Troublemakers Blog
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. »
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. »