News Workers at The Skagit Valley Herald, Anacortes American and Stanwood-Camano News, who are represented by the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, are on Strike. After nine months of negotiating with owner Adams MultiMedia, the company has continued to insist it wants “no limitation on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI),” including the more»

(SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA) - The ills of the Nation’s Medical System, especially privatization of hospitals and nursing homes whose investors put profits over patients, are driving increasing numbers of Doctors to Unionize. But it’s not just 500 Physicians in Minnesota or several hundred more in Chicago. Now, the Service Employees more»

(DETROIT, MICHIGAN) - One of Detroit’s latest revitalization projects is transforming vacant and blighted areas of land into solar arrays and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 58 Members are helping to make that happen. Billions of dollars have been funneled into Detroit’s coffers to fund a number of projects aimed at more»

(THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA) - After a year of tough negotiations, coordinated collective actions and increasing political support, the Unionized Resident Physicians and Fellows at the University of California (UC) have reached a tentative agreement on their first statewide contract with UC Health. Represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Teamsters Union has reached an agreement in principle with United Airlines (UA) on a new contract for more than 11,000 Mechanics and related Employees nationwide, delivering a major victory after nearly two years of relentless bargaining and Member-led contract action. The full Bargaining Committee, made up of UA Business more»

(OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA) - Members of the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC)/ International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 20, have voted to ratify a new contract with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) that includes the Union’s highest-ever wage increase. The ESC represents nearly 5,000 more»

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters wants President Donald Trump to make one of America's favorite imports a lot more American. The Teamsters are urging the Administration to impose significant tariffs on Mexican beer, arguing more of it should be brewed by U.S. Workers instead of across the border. The Teamsters argue Mexico has fueled its Brewing more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has topped the highest Membership in its 110-year history as Workers across America flock to organize with the 1.88 million-strong Union that cares, fights, shows up and “gets shit done.” At the AFT’s 89th Biennial Convention this week, Union President Randi Weingarten more»

(DETROIT, MICHIGAN) - Well, now we know why U.S. mail delivery has been so slow in Downtown Detroit: At one point, the United States Postal Service (USPS) closed 10 of the 11 local Post Offices there - including the one serving the rapidly growing business and residential area around the Renaissance Center. But then the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA & NEW YORK CITY) - The Writers Guild of America East and Writers Guild of America West (jointly WGA), have filed suit to block the proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery on the grounds that it violates Federal Anti-Trust Law and would cause specific harm to Writers. “With fewer competitors, more»

(LANSING, MICHIGAN) - In a blatant move that puts corporate profits far ahead of children’s safety, Michigan House Republicans have passed legislation that would gut the State’s Youth Work Permit System before it even takes full effect. House Bill 5727, sponsored by Republican Representative Mike Hoadley, would eliminate the requirement for more»

(BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS) - More than 4,000 Nurses employed at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston initiated the largest Strike last week by Nurses and Health Care Professionals in Massachusetts History, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA). But when they tried to return to work Thursday (July 16th) morning, the Hospital locked them more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - After nearly three years of negotiations with the company, Piedmont Passenger Services Workers who are represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have won a historic settlement totaling nearly $2 million in wages owed to Workers. CWA Chief of Staff Sylvia Ramos, who led the settlement negotiations, said she was informed more»

(ALMA, MICHIGAN) - While much of the country fired up grills and watched fireworks this Independence Day weekend, most of the 178 Registered Nurses (RNs) employed at MyMichigan Medical Center Alma walked the picket line instead, fighting for their own kind of freedom - freedom from unfair wages, unsafe staffing and a Hospital Administration they say has more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports the United Auto Workers (UAW) is challenging the Big Capitalist-driven trade policies that have gutted American manufacturing and wrecked Working-Class Communities across the country. In a new white paper: Trade and the American Dream: NAFTA, the USMCA, and the Future of the Working Class, the Union lays out more»

Members of Production Assistants United, an affiliate of Laborers Local 724, who work on three Warner Brothers’ shows have ratified their first Union contracts. Staffers on Abbott Elementary, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and All American all unanimously approved their separate agreements. Highlights include a minimum wage rate of $20 an more»

(PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA) - After a nine-day Strike, Members of UNITE HERE Local 274 have unanimously ratified a new contract that covers 170 Workers employed at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel that will run through January 2028. The Hospitality Workers walked off the job at the City’s largest Union Hotel as World Cup games started and more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision affirming Birthright Citizenship: The Supreme Court upheld one of the fundamental promises of our Constitution: That every child born in the United States is a Citizen of the United States. This decision more»

Stuart Chirls at FreightWaves reports a walkout by Workers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) over wages and benefits is marking the first Strike in decades against a major California Sugar Producer. The ILWU Strike at C&H Sugar in Crockett led by Warehouse Local 6 is reportedly over health care, retiree benefits, sick more»

Stefan Milovanovic at Geek Spin reports more than 1,000 Workers at General Motors’ (GM) flagship Detroit Assembly Plant were idled, many of them indefinitely, as the company installed 50 robots. The United Auto Workers (UAW) is calling the move exactly what it appears to be: automation is displacing people. The robots in question, known as more»

UNITE HERE Local 274 Members are on Strike at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown - the largest Union Hotel in the City. Hospitality Workers are demanding wages and benefits in line with the new city-wide standard, which five other Union Hotels have already secured, including: A $30-per-hour wage For Non-Tipped Employees by 2028; A decrease from a 16-room to more»

(ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA) – The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the Minnesota AFL-CIO are slamming a grand jury indictment of 15 Minnesotans for opposing President Donald Trump’s “Operation Metro Surge” that targeted Immigrants in the Twin Cities. Daniel Rosen, Trump’s U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, told reporters the 15, more»

(PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND) – The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and UFCW Local 328, which represents Grocery Workers across the State of Rhode Island, is celebrating the Rhode Island Legislature’s passage of S. 2342/H. 7290, which mandates a staffing ratio of one Grocery Worker for every three self-checkout more»

Luke Ramseth at The Detroit News reports United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain is calling Artificial Intelligence (AI) and humanoid robots a "profound threat" that imperil more than just jobs. "We need to be clear about this: We are in a fight for humanity," the labor leader told UAW members gathered at the UAW's Quadrennial Constitutional more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports intense pressure from the Trump Administration and the consolidation of Mass Media ownership into “four or five” newspaper chains - as some owners, in pursuit of profits and permissions, play along with President Donald Trump, poses a big threat to independent news in the U.S., NewsGuild President more»

(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) – Last week’s 30th National AFL‑CIO Constitutional Convention was a step towards strengthening Organized Labor’s fight back against the Anti-Worker Trump regime and building Working-Class unity. Convention Delegates re-elected President Liz Shuler and Secretary‑Treasurer Fred Redmond, welcomed the Service more»

(DETROIT, MICHIGAN) - After walking out on Strike at midnight on June 1st, United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2093 Members employed at American Axle/Dauch Corporation have reached a tentative contract agreement with the company that secures the Workers’ top-line demand of $30 per hour by 2030 - a more than 36% increase to the top wage rate over four more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just days away, UNITE HERE Local 11 has announced a tentative agreement has been reached with Legends Hospitality that covers 2,000 Food and Beverage Workers employed at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The agreement secures massive wage increases, landmark job protections and ground-breaking privacy more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) – Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Members have ratified the 2026 TV/Theatrical Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Members approved the new, multi-year contracts covering television, theatrical and streaming production by a vote more»

Michele McPhee at Los Angeles Magazine reports 2,000 Union-represented SoFi Stadium Workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a Strike just a week before the venue will stage the first FIFA World Cup game in the United States in more than three decades. Negotiations are continuing on a contract between UNITE HERE Local 11, which represents the more»

(SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA) – The REI Union has announced Workers at REI’s San Diego Store have voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 135. The San Diego location is REI’s third-largest in the country by revenue and the 12th and largest REI Store in the country to Unionize with the UFCW/Retail, Wholesale and more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports Unite HERE Locals, whose Members - most of them Workers of Color and almost all among the Nation’s most-exploited employees, in hotels, restaurants and stadiums, are using the pending World Cup soccer games in the U.S. as leverage to ban Republican President Donald Trump’s vicious and violent ICE more»

From CNBC: Nearly 1,000 United Auto Workers (UAW)-represented Workers employed at a Michigan Supplier Plant that makes parts for General Motors (GM) pickup trucks went on Strike Monday (June 1st) after failing to reach a new contract with the company. Workers at an Axle and Components Plant in Three Rivers, Michigan for Dauch Corporation - formerly known as more»

The Printing Packaging & Production Workers Union of North America (PPPWU) is merging with the 600,000-Member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). PPPWU International President Israel Castro said: “I believe that together, the IAM and PPPWU will be a true force for our Members.” PPPWU Members will be more»

McKenna Schueler at Orlando Weekly reports U.S. employers collectively spend an estimated $1.7 billion each year to prevent their Workers from Unionizing, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute and Non-Profit Watchdog Group LaborLab. The $1.7 billion figure includes spending on law firms such as Littler Mendelson that specialize in more»

Members of Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers (HGSU-UAW) Local 5118 continue to hold the line for a fair contract as their Strike enters its sixth week and becomes the longest work stoppage in the Union’s History. Graduate Workers first walked off the job following 14 months of ongoing negotiations and nearly a year of working under more»

In California, 2,100 Information Technology (IT) Professionals employed at the University of California (UC) have voted overwhelmingly to join the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America (UPTE-CWA) Local 9119. This is the largest Tech Industry Organizing Campaign in U.S. history and brings the total number of IT more»

(BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS) - In a watershed moment for the Nation’s Labor Movement, Rideshare Drivers in Massachusetts with the App Drivers Union (ADU) have become the first Statewide Rideshare Union in the country to win official recognition, creating a path toward negotiating better pay, job protections on behalf of nearly 70,000 Rideshare Drivers more»

In Atlanta, Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports hundreds of mostly Black Trade Unionists from across the country packed the Hyatt Regency Downtown last week as the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) opened its 55th International Convention with a sober assessment: The Labor Movement is under its most severe attack in a generation and no more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Douglas Parker, President Joe Biden’s Occupational Safety and Health Administrator, is warning Congressional Republicans against massive cuts - which GOP President Donald Trump proposes - in job safety and health enforcement and in the research that backs it up. Parker raised those points at a House Sub-Committee hearing on job more»

Many U.S. employers hire Union Avoidance Consultants to keep their Workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and LaborLab estimate employers spend roughly $1.7 billion a year on Union Avoidance Consultants and law firms for this purpose, which has an undeniable impact on Workers’ more»

(THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA) – More than 5,000 Faculty across Penn State University’s many campuses - including University Park and the Commonwealth Campuses, have Gone Union with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 668. The Penn State Faculty Alliance (PSFA) announced 2,510 Faculty Members voted yes and 847 no. Union Officials more»

(HOUSTON, TEXAS) - Labor Unions representing Construction Workers on the $1.6 billion LBJ Hospital expansion project are urging Harris County's Public Health Care Entity to address allegations of stolen wages and a fear of retaliation on the construction site. Union Officials say the issue could be negatively impacting potentially hundreds of Workers who more»

(RICHMOND, VIRGINIA) - The Virginia Public Sector Labor Coalition, which collectively represents hundreds of thousands of Workers across the Commonwealth, issued the following joint statement in response to Governor Abigail Spanberger’s betrayal of half a million Virginia Public Service Workers - including Teachers, Firefighters, Home Care Workers, more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - United Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA), have voted by 82% to ratify a new contract that provides a 31% average wage increase for the nearly 30,000 Flight Attendants - plus boarding pay (additional 7%-8% compensation on average) this Summer, and $741 more»

The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299 - which represents more than 40,000 Workers employed in the University of California (UC) System, including 530 at UC Santa Cruz, is planning an open-ended strike starting Thursday (May 14th). The Union accuses the University of bad-faith bargaining. Workers are employed more»

(LANCASTER, TEXAS) – Teamsters Local 745 Members employed at United Natural Foods Incorporated (UNFI) in Lancaster, Texas have overwhelmingly ratified their first Teamsters contract that covers 300 Warehouse Workers and delivers a 23% wage increase, Teamsters health care, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan and strong job protections. “This contract more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports that in Bellingham, Washington, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers (RWDSU) - which represents REI Retail Outdoor Equipment Chain Employees, have asked REI’s 70,000 Co-Op Members and other consumers to vote with their feet and stay away from its stores. The boycott began on May Day after more»

Don Lair at 24/7 Wall St reports Mark Zuckerberg told 8,000 Meta Employees in early May that their jobs were a casualty of the company's AI (Artificial Intelligence) infrastructure budget. And Amazon has cut roughly 30,000 roles in the last five months. Microsoft has shed about 125,000 through "voluntary" departures. And Alphabet is in the middle of an more»

Sara Tenenbaum at CBS News Chicago reports Teamsters Local 727, which represents about 100 Members employed at the Brookfield Zoo, has reached a tentative contract agreement to end a three-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike. The four-year agreement reportedly includes a 20% wage increase over the course of the contract. The Zoo has also agreed to more»