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Labor Unions
Stakes Are High for Workers, So Unions Are Mobilizing for Midterms
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry discusses how unions are organizing to empower working people ahead of Election Day.
This Holiday Season Could Be Watershed Moment for Amazon Organizers
A recent meeting of rank-and-file Amazon organizers and union leaders began planning for Black Friday actions.
The NFL Can Save Football and Preserve Players’ Health With This One Simple Fix
The NFL has fumbled on preventing concussions and protecting players’ health. It’s time to transition to flag football.
Railroad Workers Reject Deal: “Our Demands Have Not Been Met”
The union is delaying any potential strike until November 19 at the earliest.
Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers in Response to Protest Over Warehouse Fire
Workers had refused to return to work after a fire broke out in a compactor in the warehouse.
Amazon Warehouse Workers Wage Work Stoppage in Protest After Fire Breaks Out
Amazon Labor Union says that over 650 workers waged a work stoppage in protest of unsafe working conditions.
Workers Have Held More Strikes So Far in 2022 Than in All of 2021, Data Finds
Workers have waged close to 300 strikes this year so far, compared to about 260 strikes last year.
Ilhan Omar and Ro Khanna’s Offices Overwhelmingly Vote to Unionize
The union says that staffers in other offices have expressed an interest in unionizing.
Corporations Are Spending a Ton to Stop Low-Wage Workers From Unionizing
Multibillion-dollar companies are spending thousands a day to defeat attempts by their low-paid workers to organize.
Kaiser Permanente Therapists Keep Striking, Citing Dangerous Delays for Patients
Clinicians say patients routinely wait months between appointments, and therapists are given unmanageable workloads.