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Mexican Gig Workers Are Fighting to Close a Loophole in Their Worker Status Win
The National App Workers Union is using creative tactics to build worker power and confront their employers.
Labor Can’t Be Treated as a Mere Voting Bloc — It Has Power to Reshape Society
It is necessary to put the capital-labor relation back at the center of left politics, says Costas Lapavitsas.
Minnesota Trade Unionists Are Among the Federally Indicted ICE Observers
These federal arrests are part of a broader attack on Trump’s political enemies that he has ramped up in recent months.
NY Amazon Driver Fired for Posting Pro-Union Content on Social Media
When Esly Paredes started speaking up in favor of a city council bill that Amazon opposes, the company cracked down.
Anti-Austerity Protests Rock World Cup Kick-Off in Mexico
The mothers of disappeared people have also been protesting, trying to reach the stadium, says José Luis Granados Ceja.
Amazon Is Using AI to Disempower Workers. The US Labor Movement Must Fight Back.
Amazon is using AI in terrifying ways to disempower workers. We must fight back.
US Employers Spend Over $1.5 Billion a Year to Fight Union Efforts, Study Finds
“Union avoidance law firms have constructed an industry providing counsel on union busting,” the report says.
First-Ever Bargaining Compact Unites Higher Ed Unions Across Northeastern US
The compact goes beyond just maintaining the status quo, says professor and union leader Marissa Johnson Valenzuela.
The Unions We Need Will Be Built by Workers, Not Labor Officials
Organizer Daniel Gross explains how to make sure that union building actually works and is sustained over time.
Nurses Forge Alliances to Protect Patients From Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Support and rights advocacy are seen as a duty of care for many nurses who are organizing to protect their patients.