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How did the UAW pull off its big Southern victory, the first time a union has succeeded in organizing a foreign-owned auto plant in the South? The UAW and Shawn Fain pursued five basic strategies to achieve this victory, and those steps could serve

Shawn Fain says he expects ‘more of the same to come’ after celebrating union’s historic victory at Tennessee plant.

United Auto Workers faces first real test in campaign to unionize 13 automakers across US as Volkswagen workers vote in Tennessee

He was one of the last survivors of a historic walkout that demanded respect and a living wage and that drew Martin Luther King to their cause.

Academics decry algorithmic monitoring of workers and call for stronger standards – but U.S. unions have been slow to act.

Strikes by autoworkers, actors and writers brought wins in 2023, but analysts worry labor laws could undo progress. Worker advocates say what is badly needed is for other unions, helped by the AFL-CIO, also to launch big, ambitious organizing drives.

Increased labor militancy after pandemic sacrifices and a tighter labor market contributed to impressive contract deals in the last year

Increased militancy after pandemic sacrifices and tighter labor market contributed to impressive contract deals in the last year.

Starbucks boycott would aim to use consumer power to pressure company to negotiate its first union contract.

Since workers at a Buffalo Starbucks started the first successful campaign to form a union at a company-run store, experts say the chain’s aggressive union-busting is shining a harsh light on the shortcomings of the National Labor Relations Act.