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How to Defend Members from Politicized Firings »

September 18, 2025 | Bill Barry

Can a worker be fired simply for expressing an opinion that the boss or a political group finds objectionable? These days online attackers often campaign to pressure employers to fire workers for political speech—even speech that took place on their private social media pages.
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Teamsters Win University of Minnesota Strike, With Help from Farm Aid »

September 18, 2025 | Randy Furst

Some 1,400 Teamster service workers at the University of Minnesota won a resounding victory in a five-day walkout that showcased their militancy and underscored the power of solidarity.
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New Caucus Powers Up In the Electrical Workers »

September 17, 2025 | Keith Brower Brown

On paper, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has power like few other unions in the country. The “sparkies” have over 700,000 members. Most of them have held onto pensions, family health plans, and some of the best pay in construction.

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Georgia Battery Plant Raid Spotlights Hyundai’s Horrible Labor Practices »

September 11, 2025 | Luis Feliz Leon

Four hundred and seventy-five workers were arrested at a joint Hyundai and LG Energy Solutions electric-vehicle battery plant under construction in Ellabell, Georgia, on September 4. It was the largest immigration raid at a single location in U.S. history.

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North Carolina Electrical Workers Gear Up for Jobsite ICE Defense »

September 10, 2025 | Jody Anderson

I'm an electrical worker in IBEW Local 553 in Durham, North Carolina. We're one of the fastest growing locals in the South, with members in both construction and utility line work.

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How Spray Tan Technicians and Sugaring Aestheticians Built the First Salon Chain Union in the Country »

September 4, 2025 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Most of us have had a manager we see too much of. For workers in the salon industry, that can take on a whole new meaning.

Filipino workers rally outside Kawasaki Motors.

Kawasaki Workers Are on Strike in the Philippines—And We Need Your Solidarity »

September 4, 2025 | Richard Balberan

Kawasaki is trying to bust our union.
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Kentucky Battery Plant Joins United Auto Workers in Close Vote »

August 28, 2025 | Luis Feliz Leon

Kentucky battery plant workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park (BOSK) in Glendale have voted to join the United Auto Workers. The workers make batteries to power Ford’s all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck and E-Transit cargo van.
About 15 smiling people hold identical signs saying “ARISE for Higher Para Pay”

How NYC Teachers Ran a Slate to Build Member Power »

August 27, 2025 | Olivia Swisher

Teachers measure time in school years, not calendar years. As the new school year begins, I’ve been reflecting on my experiences from last year as an unexpected candidate for president of the 200,000-member United Federation of Teachers in New York City.

Six picketers hold signs in the rain, including, “Ground our rights? Ground the planes!”

Defying Back to Work Order, Air Canada Flight Attendants Secure Tentative Agreement »

August 25, 2025 | Jenny Brown

Flight attendants with Air Canada and subsidiary Air Canada Rouge walked out early August 17. As expected, the Liberal government ordered them back to work 12 hours later, declaring their strike unlawful.
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New Jersey Temps Fight Agency Efforts to Block Their Rights »

August 21, 2025 | by Reynalda Cruz and Liana Katz

It’s 5:30 in the morning and the warehouse is already buzzing. Workers are unloading trucks, breaking down pallets, folding boxes, and packing orders to be shipped to local stores.

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Uncover How Your Employer’s Power Flows »

August 19, 2025 | Jenny Brown

Review of What the Boss Doesn’t Want Us to Know: Discovering Power and Winning Campaigns by Tom Juravich, Olivia Geho, and Andrew Gorry (PM Press, 2025)
Workers in red shirts march outside the Washington Post's office, carrying signs with slogans including "Flexible RTO" (which stands for return to office) and Washington Post Tech Guild Unite!

Member-Organizers Drive a NewsGuild Surge »

August 18, 2025 | Randy Furst

The news industry has undergone a sea-change in the last two decades. Print readership of newspapers has declined sharply, while their digital readership has edged up slowly. Local newspapers have consolidated into ever larger chains controlled by private equity and vulture funds.
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Salts and Peppers Build a Union at Starbucks »

August 13, 2025 | Jenny Brown

Review of Jaz Brisack, Get on the Job and Organize (Atria/One Signal, 2025).

Columbia Tries to Undermine Its Unions, Hire Scab Instructors »

August 13, 2025 | Jenny Brown

Imagine you get a letter from your manager a week before you are set to teach classes, removing you from teaching duties but saying you’ll get paid anyway.

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