No Contract Means No Coffee as Starbucks Baristas Walk Out
The strike started on Starbucks’ big annual promotional “Red Cup Day,” a day many workers dread.
Federal Workers Declare Five-Alarm Fires at Agencies
The unprecedented public letters from workers at FEMA, NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control express outrage…
Defying Back to Work Order, Air Canada Flight Attendants Secure Tentative Agreement
In a bold move with wide implications, the 10,000 striking flight attendants defied the order. They’d voted 99.7 percent to strike earlier this month.
Uncover How Your Employer’s Power Flows
A new book teaches how a team of workers can research their employer and design a strategic campaigns based on what they’ve learned.
Trump Tries to Blow Up Airport Screeners Union
The American Federation of Government Employees signed its contract with TSA in May 2024, and it wasn’t set to expire until 2031.
Federal Workers Mobilize against Musk’s and Trump’s ‘Corporate Coup’
By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes Federal employee union members have been speaking out, rallying, and suing, as agency after agency has been hit by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government…
Boeing Machinists End 53-Day Strike With 38% Raise
“The big difference in this contract is that we're getting a lot of intimidation from our CEO now."
Starbucks’ Howard Schultz Called Before Senate
By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes Starbucks projects the image of an employee-friendly company, but its workers have been exposing the contradiction between the company’s words and its actions. On…
Beware the Time Thieves
By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes French workers have shut the country down with general strikes three times in the last month to defend their time. They’re protesting a proposal…