Troublemakers Blog
October 29, 2026 /
The first day I showed up on the Marriott construction site in downtown Detroit, everyone warned me about the state of our bathrooms.
You could smell them halfway across most floors. They were full in 24 hours, urinals were often clogged, and some people had taken to using buckets and hiding them in closets. »
October 20, 2026 / Luis Feliz Leon
New York City unions representing 1 million members launched a new coalition October 15 to defend the right to vote ahead of the midterm elections November 3. A thousand members rallied outside the city’s main post office, pledging to mobilize the labor movement to defend the elections from Trump administration interference. »
October 19, 2026 /
Union strength or weakness is often seen only through the light of a strike or lockout. Phil Cohen’s memoir, Maximum Leverage: From the Street to the Picket Line, tells a different story. »
October 13, 2026 /
Fatou Traore se dirigía a su trabajo como personal de limpieza en los Hospitales y Clínicas de la Universidad de Iowa (UIHC) en la mañana del jueves 24 de septiembre, cuando agentes de ICE la detuvieron. »
October 13, 2026 /
Fatou Traore was on her way to work as a custodian at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) on the morning of Thursday, September 24, when ICE agents detained her. »
October 07, 2026 /
Palestinian cultural workers living through apartheid, occupation, and genocide are calling for solidarity from their counterparts abroad. »
October 01, 2026 /
The following was adapted from a March 2026 speech that Rose Roach, National Coordinator for the Labor Campaign for Single Payer, gave to the Minnesota AFL-CIO. »
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
UPDATE, September 26: AutoZone workers won their union election on Friday—the first ever union election win at the company. »