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Labor Unions

The International Labor Movement Is Mobilizing for a Free Palestine
Global labor unions are responding to Palestinian workers’ calls for solidarity and demanding an immediate ceasefire.

Unionization Wave Spurred by Starbucks Workers Is Spreading Across Buffalo
Workers at Elmwood Taco and Subs, an iconic local food shop, are continuing the wave of worker-led organizing.

A Wave of Progressive Reform Is Sweeping Through Big Unions. Is the UFCW Next?
For too long, the United Food and Commercial Workers union has been missing in action for its essential workers.

UAW’s Tentative Agreements With the Big 3 Show the Power of a Stand-Up Strike
UAW is framing its battles as fights for the entire working class, and showcasing power like it hasn’t done in years.

UAW Scores Tentative Contract Deal With General Motors
The agreement reportedly includes a general wage increase of 25 percent over four years and cost-of-living adjustments.

Trump-Era Ruling Weakened Unions at Religious Colleges. Labor Is Fighting Back.
Trump’s NLRB removed board authority over religiously affiliated colleges, allowing unions to be weakened.

Hospital Chain Threatened to Cancel Health Insurance of 1,300 Striking Workers
Health care workers in the Pacific Northwest initiated a five-day strike over low pay and understaffing.

UAW Expands Strike as Nearly 7,000 Walk Out of Stellantis’s Largest Plant
The walkout brings the total number of UAW members on strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers to more than 40,000.

Colleges Say They’re Cash-Strapped Yet Pay Top Dollar for Anti-Union Consultants
Colleges and universities are turning to anti-union “efficiency” experts to address budgetary shortfalls.

“Unions for Trump” Signholder at Trump Rally Admitted They’re Not a Union Member
Trump's speech took place at a facility that doesn't employ a unionized workforce.