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2024 Saw Organized Labor Score Gains, But Challenges Loom on the Horizon
Workers’ demands for union democracy have fueled more fights, more wins, higher expectations and more new organizing.
Amazon Workers Speak Out Amid Unprecedented Holiday Season Strike
Thousands of Amazon workers on Thursday launched the largest strike against the retail giant in US history.
Starbucks Workers United Launches 5 Days of Strikes Across the US
The union now represents 11,000 workers at over 500 stores, while Starbucks continues to delay a contract agreement.
Teamsters Launch Historic Nationwide Strike Against Amazon
Workers at multiple facilities are pressuring Amazon to negotiate contracts with its unionized employees.
Academic Labor Unions Are Key to Fighting Trump’s Repressive Higher Ed Agenda
AAUP President Todd Wolfson says unions like his are key to fighting Trump’s attacks on the bedrock of democracy.
Wisconsin Judge Overturns Anti-Union Law Limiting Collective Bargaining Rights
The judge found that the law violated the state constitution's equal protections provisions.
In Unexpected Move, Trump Taps Pro-Union Republican to Lead Labor Department
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been one of the lone Republican supporters of the PRO Act and other pro-worker legislation.
One of the Largest Unions in the US Backs Sanders Bid to Block Israel Arms Deal
The Senate is slated to vote on the landmark resolutions on Wednesday.
Unionized Letter Carriers Organize for Better Than Meager 1.3 Percent Raise
One analysis found that postal workers had fallen farther behind inflation than any other job it analyzed.
Federal Labor Board Rules Against Anti-Union “Captive Audience” Meetings
Although the NLRB’s ruling is a step forward for workers, it could be undone by the incoming Trump administration.