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

Top UAW officials told local union leaders Wednesday evening by phone that the union has a potential deal with Ford Motor Co. to end the strike.

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

6800 more autoworkers join the strike.

In his new special taking on Amazon, prankster Oobah Butler gets a job at a fulfillment center, films the brutal working conditions, and sells a drink made of Amazon drivers’ pee on the company’s platform. Amazon isn’t happy with his work.

Yet across the country, Americans can and do face discrimination at their workplaces for seeking care and exercising their reproductive rights.

As Israel escalates its military campaign, Palestinian trade unions call on their counterparts internationally to halt the arms trade with Israel.

“Union members come from diverse backgrounds, including Jews, Muslims, and Middle Eastern communities,” says the petition. “The rising escalation of war and arms sales doesn't serve the interests of workers anywhere.”

Workers at Alamo theaters in Brooklyn and Manhattan recently voted to unionize.

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.