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A century ago, labor colleges transformed American unions. It's time to bring them back.

Thanks in part to investments from the Inflation Reduction Act and tariffs on China, the US South is seeing a boom in electric-vehicle manufacturing. The industry’s expansion in the mostly nonunion region presents an urgent organizing challenge

Support for unionization among America’s frontline workers

Major unions should follow the lead of the UAW and invest serious resources to organize in EV and other growing sectors across the South.

Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) President April Sims calls for organized labor to confront Project 2025 and fascism’s rise.

Though 2,300 people in the US died from heat-related illness in 2023, workers await robust protection laws.

Amazon workers at the JFK8 fulfillment center on Staten Island, New York, voted to elect reform officers in the first-ever leadership election.

Precarious immigration status creates an exploitable labor force, allowing bosses to drive down wages for everyone. Inside the labor case for open borders.

Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized company store in the country.

The time to act decisively to end this war is now. Stopping US military aid to Israel is the quickest and most sure way to do so, it is what US law demands, and it will show your commitment to securing a lasting peace in the region.