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Strike Wave Rocks Britain, as Unions Confront the Cost-of-Living Crisis »

November 18, 2022 | Marcus Barnett

In Britain today, anyone asking a worker about the direction the country is headed will be unlikely to receive a printable answer.

Strikers and supporters march with picket signs in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

‘No Contract, No Matisse’: Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Win First Contract After Strike »

November 17, 2022 | Liam Kelly

After a 19-day strike, members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) union voted overwhelmingly in October to approve their first contract. Daily pickets had cut into the museum’s attendance and impacted preparation for an anticipated exhibit on the works of French painter Henri Matisse.

'I Get to Have a Life': Pilots Speak Out on Contract Fights »

November 17, 2022 | Jonah Furman

Airline labor is at a breaking point. The country’s four largest airlines are facing pilot labor conflicts, all centering on a mismanaged pandemic recovery.

About 15 people, mostly white women, stand on a street corner wearing big red printed signs that say "Haverill educators on strike!" One woman holds her sign high in the air and turns to face the others, in profile to the camera, with a lively open-mouthed expression, maybe yelling or singing. Her sign says "Fair contract now."

Undaunted by Fines, Massachusetts Teachers Defy Strike Ban »

November 14, 2022 | Barbara Madeloni

Two more illegal strikes have hit Massachusetts! On October 14, members of the Haverhill Educators Association voted to strike. Malden educators voted to strike just a few hours later.

El movimiento sindical independiente de México: resumen de las victorias recientes y los desafíos »

November 11, 2022 | Jeffery Hermanson

El régimen laboral del periodo neoliberal en México está en plena decadencia.

General Strike Threat Beats Ontario's Anti-Worker Law »

November 10, 2022 | Peter Hoges

Ontario workers delivered a spectacular blow to Premier Doug Ford’s government this week. Just four days after ramming through unprecedented anti-worker legislation, Bill 28, Ford appeared in a hastily called press conference on Monday morning to announce its full repeal.
People march in front of an Apple store in New York City, holding signs and banners in English and Chinese. Their faces are blurred out in the photo due to fears of retaliation from the Chinese government against them and their families.

After Workers Flee China's Largest iPhone Factory, Activists Demand Accountability from Apple »

November 10, 2022 | Liu Xiang and Ruo Yan

Chinese overseas labor activists and allies have launched a campaign demanding accountability from Apple and Foxconn for their gross mistreatment of workers at a Chinese factory where half the world’s iPhones are made.

Mexico's Independent Union Movement: An Overview of Recent Victories and Challenges Ahead »

November 9, 2022 | Jeffery Hermanson

Lea este artículo en español aquí.
People (mainly Black men are visible) outside hold printed AFGE signs reading "Proud veterans serving veterans," "Be fair to those that care," and "VA workers deserve dignity, fairness, and respect."

Viewpoint: Support Veterans by Defending, Not Defunding, Public Sector Jobs at the Post Office and the V.A. »

November 8, 2022 | Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon

Our nation’s year-round celebration of former military service by 19 million Americans reaches its apex every Veterans Day.
Dozens of strikers stand around a Chicago Teachers Union banner.

Chicago Teachers: Notes from a Fighting Union »

November 3, 2022 | Jesse Sharkey

When I stepped down as Chicago Teachers Union president earlier this year (the union has a dynamic new officer team led by Stacy Davis Gates), I did it partly because I was ready for a change, partly to make room at the top, and partly because I think we need a reckoning about the direction of...
Shot from above and in front of huge crowd of people in a ballroom, wearing matching UFCW yellow shirts.

UFCW Reformers Look to 2023 »

November 2, 2022 | Jonah Furman

Next April, 1,200 delegates from the Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) will gather in Las Vegas for the union’s international convention. A new reform group, Essential Workers for a Democratic UFCW, is gearing up for a fight.
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.

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