Troublemakers Blog

A cartoon in black and gold shows a woman with a sonogram and a person with a small baby, all are smiling. In the background is a disgruntled boss.
November 16, 2023 /
Judy approached Chief Steward Amy over lunch one day with big news: she was three months pregnant! Amy congratulated her. »
Sindhu poses outside in front of a barn. She has long black hair and is wearing a red shirt and a slight smile.
November 15, 2023 /
Labor Notes is happy to welcome our newest co-worker, Sindhu Sundar! »
Dozens of men and women of various ethnicities wearing dark blue flight attendant uniforms hold signs saying “Ready to Strike”
November 02, 2023 / Jenny Brown
Flight Attendants at American Airlines voted to strike by 99.47 percent at the end of August, with 93 percent turnout. »
A group of people in white medical coats stand behind a red banner reading ‘Health Workers Against Genocide in Gaza.’
October 31, 2023 / Keith Brower Brown, / Caitlyn Clark
In the U.S. and across the world, hundreds of thousands of people have taken the streets to protest Israel’s assault on Gaza, which has killed at least 8,300 Palestinians, including 3,300 children, since October 7. »
A letter carrier with a big shoulder bag puts mail in a grouped mailbox in an alley, he is backlit.
October 24, 2023 /
One striking feature of the current labor resurgence is a trend for greater openness during national contract negotiations. This year the Auto Workers (UAW) at the Big 3 and Teamsters at UPS have provided members with detailed information about their bargaining proposals. »
A group of people in red shirts, one man carrying a child march past the camera with signs saying Stellantis is barganing in bad faith.
October 20, 2023 / Luis Feliz Leon
The Auto Workers (UAW) have thrown the Big 3 on the back foot. For the first time in recent history, the union is playing the automakers against each other—departing from its tradition of choosing one target company and patterning an agreement at the other two. »
A group of people hold a black banner that says CEASEFIRE.
October 19, 2023 / Alexandra Bradbury, / Luis Feliz Leon
While many union members and other workers are worried and horrified at the mounting war in Israel and occupied Palestine, U.S. unions so far have mostly remained silent. »
Workers in purple SEIU Local 49 T-shirts march across a street. Some carry picket signs that say SEIU and some other words too small to read. A large purple banner says "We stand for our patients." The person in front is talking into a bullhorn and others appear to be chanting.
October 18, 2023 / Alexandra Bradbury
Seventy-five thousand Kaiser Permanente health care workers struck October 4-6 in what was billed as the biggest health care strike in U.S. history. »
Book cover of “Our Veterans” shows a black woman veteran in a parade carrying the edge of a huge American flag with other marchers.
October 13, 2023 /
For decades, the armed services and contractors on bases abroad used massive burn pits for waste disposal, rather than safer methods. They burned everything from tires to computer equipment to medical waste and more, often using jet fuel, a known carcinogen, as an accelerant. »

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