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Workers with "On Strike" picket signs march past a hospital in the near-dark, silhouetted by one bright light.

Two Thousand Hospital Workers Strike in Buffalo »

October 8, 2021 | Sarah Hughes

Two thousand nurses, clerical workers, technologists, and service workers have walked out of Mercy Health in Buffalo, New York, in an open-ended strike over the hiring and retention of workers throughout the hospital.

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In a Surprise, John Deere Workers Get to See Contract Before Voting On It »

October 8, 2021 | Jonah Furman

Ten thousand Auto Workers (UAW) members at John Deere will vote on a new contract on Sunday, October 10. Unexpectedly, they can see the language of proposed changes to their several-hundred-page contract ahead of the vote.
Four BGGTM Kellogg workers with signs on the picket line in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

‘We’re Sick of Giving Away Our Future’: An Interview with Kellogg Strike Leaders »

October 7, 2021 | Jonah Furman

Just after midnight October 5, workers at all four of Kellogg’s “ready-to-eat cereal” plants went on strike. Bakery Workers (BCTGM) Local 3G represents the 395 workers at the flagship plant in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Dozens of Frontier workers / CWA members wearing red assembled with Scabby the inflatable rat

Two Thousand California CWA Members Strike Telecoms Corp Frontier Communications »

October 6, 2021 | Jonah Furman

Two thousand workers at the telecom provider Frontier in California walked off the job yesterday on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike.
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Twenty-Hour Days, 100-Hour Weeks, No Lunch Breaks: An IATSE Member Talks Working Conditions »

October 5, 2021 | Cerena E.

On Monday, 59,000-member Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced the results of a strike authorization vote by members. An astounding 99 percent of voting members, with 90 percent turnout, voted to allow the union to call its first nationwide strike in its 100-plus year history.
Large crowd of Michigan Nurses Association members posing in red with flags and banner on steps assembled.

Michigan Nurses Defeat AFT-Backed Raid »

October 4, 2021 | Ted McTaggart

On September 24, ballots were counted in an election to determine the fate of the nurses union at the University of Michigan. By 58 to 41 percent (with less than 1 percent voting for “no union”), U of M nurses voted to stay with the Michigan Nurses (MNA), their union of 46 years.

From Contract Rejection to Union Office: School Therapists Keep Up Push for Fair Deal »

October 4, 2021 | Jonah Furman

A group of New York City educators who bucked the union’s ruling caucus to vote down their contract three years ago has now won elected office.
Woman on right in mask administering covid vaccine to man in mask and hat on left.

Steward's Corner: How to Bargain for a Healthy and Safe Return to the Workplace »

September 30, 2021 | Susan DeCarava and Chris Brooks

The danger of Covid in workplaces is often compounded by unsafe policies imposed unilaterally by management. Hopefully President Biden’s federal order (see box) will start to break the surge soon.
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Workers Have Leverage. It's Time to Use It. »

September 30, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon | Dan DiMaggio

The capitalist vultures are wheeling low, but they’re finding slim pickings to choose from these days.


“No one wants to work!” The bosses whine about a worker shortage—though it’s one they brought about.

Group of UAW strkers picketing with signs against tiered wages.

Auto Workers to Vote on Direct Elections for Officers »

September 27, 2021 | Jonah Furman

United Auto Workers members will soon vote in an unprecedented referendum to decide whether the union’s 400,000 working members and nearly 600,000 retirees will directly elect their top officers. Ballots hit the mail October 19 and are due back November 29.

Viewpoint: The Battle Continues to Save the Puerto Rican Teachers' Pension »

September 25, 2021 | Evelyn DeJesus, American Federation of Teachers

This piece, from American Federation of Teachers Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus, is a response to a Viewpoint we published earlier this week, “The AFT Shouldn’t Be

'If Your House Is On Fire You Run': Workers Strike for Safety At Understaffed Mental Health Center »

September 24, 2021 | Sarah Hughes

A terrifying scene unfolded the evening of August 1 at Cascade Behavioral Health Center in Tukwila, a suburb of Seattle.

Viewpoint: The AFT Shouldn't Be Negotiating Away Puerto Rican Teachers' Pensions »

September 23, 2021 | Movement of Rank-and-File Educators Caucus (UFT)

Read a response to this piece from American Federation of Teachers Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus here.

Viewpoint: Climate Justice Must Be a Top Priority for Labor »

September 21, 2021 | Peter Knowlton and John Braxton

Today’s existential crisis for humanity is the immediate need to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. All of us have to. Everywhere. For workers and for our communities there is no more pressing matter than this.

Washington Carpenter Revolt Swells Picket Lines »

September 17, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon

Two thousand Washington carpenters went on strike yesterday, out of 6,600 who currently work under the master agreement with the Association of General Contractors (AGC).

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