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.
Millions of Italians Join General Strike for Gaza
The strike, called by the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) and grassroots unions, drew extraordinary participation from workers, students, families, and dozens of secular and religious associations.
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…
Georgia Battery Plant Raid Spotlights Hyundai’s Horrible Labor Practices
The raids at Hyundai throw into sharp relief the impunity of President Donald Trump’s brutal immigration crackdown. They also shine a spotlight on Hyundai’s employment and labor practices, including hiring…
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.
8,000 Indiana Kroger Workers Vote Down Contract a Second Time
Kroger’s offer included a wage increase of just $0.90 over 3 years for starting pay, along with a $200 Kroger gift card that members called “insulting.”
May Day Rallies Confront Billionaire Assaults
The unifying cry was “Workers Over Billionaires.”
Kentucky Unions Stand Up to Halt Deportation of Two Hundred Workers
The immigrant workers from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Venezuela have received a mixed reaction to their imminent deportation—hostility from some co-workers and an outpouring of support from their union and…
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.
Amazon Stokes Racial Divides in Lead-Up to North Carolina Union Vote
The workers are organizing across racial and ethnic divides, through constant turnover, in deeply hostile terrain.
Amazon Workers Launch Largest Strike Yet: ‘It Doesn’t Feel Like a Job That Should Be Legal’
The Teamsters set Amazon an ultimatum: recognize the unions and agree to bargaining by December 15, or face strikes. Amazon hasn’t moved.
In Hurricane Ruins, North Carolina Food Workers Organize and Fight
North Carolina’s service workers are demanding that recovery and rebuilding happen on their terms.
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."
A National Movement To Organize Amazon Takes Off
Teamsters are engaged in a similar strategy to challenge Amazon’s power—building momentum by organizing in various areas along its logistics chain.