Sid Garcia at KABC-TV reports Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeted Workers employed on produce farms in Ventura County earlier this week in one of the latest raids in Southern California. The raids come as the Federal Government ramps up local immigration enforcement. Video posted on-line showed ICE agents chasing after some of the Workers as more»

Verity Stevenson at CBC News reports that while much of the national attention on ICE raids and the protests against them have been focused on the City of Los Angeles, several other major rallies also occurred in Cities across the U.S. this week. On Monday, demonstrations - organized in part by Labor Unions, were held in at least 13 Cities, including: more»

Enduring almost three hours full of evasive answers, Democrats on the House Education and the Workforce Committee jumped on GOP President Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, about the President’s planned huge cuts in both money and people enforcing laws against wage theft. Chavez-DeRemer vowed to enforce Anti-Wage Theft Laws, more»

Columnist Anita Chabria at The Los Angeles Times reports: Unions in California are different from those in other places. More than any State in our troubled country, their ranks are filled with People of Color and Immigrants. While Unions have always been tied closely with the struggles of Civil Rights, that has become even more pronounced in the years more»

The Oregon House of Representatives has voted 33-to-23 to pass Senate Bill 916B, landmark legislation designed to extend Unemployment Benefit Eligibility to striking Workers. The Bill now goes back to the Oregon State Senate for a concurrence vote to approve amendments added in the House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards. Alma McCarty at more»

Graig Graziosi at The Independent reports Labor Leader David Huerta was detained while observing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids taking place in Los Angeles. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California says that its President, David Huerta, was injured during the ICE raids and is calling for his release, NBC4 Los Angeles more»

(PORTLAND, OREGON) - When a trio of Indonesian Factory Workers - who work for factories that produce Nike shoes, recently visited Nike’s Downtown Portland store, they recognized parts of shoes that they cut or stitched. Dedeh Nurhasanah examined a pair of Nike sneakers that cost more than her monthly salary of three million rupiah, or $184 (US). more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports Grocery Workers across the U.S., largely represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), are taking a stand against the Corporate Grocery Giants - Kroger and Albertsons, as coordinated negotiations gain more support and popularity among the Rank-and-File. Strike Authorization Votes are sweeping more»

More than 1,000 Teamsters have voted to authorize Strikes at the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). The Workers - who are Members of Teamsters Locals 63, 120, 166, 186, 222, 455, 492, 495, 630, 683 and 952, are employed at Dairy Processing and Distribution Centers in the States of California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico and Utah. “Our demands are more»

The Institute For Construction Employment Research (ICERES) has released a report titled: Union Membership in the Skilled Construction Trades, 2013-22. This report summarizes Union Membership Rates within America’s Skilled Construction Trades over a 10-year period from 2013 to 2022. This analysis fills an important information gap on Construction more»

In a first for the Video Game Industry, more than 300 Quality Assurance Workers employed at Microsoft subsidiary ZeniMax Media have reached a tentative contract agreement with the company. ZeniMax Workers United-Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Microsoft have been negotiating for a first contract for nearly two years. This is a monumental victory more»

Stacy Brown/Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent at The Seattle Medium reports that despite Federal reports suggesting a stable labor market, new data from the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) reveals a far grimmer reality for American Workers -particularly Black and Hispanic Americans. The Institute’s April report on more»

Katie Campione at Deadline reports the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the largest Union representing CBS Employees, has reached a new tentative contract agreement with the Network that it calls a “landmark” deal with “one of the most significant wage packages in the nearly ninety-year history of the more»

Josh Eidelson at Bloomberg reports a Union has been certified at a Whole Foods Market Store in Philadelphia, marking a U.S. first for the Amazon Grocery Chain. The Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board backed the Union, over-ruling objections from Whole Foods, which, like other parts of Amazon, has campaigned against Unionization among its more»

(HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT) – Three-thousand Members of International Association of Machinists (IAM) Union Local 1746 and Local 700 (District 26) have voted by 74% to ratify a new four-year contract with Engine-Maker Pratt & Whitney, officially ending the three-week Strike that began on Monday, May 5th. Members returned to work today (Wednesday, May more»

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – The Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA) has reached an historic, tentative contract agreement that will cover 28,000 Flight Attendants, the Union has announced. It’s been five years since United Flight Attendants have received a raise, with the value of their pay significantly more»

Danny Peterson at KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon reports Unionized City Workers have voted “overwhelmingly” to authorize a Strike amid ongoing negotiations. Should the City and the Union fail to reach a contract settlement, the Strike could happen as soon as June 9th, said the City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW), which represents 800 more»

Nick Mordowanec at Newsweek reports Labor Unions like the Teamsters "wholeheartedly support" efforts by the Federal Government to bring a more robust Manufacturing Industry to the U.S., but this will not dissuade Workers from organizing for respectable wages and benefits. The Trump Administration aspires to a Golden Age of manufacturing, which it has more»

National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA)-represented Employees on the hit podcast Snap Judgment negotiated something unique in their first contract, which was ratified in early April. Local 59051 Members, bargaining with Studio KQED in San Francisco, California, won several concessions, more»

Cameron Harrison and Dom Shannon at People’s World reports as the Trump Administration guts Worker protections, breaks Unions, undermines the Constitution and escalates its attacks on oppressed communities, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) is strategizing on how best to continue in its historic role as a bridge between the Labor and Civil more»

Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero at The Washington State Standard reports Labor advocates have scored a win after Governor Bob Ferguson signed a new Law to extend Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers in Washington. “Allowing striking Workers to access Unemployment Insurance Benefits creates a more level playing field for Workers to have the resources more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Visual Effects (VFX) Workers for Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Movie Franchise Avatar have voted overwhelmingly to approve their first Collective Bargaining Agreements since Unionizing in 2023, The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced. The agreements are viewed as a major step forward more»

(NEWARK, NEW JERSEY) - The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and NJ Transit have reached a tentative agreement, ending a strike that began Friday. Union Members will return to work and trains will begin running on their regular schedules Tuesday (May 20th). Terms of the agreement will be sent to the Union’s 450 members who work more»

American Federation of Musicians (AFM) International President Tino Gagliardi issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s attacks on AFM Members Bruce Springsteen (Local 47 in Los Angeles and Local 399 in Asbury Park, New Jersey), and Taylor Swift (Local 257 in Nashville, Tennessee): “The American Federation of more»

(NEWARK, NEW JERSEY) - After 15 hours of non-stop contract talks, no agreement on a wage increase was reached between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and New Jersey Transit Managers, who walked out of the talks. Their actions forced the BLET to initiate a Strike action despite the Transit Agency having the funds for a raise, more»

(LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA) - Empty containers unloaded from cargo ships are piling up in Long Beach, California. One-fifth of container cargo ship trips into its port for the month of April were cancelled. Stevedores - the people who load and unload the ships - along with Port Truckers and Warehouse Workers are all losing their jobs. Unions are pissed. more»

Seeking Alpha reports Starbucks Baristas employed at more than 50 stores across the U.S. have gone on Strike, triggered by the Coffee Chain Giant's new dress code policy, which requires Employees to wear solid black tops and blue, black or khaki bottoms. Many Baristas argue this policy imposes an unfair financial burden, as they are only provided with two more»

After more than a week on Strike, the University of Oregon Student Workers (UOSW) Union - an affiliate of the United Auto Workers (UAW)- have announced their Bargaining Team has reached a tentative contract agreement with administrators. If ratified, this agreement would be the first contract covering a wall-to-wall Undergraduate Student Worker Unit at a more»

Colin Smalley at the ZNetwork reports the reality for more than 1.3 Million Federal Government Workers leading up to the second Trump Administration has been collective bargaining through Unions recognized by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). This recognition comes with the right to bargain over working conditions and conditions of employment. more»

Khaleda Rahman at Newsweek reports a Bill that would have loosened Child Labor Laws in Florida has died in the State Senate. The proposal came as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, touted using teenagers as a replacement for the labor of Migrants who are in the country illegally. President Donald Trump has pledged to deport millions of people in more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The National Council of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union representing more than 51,000 Professional Performers and Stage Managers working in live theatre across the country, has voted unanimously to authorize a Strike for its Members employed at The Second City in Chicago - at the discretion of their Lead Negotiator. Equity and more»

Charles R. Davis at Salon reports a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) report has dealt a setback to Union-Busting efforts by Amazon, a Regional Hearing Officer rejecting the company's arguments that Workers employed at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia should not be afforded the right to collectively bargain. In January, a majority of Employees at Whole more»

3,000 International Association of Machinists (IAM)-represented Workers employed at Jet Engine Maker Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut have gone on Strike as negotiations over wages, retirement benefits and job security broke down. Workers - represented by Locals 700 and 1746, are on the picket line in East Hartford and Middletown after 77% of nearly 2,100 more»

In late April, Bernie Sanders and AOC held a gigantic rally in Los Angeles, attended by over 36,000 people. At the head of the rally was a group called Production Assistants United. For decades, Production Assistants (PAs) were traditionally not well Unionize, but according to a Payday Report analysis, Production Assistants are among at least 22,000 Workers more»

Utah’s Lieutenant Governor confirmed this week that a coalition of Unions have gathered enough signatures for a referendum to overturn State Legislation restricting Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Sector Workers. Unions across the State banded together to fight H.B. 267, which was authored by out-of-state Anti-Worker Think Tanks. This Bill was more»

After nearly a year of bargaining, University of Oregon (UO) Student Workers-United Auto Workers (UAW) Members went on Strike earlier this week after administrators failed to offer a fair contract during weekend negotiations. The Unit was formed in 2023 and represents 4,000 students who work as Resident Assistants, Dining Hall Staff, Memorial Union more»

More than 50,000 Los Angeles County Workers represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 are winding up a two-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike that began on Monday (April 29th), citing 44 alleged Labor Law violations during this contract bargaining cycle. It's the first time all of its 55,000 Members are on Strike, the Union more»

Michael Luciano at Mediaite reports Conservative New York Times Columnist David Brooks – in a blistering piece, is calling for a mass uprising to oppose President Donald Trump, going so far as to quote The Communist Manifesto. Brooks wrote modern civilization is buttressed by several pillars, including “Constitutions to restrain power, more»

Kristin Toussaint at Fast Company reports on Michelle Eisen, a 15-year Starbucks veteran, who is a Barista for the coffee chain at a location in Buffalo, New York - the first Starbucks store to Unionize back in December 2021. But on a Tuesday in March, Eisen was at a Pittsburgh Starbucks to participate in what Starbucks Workers United Members have dubbed more»

(PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA) - As Federal Workers faced attacks and layoff threats from the Trump Administration, Julie Zaebst heard an idea from a neighbor about helping Federal Workers support each other. Zaebst, an Adult and Teen Librarian at the Free Library of Philadelphia, contacted her neighbor to figure out how the library could support his idea more»

Robert Gehrke at The Salt Lake Tribune reports Labor Groups have submitted more than 320,000 signatures - more than double the number required, in their effort to repeal an Anti-Union Bill passed by the Republican-led Utah State Legislature this year. The overwhelming number makes the Unions’ Protect Utah Workers Campaign the largest more»

(SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA) – In a major win for Amazon Teamsters, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 20 has issued a complaint against the company over its illegal refusal to bargain. The NLRB is seeking a bargaining order to force the company to the negotiating table after Workers at the DCK6 warehouse in San Francisco joined the Union more»

(DENVER, COLORADO) - During the 11-day Strike that took place at 79 King Soopers Stores during February, Union Workers raised serious concerns about King Sooper’s behavior that were reflected in the Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) alleged by the workers. The Strike was a hardship to all parties - the Union and Workers, the employer, and the shoppers, more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports Stellantis, the Global Auto Giant and maker of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands, is making headlines again - and again for the wrong reasons. While thousands of Auto Workers have been laid off or face new layoffs, the company is funneling billions into stock buybacks and dividends for its shareholders. The more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports Patriots will show up - once again, at Lexington Common in Massachusetts on Saturday (April 19th), just as they did 250 years ago to combat tyranny. But these Patriots will be peaceful, not armed and they’ll be facing the Trump Administration rather than British Redcoats, as their forbearers did there and more»

The National AFL-CIO and its affiliated Unions that represent Workers across Private and Public Sector Industries have sued the Trump Administration over its dismantling of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), including firing Mediators and Staff, and closing Field Offices across the country. The legal challenge was brought by the more»

Ellen von zur Muehlen & Daniel Delgado at People’s World reports thousands of Academic Workers employed at California universities joined a nationwide day of action last week to protest the Trump Administration’s slashing of research and education funding. The cuts threaten deadly consequences for Working Class People. Hundreds of Members of more»

Nathan Bomey at Axios reports that according to new estimates, United Auto Workers (UAW)-represented Workers are poised to stomach thousands of dollars in reduced payments because of President Donald Trump's auto tariffs. UAW Workers get annual profit-sharing checks based on the North American profits of their employers. That's particularly problematic more»

Nurses across California are applauding the vote taken by the State of California’s Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee to advance S.B. 632 - authored by Senator Jesse Arreguín and sponsored by California Nurses Association (CNA). If passed, the Bill would ensure Nurses and other Health Care Workers are automatically more»

Natascha Elena Uhlmann at LaborNotes reports 10 National Unions and dozens of Locals representing more than three million Members have issued a joint statement demanding the release of Immigrant Workers recently snatched by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The statement names: Farm Worker Union Leader Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, who was more»