Troublemakers Blog
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. »
August 03, 2026 /
A menudo, lograr una mejora en el contrato es solo la mitad de la batalla; la otra mitad consiste en hacer que se cumpla. »
August 03, 2026 /
Las reuniones sindicales no son simplemente espacios para recibir información y votar; objetivos que también podrían lograrse mediante boletines y votos por correo. »
August 01, 2026 / Joe DeManuelle-Hall
Se espera que los activistas sindicales desempeñen múltiples roles: comunicador, defensor, experto en normativa laboral, negociador y mediador. Los compañeros de trabajo confían en ti para plantear cara a la dirección, conocer el contrato y ayudar a encontrar soluciones, incluso cuando un problema laboral no esté contemplado en el contrato colectivo. »
July 23, 2026 /
Letter carriers and other people who work outdoors, especially in the upper Midwest and East, are experiencing hazardous levels of smoke from Canadian wildfires. Some areas have been experiencing AQI (Air Quality Index) measurements of over 300, even over 500, with local authorities advising residents to stay indoors. »