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Viewpoint: To Unify the Working Class, Put Workers First

November 08, 2024 / Jimmy Williams, Jr.
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Boeing Machinists End 53-Day Strike with 38 Percent Raise

November 05, 2024 / Jenny Brown
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Consolidation Threatens to Rip ‘Service’ Out of Postal Service

October 30, 2024 / Alexandra Bradbury
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Viewpoint: To Unify the Working Class, Put Workers First

Boeing Machinists End 53-Day Strike with 38 Percent Raise

Consolidation Threatens to Rip ‘Service’ Out of Postal Service

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Oct 28 / Nurse Erica

Viewpoint: Fellow Letter Carriers, Stand Together and Vote No on Sellout Contract!

Oct 24 / Rob Darakjian

Two workers staff a picket line with a giant red ‘strike’ sign and a “Pension or Bust” sign.

‘Not Good Enough’: Striking Machinists Reject New Boeing Offer

Oct 24 / Jenny Brown

Workers and allies hold pro-union signs and raise their fists in a show of collective power.

Auto Parts Workers at Julian Electric Lose Union Election, Vow to Keep Fighting

Oct 17 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann

A worker holds a flyer in the air. His hat reads: "Vote Unifor"

Walmart Warehouse Workers Win First Union in Canada

Oct 17 / Kari Thompson

A man yells while holding a sign saying DALE ‘Alto Al Abuso Laboral’ (DALE stop workplace abuses)

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Oct 10 / Jorge Mújica

Troublemakers Blog

New York Times Tech Strikers Sing 'No Scabs' and Call a Wordle Boycott

Nov 7 / Danielle Smith

Cover of reviewed book, aqua green with a headset and looping wires.

Book Review: How Telecom Customer Service Reps Got Better Connected Via Their Union

Nov 4 / Steve Early

Eight picketers, who appear mostly young and white, stand in front of New Seasons. Their screen-printed picket signs say "New Seasons Labor Union, On Strike, Unfair Employer, Do Not Patronize" in red ink with flourishes. Two hold a black banner with yellow letters, only partly visible but appears to say "On strike." They all stand near the curb, facing traffic, and one has a bullhorn.

Portland Grocery Workers Strike Together

Oct 29 / Paul Kirk-Davidoff

White and Black men and women march with picket signs that say "Teamsters Local 238, Marathon Petroleum Co, Unfair Labor Practices against Detroit refinery workers." Most of those whose T-shirts are visible are wearing messages like "Teamsters against Trump," "Trump is a scab," and "Harris-Walz" with an IBT local logo.

These Teamsters Don’t Buy Trump’s Lies

Oct 23 / Alexandra Bradbury

A dense line of picketers (at least 25 people are visible but it looks like there are more behind them) marches towards the camera on a leafy sidewalk alongside a factory. Many carry printed signs like "UAW on strike" and "Stand up for retirement security." Most visible faces are white but a few Black faces are also visible; there's a mix of women and men.

UAW Picketer Killed by Drunk Driver Remembered as Personable, Funny

Oct 8 / Justin Yuan and Ethen Winright

Left: black-and-white headshot of Natascha, she has long dark hair and short bangs, and is smiling closed-mouth, looking up at the camera. Right: color headshot of Kari, a white woman with a shaved head wearing a wide smile and red glasses. Behind her is the mural in the old UE Chicago office.

Welcome, Natascha and Kari!

Sep 26 / Labor Notes staff

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