Rebecca Davis O’Brien at The New York Times reports Tim Suitter knows change is coming to Bath Iron Works, creeping up the adjacent Kennebec River in Maine like a foreboding fog. Suitter, the President of the Union that represents more than 4,400 Workers who build ships for the U.S. Navy at the shipyard, knows Workers must be prepared for the arrival more»

UNITE HERE Local 1 says Hotel Workers in Downtown Chicago properties could go on Strike any day now. Contracts at 46 Hotels, which cover some 7,000 Workers, expired on August 31st, according to The Chicago Tribune. Earlier this week, the Hotel Workers voted to Strike by an 85% margin and an “overwhelming majority” of the 46 Hotels were more»

(HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA) - The strength and dogged advocacy of American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Retirees was recently showcased during an event with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who signed an (AFSCME)-endorsed Bill giving 60,000 Retirees across the Commonwealth a double-digit Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Faced with rising costs and struggling to make ends meet, nearly 70,000 Caregivers in New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) - most of whom care for relatives, have filed for a Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), seeking representation with 1199 Service Employees International more»

Young Men - especially Working-Class young Men - worry about reaching financial stability and being able to afford major life goals such as getting married, having kids or owning a home, but Union Membership makes all of these achievements more likely, according to new analysis from the Center for American Progress. Data shows for Men under age 35 without more»

(BALTIMORE, MARYLAND) - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered both the Alaska Tanker Company (ATC) and the Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), Saltchuk Resources subsidiaries, to immediately recognize the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) and bargain in good faith with more than 125 Licensed Deck Officers. more»

(GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN) – Unionized Nurses employed at Henry Ford Health in Michigan - one of the State’s largest Health Care Systems - have been on Strike for more than a year, but their spirit remains solid both on the picket line and at the bargaining table. Represented by Teamsters Local 332, they met with management for a negotiation more»

(LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY) – GE Appliances and the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA) have jointly announced a major transformation of Appliance Park with a $1 billion investment by the company to expand high-output production of laundry products and reinforce more»

(SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA) - Members of American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 6 have gone out on Strike right as the San Francisco Opera was set to begin its 2026-2027 season, escalating their fight for a fair contract. These World-Class Musicians have been working under an expired agreement since the end of July. Before the Strike, Members firmly more»

(TRENTON, NEW JERSEY) - More than 2,500 miles from Silicon Valley, New Jersey Workers are claiming a seat at the table in one of the biggest debates shaping America’s future: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) will change the way people work - and who will have a say in shaping that change. Rather than waiting for Technology Companies and employers to more»

Google DeepMind (GDM) Employees are using collective bargaining as a means of “establishing morals” at the Company in response to its “material support for Israel’s genocide” in Gaza - but now face “classic Union Busting” tactics from management. In May (2026), DeepMind Employees launched a Unionization bid to end more»

(TOLEDO, OHIO) - The Toledo Blade ended their Employees’ Labor Day Weekend with an e-mail announcing management would close the newspaper on December 31st if it is not sold by then. Prior to the announcement, the company asked Union Employees to vote for a contract proposal that would have cut their severance in half, in addition to greenlighting more»

LaborLab, a Workers’ Rights Watchdog, is launching new tools to give Workers a clearer picture of what they’re up against when they organize and shine a brighter light on the $1.7 Billion Union-Avoidance Industry in the United States. Many U.S. employers hire Anti-Union consultants and law firms to discourage Workers from organizing and more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - New Gallup polling finds 71% of people in the U.S. approve of Unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of Workers represented by a Union in 16 years. The Gallup polling showed Unions are favorable across generations and party lines with 77% of adults ages 18-to-34, more»

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has placed the United States on its "Watchlist" of countries with a measurable increase in Workers' Rights violations, marking the first time the country has appeared on the list since the index began in 2014, the Global Union Body announced in its 2026 Global Rights Index. The 13th edition of the index more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports House Republicans are investigating several Unions based on claims from Far-Right non-profits alleging Union Dues are being used for illegal political funding. Republicans on the House’s Education and Workforce Committee opened the investigation this Summer after multiple reports from the Conservative Think more»

Sean Reed at The Center Square reports Social Media Giant Meta has agreed to a deal with 47 States to settle a joint lawsuit, with Illinois set to receive up to $768 million. As the funds were announced, some in Illinois began calling for it to be used as additional education funding for a budget-strapped Chicago Public Schools. A bipartisan coalition of more»

Registered Nurses, patients and community allies mobilized in eight cities across the country last week to demand Hospitals and Elected Officials cut ties with the Big Tech Firm Palantir. The nationwide demonstrations, organized by National Nurses United (NNU), represent the Union’s largest coordinated action against the company to date. Protests took more»

Tyler Carey at WKYC3 reports that after months of negotiations and a looming Strike that was called off at literally the last possible minute, Union-represented Workers and Trustees at the Cleveland Public Library have officially ratified a new contract that includes salary increases, Paid Parental Leave and health care coverage protections. Service more»

Asher Klein and Thea DiGiammerino at NBC Boston reports the Unionized Musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra have ratified a new contract and avoided a Strike, which would have been the first in the 125-year history of the Orchestra. The Boston Musicians’ Association contract was originally set to run out Monday. Union Members had authorized a more»

Jim Nelson at KING 5 News reports Union Workers employed at one of Seattle's busiest Hotels are doubling down on their fight for better pay, year-round health care and protections from Federal Immigration Agents as their Strike now reaches two months. More than 100 Members of UNITE HERE Local 8 went on Strike just before Seattle hosted six World Cup matches more»

(HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA) - Well-known California Union-Buster Raul Calvo called Workers at the Rodney Strong Vineyards into a meeting. Salvador Ramirez, who’d labored among big wine tanks for 12 years, says he was shocked by what he heard. “He said he was just going to give us the information that he got in an e-mail three days ago, that ICE more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - As Teachers and families head back to school, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has launched a nationwide campaign to urge them to shop at retailers other than Target for their school supplies. The Shop Smart, Support Working Families Campaign was created in response to Target’s refusal to condemn the unlawful Immigration more»

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has announced the creation of a new Worker Protection Unit within his office. Jones said this new Civil Enforcement Team would hold employers accountable when they violate State Labor Laws. “This is an enforcement operation that we are putting half a million dollars behind, hiring a Unit Manager, an Assistant more»

More than 2,000 Meat, Seafood and Deli Workers represented by United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 152 and employed at more than 60 ShopRite supermarket locations across Southern New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract. The agreement raises starting rates for Department Managers and more»

New minimum wages for Minnesota Nursing Home Workers has received final Federal approval and will take effect on September 10th, more than three years after the State Legislature created a Nation-leading Labor Standards Board to set pay and working standards for some of the State’s lowest-paid Workers. Thousands will receive raises with the new hourly more»

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) —In his valedictory address to the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Convention in Chicago this week, Union President Lee Saunders - who is retiring after 14 years in the top job, urged its delegates to “keep the pressure on” to oust Anti-Worker politicians from Public Office this more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - After nearly three months on the picket line, more than 215 Drivers and Warehouse Workers employed at Breakthru Beverage Facilities in the States of Illinois and Missouri have secured three, four-year contracts that feature wage increases, protections for sick leave and a pathway to earn seniority. The Members of Teamsters Locals 600, more»

Facebook’s Parent Company - Meta, has put $115 million behind its launch of America's Workforce Academy, a free five-week Training Program promising American Heroes, which encompasses basically anyone a guaranteed construction job offer from the contractors who build Meta’s AI (Artificial Intelligence) Data Centers. On the surface, it looks more»

(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) - Federal Agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, Labor Unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to Court documents. The program, dubbed Operation Puppet Master, was aimed at what officials more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National Nurses United (NNU) and the National AFL-CIO have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, challenging the Agency’s new rule that limits the amount of Federal loans students can more»

(PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA) - The Pittsburgh Union Progress is back in business, still written and published by Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, but without the word “Union” on its masthead. That’s because the Staffers didn’t just make it a Strike paper, as it was for the last three years of their five-year-plus struggle more»

(PHOENIX, ARIZONA) – In a major victory that allows State and Local Government and School District Employees in Arizona to keep their Union Rights, a Judge has blocked an effort to outlaw Collective Bargaining for Public Employees throughout the State.  The Arizona Legislature had until Monday (August 10th) to appeal the ruling but more»

After a hard-fought Special Election sent him to the Florida Senate in March, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker’s (IBEW) own Brian Nathan is determined to beat the odds again in November. Reporters and pundits declared his first win a major upset: A Pro-Worker, Pro-Union political newcomer prevailing in a Deep-Red District against a more»

The Los Angeles Times reports Disneyland, one of the most popular destinations for families, has long provided their Employees behind its parades and Costumed Characters with Paid Parental Leave in the weeks after they become new parents. But now those Full-Time and Part-Time Workers, organized under their Union - Actors’ Equity, say Disney has more»

(MISSISSAUGA, CANADA) - In a historic moment for Organized Labor, 800 Walmart Workers employed at a warehouse in the Toronto Suburb of Mississauga have voted -overwhelmingly, to approve their first-ever Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Retail Giant. The Workers are Members of Unifor Local 252 and their vote marks the first time a Union Contract more»

(HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA) – Pennsylvania State Employees who retired before 2001 are getting Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) they haven’t received in years, which will help them weather the current affordability crisis - and that’s thanks to working and Retired Members of American Federation of State, County & Municipal (AFSCME) more»

The State of Michigan’s largest Health Care System has reached a tentative and historic first Union contract with the Teamsters that covers 10,000 Registered Nurses (RNs). The agreement comes after about a year of bargaining between Corewell Health East and Teamsters Local 2024. And the three-year deal comes after 10,000 Nurses voted three-to-one to more»

(BARRY, ILLINOIS) – More than 300 Workers at Ascend Wellness’s Grow House in Barry, Illinois have overwhelmingly ratified their first contract with Teamsters Local 916 and ended a 30-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike that was the largest in the history of the Legal Cannabis Industry. “This victory belongs to the Men and Women at more»

Aidin Vaziri at The San Francisco Chronicle reports Ghirardelli has closed its flagship Chocolate and Ice Cream Shop in San Francisco after Union Workers walked off the job, prompting Picketers to move to another company location that remained open in Ghirardelli Square. The Original Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop shut down after Workers began a more»

Pavithra Mohan at Fast Company reports Unions have grown more popular in recent years, with 16.5 million Workers represented by a Union in 2025 - the highest share of the overall workforce in 16 years. As Workers have mounted high-profile Union Campaigns at companies like Starbucks and Amazon, some employers have openly pushed back on those efforts, in turn more»

Regielyn Santiago at Human Resources Director reports a Federal Appeals Court has thrown out a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that forced new business owners to bargain with an inherited Union, even without majority support. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled the NLRB's "successor bar" is inconsistent with more»

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»