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Labor Notes Crossword: August 2026 [1]

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August 06, 2026 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann [2]
This crossword was adapted from Labor Notes #569, August 2026. Don't miss an issue, subscribe [3] today! » [1]

Cómo forzamos que UPS creará empleos a tiempo completo en nuestra sección sindical [4]

Varios trabajadores reunidos en uniformes de UPS. [4]
August 03, 2026 / Russell Sires y John Gascey
A menudo, lograr una mejora en el contrato es solo la mitad de la batalla; la otra mitad consiste en hacer que se cumpla. » [4]

Cómo hacer que las reuniones sindicales sean interesantes y útiles [5]

Trabajadores sentados en una mesa. [5]
August 03, 2026 / Mike Parker and Martha Gruelle
Las reuniones sindicales no son simplemente espacios para recibir información y votar; objetivos que también podrían lograrse mediante boletines y votos por correo. » [5]

Cómo integrar a más miembros en la vida del sindicato [6]

Una foto de varias gorras. [6]
August 01, 2026 / Joe DeManuelle-Hall [7]
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. » [6]

How Letter Carriers Can Organize to Prevent Smoke Injury [8]

View of a city intersection. The sky, crisscrossed with power lines, is hazy grey and eerily tinted orange. Some people are out walking anyway. [8]
July 23, 2026 / Jamie Partridge
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. » [8]

En la organización sindical, el respeto es lo fundamental [9]

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July 23, 2026 / Ellen David Friedman
La solidaridad entre tus compañeras y compañeros de trabajo es tu fuente de poder contra el empleador. Un ingrediente esencial es el respeto. » [9]

Como superar la apatía en tu lucha sindical [10]

un grupo de trabajadores se reunen en una manifestación [10]
July 22, 2026 / Personal de Labor Notes
¿Alguna vez has sentido que eres la única persona a la que le importa el sindicato? ¿Que ninguno de tus compañeros mueve un dedo para ayudar? ¿Que el lugar de trabajo está estancado en la «apatía»? » [10]

Viewpoint: What Amazon Workers Can Learn from the Successes (and Failures) of the Fight for 15 [11]

"Give us this day our daily bread." [11]
July 15, 2026 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney
If the labor movement is to maintain and raise standards, then we must organize Amazon—one of the largest employers and most powerful corporations in the U.S. today. » [11]

‘Give Me a Chance to Survive’: Workers, Employers Dread Deportations’ Effect on Health Care [12]

A large crowd of people, mostly Black women, rallies in Manhattan's Foley Square. Many wear purple 1199 T-shirts. Some hold yellow 1199 signs, or red ones shaped like hearts with the message "We are the heart of New York healthcare." The mood is active, with many arms reaching up into the air and mouths opening to speak, chant, or sing. [12]
July 15, 2026 / Steve Wishnia
“They killed my cousin,” said the Brooklyn man, a Haitian immigrant in his forties, explaining why he came to the United States four years ago. He asked to remain anonymous for obvious reasons. » [12]

Power Workers Independence Day Strike Wins Pensions in Pennsylvania [13]

"26+666+614=1. IBEW united!" [13]
July 09, 2026 / Mindy Isser
Workers at PECO, the electric company for the Philadelphia region and Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility, went on strike just after midnight on Saturday, July 4, winning a tentative agreement for the 1,500 workers just before midnight on Monday, July 6. » [13]

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