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October 17, 2023

How a California Child Care Workers’ Union Fought for Living Wages — And Won

Daisy Nguyen KQED

The victory was a big moment for a labor movement largely led by immigrants and women of color — two groups whose domestic work has historically been undervalued and excluded from labor protection laws.

October 15, 2023

UAW’s Electric Vehicle Win at GM Is a Huge Step Forward for a Pro-Worker Green Transition

Dianne Feeley Jacobin

Under pressure from the striking United Auto Workers, General Motors agreed last week to include EV battery plants in its master agreement with the union. It’s a huge victory for the UAW — and a crucial step in ensuring the transition to EVs benefit

October 14, 2023

Workers Funding Other Workers’ Misery

Rachel Phua The American Prospect

Billions of dollars in public pension fund money flow to private equity–owned firms that union-bust, violate labor laws, and put workers’ safety at risk.

October 13, 2023

Israel detains, expels to West Bank hundreds of Gaza Palestinian workers

Ayman Nobani Aljazeera

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Some 600 workers from Gaza have faced threats and arrests inside Israel and were forced to go to the occupied West Bank.

October 12, 2023

International Labor Statements on Gaza

Global labor organizations offered different views on the violence engulfing Gaza and Israel, but the call for peace and justice for all -- Palestinians and Israelis -- predominated.

October 11, 2023

NYC Transit Retirees Join Fight Against Medicare Advantage

Joe Maniscalco Work-Bites

TWU Local 100 retirees opposed to the Medicare Advantage contract the union signed with Aetna are dreading January when their new privatized health insurance is slated to kick in. They were at the Marriott on Oct. 6 for a retirees meeting held at th

October 10, 2023

UAW Makes the Brave New Economy a Lot More Worker-Friendly

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect

GM’s promise to cover its EV battery factories under the national master agreement gives workers a share of the gains from going electric.

October 9, 2023

The Future of the Auto Industry Will Have an Outsized Impact on Black America

Nathaniel Meyersohn CNN

The outcome of a new contract for UAW members and the future of the industry will have an outsized impact on Black workers.

October 9, 2023

Does Your Employer Have Illegal Rules on the Books?

Robert M. Schwartz Labor Notes

Stericycle overturned the Labor Board’s 2017 Boeing decision, which allowed employers to maintain work rules even if they discouraged workers from taking part in union activities.

October 8, 2023

Unionized Starbucks Workers Are Considering Calling for a Boycott

Faith Bennett Jacobin

Starbucks Workers United has not yet asked supporters to stop frequenting Starbucks locations. But unionized workers have been ramping up customer solidarity organizing, potentially laying the groundwork for a Starbucks boycott.