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Three solar workers in yellow vests lift a large solar panel into place on a solar array.

How Solar Ironworkers Zapped Tiers »

January 24, 2024 | Keith Brower Brown

California’s solar power plants now rival the scale of any in the world. What stands out most is how they were built: under union contracts.
A group of 20 workers in winter clothes gather with yellow UFCW signs around a SuperOne Foods sign

Grocery Workers Make Waves in the Land of Lakes »

January 22, 2024 | Lisa Xu

It wasn’t such a merry Christmas for grocery store management in central Minnesota. Five hundred grocery workers in the Brainerd Lakes area walked out on an unfair labor practice strike, deserting five stores between December 22 and 25.

We Threw Out the Old Playbook: The New Union Drive at Mercedes »

January 18, 2024 | Jeremy Kimbrell

Auto workers have had several organizing campaigns at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama. They all follow a similar pattern: Frustrated workers decide there’s enough energy for change in the plant and start talking about organizing.
A woman wearing jeans, a blue apron, a colorful striped shirt, and heavy gloves walks between two dense rows of vegetation with a five gallon plastic bucket on each shoulder

Why Fair Trade Produce Labels Are Bogus »

January 16, 2024 | Anna Canning and James Daria

Any U.S. consumer walking down the supermarket aisle will find berries, tomatoes, and other vegetables that are labeled “responsibly grown,” “farmworker-assured,” and “fair-trade certified.”
A large group of teachers stand in the steps of a large brick building holding red signs that say “Andover Educators on Strike”

Massachusetts Teachers Illegal Strike Wave Rolls On »

January 11, 2024 | Barbara Madeloni

A wildly successful, illegal three-day strike by the Andover Education Association in November has reverberated statewide for educators in Massachusetts.
An image of the cover of the book, with tech workers standing in front of a big sign that says "Google: End Rater Poverty" in the background.

Book Review: Power to the Tech Workers »

January 10, 2024 | Peter Olney

Many of us have tried to follow the recent kerfuffle involving Sam Altman’s leadership of the company he founded, OpenAI. In mid-November 2023 he was abruptly fired, then returned to power just five days later.
People cheer in a massive packed outdoor crowd with light green flags that say “We are of one voice” in French

Québec Workers Conduct Largest Strike Ever »

January 9, 2024 | Shannon Ikebe

One of the largest strikes in North American history happened this winter and the struggle is ongoing.
Black and white people, including UAW President Shawn Fain, hold a blue banner (text not visible). They are wearing matching T-shirts for a Martin Luther King Official Commemoration.

Direct Elections for Labor Leaders Make for More Militant Unions »

January 5, 2024 | Chris Bohner

The labor movement is rightfully celebrating recent contract victories by the United Auto Workers,

A UAW member walks with a drum that reads "UAW: 1937 - Sit-Down, 2023 - Stand Up."

Top Labor Notes Stories of 2023 »

December 20, 2023 | Sindhu Sundar

This year workers have ramped up their organizing to win better wages, fight pay and benefit tiers, reclaim their weekends, and get a direct say in electing their top union leaders.

A group of Amazon workers wearing yellow hi-vis vests stands together after marching on their boss.

Amazon Goes into Union-Busting Overdrive to Fight Campaign at KCVG Air Hub »

December 20, 2023 | Josh Crowell and Tamara Dowell

Our union campaign at Amazon’s “superhub” air cargo center, KCVG in Northern Kentucky, is taking off. And not surprisingly that’s prompting the company to go into union-busting overdrive.

Teacher Unions Push for a Ceasefire, With Education, Agitation, and Resolutions »

December 19, 2023 | Barbara Madeloni

When Becky Pringle, president of the 3-million-member National Education Association (NEA), the largest union in the country, tweeted, “We join our partner organizations along with Jewish and Muslim leaders across the globe

Big Contract Battles Ahead for Unions in 2024 »

December 18, 2023 | Dan DiMaggio

Major contract fights in 2023 at UPS, the Big 3 automakers, and Hollywood studios set the tone for next year’s contract campaigns. Impressive gains and increased transparency got members of other unions asking, “Why can’t my union be like that?”

Camp Solidarity Connects Labor’s Past and Present in West Virginia »

December 18, 2023 | Chris Mark

Matewan, West Virginia, scene of an historic gun battle between striking coal miners and mine guards 100 years ago, was recently the site of a unique labor gathering.
Illustration of the Troublemakers Union slingshot logo with a Santa hat on top

North Pole Elves Win Big with Escalating Strike »

December 16, 2023 | Alexandra Bradbury

NEW: Listen to a wonderful radio version of this story (including additional quotes from Vixen), created by the good folks of Labor Radio on WORT in Madison, Wisconsi
An aircraft factory floor is viewed from above, with planes on either side and high rafters above.

An Electrician’s Dispatch: Solidarity at 90 Feet »

December 15, 2023 | Jeff Marshall

Last summer I was working at the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington, on a four-man electrical crew, replacing the existing lights with new LEDs. Our work area was 90 feet off the ground, maybe 20 feet below the roof decking, with no air circulation.

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