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Workers in Host Cities Notch Labor Wins With World Cup-Fueled Organizing
In Seattle, restaurant workers walked out, while Hilton Embassy Suites employees have been on strike since June 18.
Labor Leaders’ Disconnect From Workers on Palestine Is Showing Up in Elections
Union leadership’s fealty to the Democratic Party puts it on the losing side of NYC’s historic primary elections.
Sanders Joins Minnesota Rally as “No Kings” Protests Grow Nationwide
More than 3,000 events planned as organizers challenge Trump, inequality, and ICE actions.
Impending Strike in Las Vegas Exposes Labor Abuses in Service Sector Nationwide
Service work now dominates the economy. That changes how we build worker power, scholar Annie McClanahan says.
If Capital Strikes Against Mamdani, Organized Worker Power Can Strike Back
Let’s study how Wall Street sank Mamdani-style municipal plans back in 1975 — and get prepared for a similar fight.
Los Angeles Passes US’s Highest Minimum Wage as Labor Prepares for 2028 Olympics
Meanwhile, unions organize as over 100 hotel and catering contracts in the area expire in the run-up to the Olympics.
As Billionaires Consolidate Power, We Need to Recommit to MLK’s Radical Vision
MLK was assassinated on the cusp of a strike wave in a time of counterrevolution. We need his “revolution in values.”
The Labor Movement Won Big Victories in 2024. Now It Must Fend Off Trump.
Unions are preparing to beat back Trump's pro-business agenda through worker solidarity across all backgrounds.
Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Workers in Kentucky File for Election to Join UAW
BlueOval SK, a joint venture of Ford and the Korean firm SK On, has made clear that it will fight the organizing drive.
It’s Becoming Harder to Protest Gaza War on Campus — and Also to Teach About It
Organizing for labor protections and academic freedom is crucial to combat higher education’s creeping authoritarianism.