As More Unions Oppose ICE and Israel, the Right Is Cracking Down
By Blanca Missé This article was originally published by Truthout The right is trying to gain access to labor unions’ minutes, membership lists, and Zoom chats. On September 22, The…
Want to Fix the Economy? Triple Union Membership
Heidi Shierholz and Steve Greer Economic Policy Institute (EPI.org) This Labor Day, workers across the country are sending a clear message: They want a greater voice on the job. A…
Boycott of Starbucks Is Still On as Workers Press for $17 Wage and Protections
By Michael Arria This article was originally published by Truthout On the heels of their victory on silica-based powder, baristas are urging patrons to boycott until they win a contract.…
‘Treated Worse Than Cattle’: 2,500 Tyson Workers Laid Off, Plant Shutters Overnight
Caitlyn Clark Labor Notes This story originally appeared in Labor Notes Ouano Tante worked the afternoon shift at the Tyson beef plant in Joslin, Illinois, for five years. But when…
Ten Films for a Labor Day Under New Management
Alex Demyanenko Capital and Main While the Trump administration attacks workers’ rights, here are some of the most influential films about labor from the last 50 years. In the climactic…
CEOs Get Rich Underpaying Their Workers and Then Don’t Stand Up for Them
Sarah Anderson Inequality.org Low-wage US workers have faced multiple rising threats to their economic and personal security over the past year. Aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions have terrorized…
In First, Starbucks Workers United and Its 12,000 Members Call for Boycott
By Sharon Zhang This article was originally published by Truthout “t is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers,” the union said. In…
How Climate Change Is Making Bad Working Conditions Even Worse
Sarah Lazare, In These Times. Smoke, heat, storms. As wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes intensify, workers are increasingly fighting for basic protections on top of everything else. One morning, when…
After Years-Long Battle, California Rideshare Drivers Win Certification. Can They Win a Contract?
If Uber and Lyft resort to the stalling tactics corporations commonly use to block higher pay and better working conditions, gig workers will still have a fight on their hands.…
Trade Unionists Launch Solidarity Organization With Filipino Labor Movement
Fight Back! News. Los Angeles, CA – On Sunday, July 26, over 100 activists from different organizations came together to celebrate the launch of Bulosan – a network fighting for…
Janitor Says Fear Kept Her Silent Before Joining Class-Action Lawsuit Against WinCo Foods
Alexandra Martinez Prism A former overnight janitor says fear of losing her job and fear tied to her immigration status kept her from speaking out for years about the conditions…
California Stadium Workers Win The Right To Strike Over ICE
Paul Prescod and Natascha Elena Uhlmann, Labor Notes. World Cup Leverage. In a World Cup-fueled union win, concessions workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have won the right to…
When The Revolution Comes
Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. Chris Smalls and his best friend, Derrick Palmer, led the first successful drive to unionize an Amazon warehouse. He believes that labor must decouple from…
Chris Smalls Talks Class-Consciousness, International Solidarity In ‘When the Revolution Comes’
Adryan Corcione Prism In April 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris Smalls worked at an Amazon warehouse in the Staten Island borough of New York City. With…
Bring Member Power to the Table By Opening Up Bargaining
Dan DiMaggio Labor Notes Since electing new leadership in 2022, Teamsters Local 135 in Indiana has completely changed the way it conducts negotiations. It’s using open bargaining to revitalize the…