks and bridges, have voted down a national tentative agreement with the freight rail carriers.
People in neon yellow and orange vests stand in front of clouds of purple smoke outside a warehouse at night.

Three Amazon Warehouses Catch Fire; Workers Protest Unsafe Conditions with Sit-in »

October 7, 2022 | Luis Feliz Leon

Amazon warehouses caught fire in New York and Alabama this past week, endangering hundreds of workers.

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