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Teamsters Kick Off Strike Authorization Vote for Nearly 350,000 UPS Workers
As UPS drivers and organizers, we want workers everywhere to see that building a union opens the door to a better world.
Journalists at US’s Largest Newspaper Company Walk Out Against Corporate Greed
They say CEO Mike Reed has overseen the gutting of local newsrooms while collecting a multimillion-dollar salary.
SCOTUS Has Dealt a New Blow to Unions — But the Right to Strike Still Stands
The Supreme Court's recent anti-labor ruling in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters is not as far-reaching as workers feared.
Amazon Fires Alabama Union Leader Who Helped Spark a National Wave of Organizing
“We will fight this, I will not be silenced, we will not be stopped,” said Bessemer union organizer Jennifer Bates.
One Small Union Is Stoking Much of the Militant New Graduate Worker Organizing
Stoked by an independent union, grad worker unionization is transforming the labor movement and progressive politics.
Minnesota Democrats Pass Major Pro-Union, Guaranteed Paid Sick Leave Bill
“This bill is a big damn deal,” said state Sen. Erin Murphy.
Labor Officials: Iowa GOP’s Child Labor Bill Would Violate Federal Law
Proposals like allowing children to work in meat coolers violate federal child labor safeguards, officials say.
Let’s Recognize That Care Work Is the Labor That Makes All Other Labor Possible
As a former direct care worker, I am fighting for living wages and labor protections for this underpaid work force.
Sanders Unveils Bill Guaranteeing Up to 7 Days of Paid Sick Leave for US Workers
The U.S. is the only wealthy country in the world without universal paid sick leave.
DeSantis Ramps Up His Attack on Florida’s Public Sector Unions
A slate of new bills targeting public sector unions will worsen the state's teacher shortage.