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Several people with colorful signs in red and orange face the camera, one says “Delbar treat your workers right”

Coping with Climate Crises on the Job »

July 16, 2025 | Alexandra Bradbury

Heat, smoke, flooding, hurricanes, fires, turbulence—on the job, workers are already facing the ravages of a changing climate.


These problems are ripe for organizing—usually everyone is feeling it. Often it’s very clear what solution would help, and who could deliver it.
Several people raise their fists, one holds a homemade sign saying “support EPA dissent”

Environmental Protection Agency Workers Investigated for Defending Its Mission »

July 10, 2025 | Jenny Brown

After signing a critical letter to their boss, 139 EPA workers were put under investigation and on a 2-week paid administrative leave July 3.

A woman speaks into a microphone outside while others stand behind her with signs that say “Picket ICE”

Fight ICE. Build the Union. »

July 8, 2025 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann and Sarah Lazare

It was the morning of June 9, and Genie Kastrup, president of Service Employees Local 1, stood in front of Chicago’s Daley Plaza and bellowed into a microphone.
A group of a dozen men of various ages hold a red and white banner that says “Estibadores”

Longshore Workers Remember the Struggle to Free the Charleston Five »

July 8, 2025 | Kerry Taylor

Dockworkers from around the world reunited in South Carolina for a week in June to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the successful campaign to “Free the Charleston 5” and the founding of the International Dockworkers Council.

A banner says “Educators, we work for the people” in the background as union members are visible setting up for a meeting in the foreground.

Educators Union Rejects Anti-Defamation League, Cuts Ties »

July 7, 2025 | Emmaia Gelman

The Anti-Defamation League has been a ubiquitous presence in U.S.
Two black women in sunglasses, one with a headscarf, hold signs saying ‘More work, less pay, NO WAY’

Philadelphia Municipal Workers Strike Before July 4 Celebrations »

July 2, 2025 | Paul Prescod

Nine thousand blue-collar workers who make Philadelphia run went on strike July 1. After sacrificing through the pandemic and years of bruising inflation, they say they’re on strike so they can afford to live in the city they serve.

Graphic shows woman with guitar and says Anne Feeney, 1951-2021

Social Justice Artists: Apply for an Anne Feeney Hellraiser Grant »

July 1, 2025 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Friends and family of legendary folk musician and “hellraiser” Anne Feeney have come together to announce a new round of grants for artists “on the frontlines of the fight against fascism.”
A pile of Amazon boxes is shown with workers small in the background

Amazon Workers Defy Dictates of Automation »

June 26, 2025 | Alvin Gaine

Amazon delivery stations are being outfitted with robots across the country, leading to fewer workers and speedup for the workers that remain.
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Steward’s Corner: Fighting Mid-Contract Changes Can Build the Union »

June 24, 2025 | Al Davidoff

Often our best opportunity to strengthen the union—to build activism, solidarity, and leadership—comes during contract negotiations. Under most U.S. union contracts, this is the only time we are legally free to use our greatest power, the strike.

SINTTIA members and leadership at a May 1 rally

Mexican GM Workers to Vote on Union at Second Plant »

June 18, 2025 | Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Workers at a second General Motors assembly plant in Mexico will vote June 25 to 27 on whether to join SINTTIA (the National Auto Workers Union), the independent union that won a landmark election to represent workers at the company’s Silao plant in 2022.
Five workers in the rain hold a green banner that says Chilean Starbucks Union in Spanish

Chilean Starbucks Workers Gain Second Contract after Strike »

June 18, 2025 | Vanessa Alvarez

After a 25 day strike, on March 31 the baristas of the Sindicato SBK won a second contract with Starbucks Chile (Alsea). Among their wins is paid leave for parents of any gender.

The Art of Organizing: 18 Tips from a Veteran Union Organizer »

June 16, 2025 | Brian O. Shepherd

Organizing isn’t just a science, it’s also an art. Normally the latter is passed on through phone calls, debriefs, meetings, and late-night shit talk. Below is an attempt to share some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way, some in victory, some in defeat. None of this is new.
A group of workers hold a banner in front of a French banner.

European Dockworkers Refuse to Load Weapons Aimed at Palestine »

June 12, 2025 | Rafeef Ziadah and Katy Fox-Hodess

On June 4, in response to the unfolding genocide in Gaza, France’s CGT dockworkers refused to load arms components bound for Israel at the country’s largest port in Fos-Marseille. Their action forced the ship to leave port without its deadly cargo.

A woman cries while two men in blue Machinists t-shirts comfort her with a hand on her shoulder. Next to her is a woman holding a sign that says “Free Max.”

‘IAM Max’: Machinists Rally for Member Detained by ICE »

June 9, 2025 | Zack Pattin

Rallying under the banner “IAM Max,” 200 union members and supporters gathered outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington, on June 6 to demand the release of Maximo Londonio, a member of Machinists (IAM) Local Lodge 695 who has been imprisoned by ICE since mid-May.

A man in in front of grocery shelves points to a printed-out “Vote No” sign pinned to his blue shop apron.

Kroger Workers Vote Down Contract in Indiana by 74 Percent »

June 5, 2025 | Caitlyn Clark

Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 700 members in Indiana voted down a tentative agreement May 31 covering 8,000 Kroger retail workers, with 74 percent voting no. Rank-and-file members bucked the recommendation for a ‘Yes’ vote by local union leadership and the bargaining committee.

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