Troublemakers Blog
February 25, 2026 /
Federal workers and unions have proven to be a bulwark defending the rule of law and vital public services during President Trump’s second term. Our union at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a case in point. »
February 19, 2026 / Keith Brower Brown
For four decades, a federal count of union members has been the annual physical exam for the labor movement. Did we grow or shrink, and where? »
February 17, 2026 /
Editors’ note: As of today, 4,200 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian are still on strike at hospitals in upper Manhattan. »
February 10, 2026 /
On January 31 my husband and I stood shoulder to shoulder with thousands of union members and community allies in Portland’s South Waterfront. »
February 09, 2026 / Jane Slaughter
Starbucks has signed union contracts almost nowhere, but in Chile, workers have a national agreement covering 176 stores. They were the first in the world to unionize, in 2009. »
February 06, 2026 / Alexandra Bradbury
More unions across the country are taking a stand against Immigration and Customs Enforcement since the January 23 mass strike in Minneapolis and the January 24 killing of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse and union member. »
February 04, 2026 / Dan DiMaggio
Workers in Malaysia who make screens like the one you are reading this article on are protesting after union leaders were fired following an organizing victory. The workers make LED screens for companies including Apple. »
February 03, 2026 / Jenny Brown
Starbucks barista Christi Gomoljak has been on strike for 80 days.
Managers at her Disney store in Anaheim, California had taken away the workers’ restroom without consultation. “There was a note on our break table that we were losing our employee restroom,” she said. Workers would have to go elsewhere in the busy theme park. »
February 02, 2026 /
In a hospital, there is always another patient waiting. As soon as one bed empties, another is filled. »