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Workers in heavy coats stand around picketing in front of a big gray factory. One neon-colored handmade sign says "Worker-led EV transition" with a lightning bolt. Other signs are printed and say "UAW on strike" or "UAW, Stand up, Record Profits, Record Contracts"

Auto Workers Power Up Fight for an Electric Future »

October 16, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

The highest stakes of the United Auto Workers’ strike could be for workers not yet hired, at plants not yet built.
Book cover of “Our Veterans” shows a black woman veteran in a parade carrying the edge of a huge American flag with other marchers.

Book Review: Soldiers as Workers in a Toxic Workplace »

October 13, 2023 | Betsy Zucker

For decades, the armed services and contractors on bases abroad used massive burn pits for waste disposal, rather than safer methods. They burned everything from tires to computer equipment to medical waste and more, often using jet fuel, a known carcinogen, as an accelerant.

An energetic crowd of workers of various ages, genders, and races, Shawn Fain among them, poses in the sunshine outside a building marked Local 862. Many hold printed signs: "United for a strong contract," "Every job a good job," and the UAW logo. Many thrust their fists in the air.

Auto Workers Escalate: Surprise Strike at Massive Kentucky Ford Truck Plant »

October 11, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

Every Friday for the past four weeks, Big 3 CEOs have waited fearfully for Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain to announce which plants will strike next.

Three women smile at the camera with UAW on Strike signs.

Auto Workers Spare Big 3, Win Landmark Just Transition at General Motors »

October 6, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

On Facebook Live Friday afternoon, Auto Workers President Shawn Fain symbolically awarded roses to automakers General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford based on progress at the negotiating table, a reference to the reality show

Nurses in blue T-shirts blow whistles and air horns outside a red-brick building with huge white columns.

New Jersey Nurses Two Months into Strike for Safe Staffing »

October 6, 2023 | Sudip Bhattacharya

There ought to be nine nurses on the day shift at 9 Tower, a trauma surgery unit inside the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.


Instead, some days there are just three.

A group of sanitation workers, most in their bright green hi-visibility work vests, hold signs saying, "Fair Pay for City Workers!" and "City Workers Can't Afford to Live in the City we Serve!" during a rally.

North Carolina Sanitation Workers Strike for $5K Bonuses »

October 5, 2023 | Ben Carroll

UPDATE: City workers won $6.5 million in bonuses at the City Council meeting on October 5. Bonuses of $5,000 will go to workers making under $42,800, with smaller bonuses going to those who make more.
A screen at an Ultium Cells facility which says, "Security Notice: No Photos or Videos Allowed."

Does Your Employer Have Illegal Rules on the Books? »

October 5, 2023 | Robert M. Schwartz

On August 2, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), now controlled by Democratic appointees, issued a game-changing decision known as Stericycle.

‘Where There Are Scabs, There Is Violence’—That’s Why Scabs Are Illegal in Two Canadian Provinces »

October 4, 2023 | Bill Cole

Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has vigorously condemned violence on the picket lines in Michigan, Massachusetts, and California—laying the blame on management

UAW members and supporters at a rally. Many hold signs saying UAW on Strike. Several have their children on their shoulders.

Twenty-Five Thousand Auto Workers Are Now on Strike at the Big 3 »

September 29, 2023 | Luis Feliz Leon

Seven thousand Auto Workers at two more assembly plants will walk off the job at noon ET today, UAW President Shawn Fain announced in a Facebook Live appearance this morning.
Three women wearing red Association of Flight Attendants shirts hold yellow signs saying, "Flight Attendants Support UAW Auto Workers."

UAW Supporters to Hit the Pavement at Dealerships »

September 28, 2023 | Lisa Xu

Last Friday, some 5,000 Auto Workers (UAW) at 38 after-market parts distribution centers across General Motors and Stellantis joined the escalating “Stand-Up Strike.” Even with

Two workers in blue overalls lean over a car body, doing detailed work

Slow Walks and Tough Talk: Auto Workers Turn the Screws »

September 28, 2023 | Keith Brower Brown

The 18,000 Auto Workers on strike have lit up the labor movement. But the strike is only the most visible side of auto workers’ leverage.
A group of workers march in Detroit holding signs that say "UAW Stand Up: Fair Pay and COLA Now."

VIDEO: Stand with the UAW: Record Profits Means Record Contracts »

September 26, 2023 | Labor Notes staff

With 18,000 United Auto Workers members on strike at three Big 3 assembly plants and 38 parts distribution centers around the country, Labor Notes held a free national Zoom call on September 23, 2023, to hear reports from the rank-and-file members massing on picket lines and taking creative...
Workers outside a big plant approach a car with leaflets.

First Tire Workers to Organize in 40 Years Win First Contract »

September 26, 2023 | Finley Williams

It was late summer 2017 at the Overtyme Bar and Grill, a hotspot off a busy highway in Macon, Georgia, and Kumho Tire plant worker Mario Smith had important questions for local United Steelworkers (USW) president Alex Perkins: he wanted to know how he could bring a union to the one-year-old...
Workers in red shirts picket outside. Many of the picket signs are white with UAW logo, Local 412, and the words "Stellantis Bargaining in Bad Faith."

Viewpoint: With No Reform Caucus, Auto Workers Would Not Be on Strike »

September 26, 2023 | Jane Slaughter

What can workers seeking to reinvigorate their unions learn from the new spirit in the United Auto Workers?
Workers in red shirts chant. Most are Black women. Many fists in air, one blowing whistle, one speaking into bullhorn. Printed signs say "UAW Stand Up, COLA and Fair Pay Now"

Ford and GM Agree to End At Least One Tier, Stellantis Still Holding Out »

September 25, 2023 | Jane Slaughter

The Auto Workers announced encouraging progress in their negotiations with Ford and General Motors September 22, including an end to one of the many concessionary tiers in the union’s contract.

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