Troublemakers Blog
September 24, 2026 / Paul Prescod
Philadelphia Orchestra musicians have won first-in-the-nation protections against hearing loss. The groundbreaking provisions, which could serve as a model for other orchestras, are part of a contract just ratified by Musicians (AFM) Local 77-274. »
September 21, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon
When workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who reap tens of thousands of dollars from sowing fear and doubt. »
September 17, 2026 /
Workers at Hunger Mountain Co-op, a consumer-owned grocery store in Montpelier, Vermont, won a five-month fight to enforce seniority, beat back bias, and win a promotion for a beloved co-worker. We did it not just by filing a grievance, but also by mobilizing union members and the public. »
September 09, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon
Three years ago the United Auto Workers, glowing with confidence after a successful strike at the Big 3 and pledging ambitious new organizing drives, put out a call for a national strike on May 1, 2028. »
September 01, 2026 /
U.S. military veterans are drilled by their commanders to obey their superior officers. Many still believe it is their duty to support the commander-in-chief even after their tour of duty. »
August 27, 2026 / Paul Prescod
Eighty public transit workers in Jackson, Mississippi, have won a tentative agreement with MV Transportation, after a grueling five-week strike. The transit workers represented by ATU Local 1208 garnered public support and were able to win most of »
August 19, 2026 / Paul Prescod
Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the U.S., and is a “right-to-work” state with only 4 percent of its workers in unions. But since July 13, Highway 80 near Jackson has been lined by chanting picketers. They’re on strike at JTRAN, the city’s public transit system. »
August 13, 2026 /
A sign in the empty parking lot at the administrative offices for Lorain County Job and Family Services in Elyria, Ohio, tells passersby that the agency is open for business. That’s only part of the story. »
August 13, 2026 / Keith Brower Brown
In the building trades, strikes have become vanishingly rare. But since late June, strikes by major construction unions have rocked jobsites across a Canadian province. »