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Labor Unions
![Tesla worker Lizzie McKimmie speaks at the Tesla Workers United press conference in Buffalo, New York on February 18, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0224-union--400x300.jpg)
Buffalo Community Shows Support to Fired Tesla Workers Seeking Union
Barista organizers and the local community lend support to Buffalo Tesla workers and their new union drive.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to members of the press outside the West Wing of the White House on January 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0222-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Bernie Sanders Says It’s Time for a 4-Day Workweek, With No Pay Cuts
Workers should get to reap the benefits of technological advances, not just executives, Sanders said.
![A photo of the burning wreckage of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0215-train-derailment-400x300.jpg)
As Train Derailments Pile Up, Some Railroad Workers Finally Win Paid Sick Leave
Rail unions unanimously approved a resolution to fight together for paid sick leave for all rail workers.
![A protester chants into a megaphone during an indoor protest, as others stand behind them with signs reading "UAW ON STRIKE: UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0201-campus-protest-400x300.jpg)
As Universities Submit to Neoliberalism and Fascism, Workers Must Fight Back
Faculty unions need to scale up organizing among academic workers to counter far right attacks on higher education.
![A sign reading "CHICAGO IS A UNION TOWN" stands in an otherwise empty planter](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0123-chicago-strike-400x300.jpg)
Strike Suspended After UIC Faculty Union Reaches Tentative Deal
The deal includes minimum salary increases and commitments to expand resources for student wellness.
![People hold signs reading "DIRTY AND DANGEROUS: OFFSHORE DRILLING IS FUELING THE CLIMATE CRISIS" during a protest in front of the white house](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0123-climate-protest-400x300.jpg)
Grad Students and Faculty Don’t Want to Work for Fossil Fuel Industry Anymore
University researchers should not be forced or even allowed to produce biased data for the fossil fuel industry.
![UChicago student union supporters are pictured holding signs.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0120-gsu-400x300.jpg)
UChicago Grad Students Fought for a Union for 15 Years. Now They May Win It.
On January 31 and February 1, the National Labor Relations Board will oversee the long-awaited union election.
![A view of a marketplace after shopkeepers went on a three-day shutter-down strike as part of Mahsa Amini protests in Tehran, Iran, on December 6, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0119-iran-shuttered-400x300.jpg)
Iranian Labor Unions Have Led Inspiring Solidarity Strikes Amid the Uprising
Labor organizing is severely restricted in Iran but independent unions have actively backed demands for women's rights.
![The Supreme Court building is pictured on December 13, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0113-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
The Supreme Court Is About to Eviscerate the Right to Strike
The court will likely rule in “Glacier Northwest” that the union’s strike activity isn’t protected by federal labor law.
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“Patient Care Is Our Priority,” Says NYC Nurse as Strike Continues to Third Day
Hospital CEOs have received millions in raises and perks while medical staff have been pushed to the breaking point.