Big Contract Battles Ahead for Unions in 2024
By Dan DiMaggio / Labor Notes Major contract fights in 2023 at UPS, the Big 3 automakers, and Hollywood studios set the tone for next year’s contract campaigns. Impressive gains…
Strike Wave Rocks Britain, as Unions Confront the Cost-of-Living Crisis
By Marcus Barnett / Labor Notes In Britain today, anyone asking a worker about the direction the country is headed will be unlikely to receive a printable answer. Stumbling from…
As US Workers Fight for Labor Rights, Public Support for Unions Soars to Five-Decade High
"Working people recognize the need for a collective voice and it shows," said one union leader.
Unionization Spreads Across Starbucks Outlets in US Despite Efforts to Intimidate Workers
According to Starbucks Workers United, which is organizing workers to form unions, workers from over 200 outlets have already approached the National Labor Relations Board for a union vote
‘David Beats Goliath’: Workers in New York Vote to Form Amazon’s First-Ever Union in U.S.
A month after the National Labor Relations Board sued Amazon in federal court, warehouse workers in New York won their election to form the first Amazon union in the U.S.
2021 in Review: The Only Way Out is Through
While we celebrate this year’s strikes, we should be sober about how few they still were.
Whatever Happened to ‘Eight Hours for What You Will’?
This year's high-profile strikes and post-pandemic work conditions expose the long hours and circumstances that many workers face.