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November 2, 2023

Despite Intimidation, Union Voices Get Louder for Ceasefire in Gaza

Keith Brower Brown and Caitlyn Clark Labor Notes

In the past week 27,000 labor activists have signed a letter calling on top U.S. union leaders to “break your silence” and push for a ceasefire.

November 1, 2023

A Culinary Worker Strike Could Reshape the Nation’s Restaurants

Christina Cooke Civil Eats

Thousands of food and beverage workers are striking across the country and demanding higher wages and better protections. The outcome could have ripple effects across the U.S.

October 31, 2023

U.S. Labor Movement Faces Big Obstacles Despite Surge in Strikes and Union Wins

Michael Sainato The Guardian

Recent union contract gains against a backdrop of decades of union decline, worsening wealth inequality and broken labor laws.

October 30, 2023

Women Across Iceland, Including the Prime Minister, Go on Strike for Equal Pay and No More Violence

Egill Bjarnason Stuff

Schools, shops, banks and Iceland's famous swimming pools shut on Tuesday as women in the volcanic island nation – including the prime minister – went on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence.

October 29, 2023

Chicago Is Considering Opening a Municipal Grocery Store

MATT BRUENIG Jacobin

Led by labor-backed mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago could become the first big city in the US to open a publicly owned grocery store.

October 28, 2023

Ford Caves

Jane Slaughter Labor Notes

UAW President Shawn Fain announced a deal with Ford. The contract gains are substantial.

October 27, 2023

Skyrocketing Housing Costs Force Workers To Live in Their Cars

Rukmini Callimachi The New York Times

Dozens of parking lots have opened across the country for working people who can afford a car but not rent.

October 26, 2023

On Canadian Unionism, History, and Phony Horse-Races

Jim Stanford rabble.ca

The auto industry negotiations UAW and Unifor are engaged in are distinct and complex. Ultimately, autoworkers in Canada and the US are fighting for the same things: fairness, job security, and respect after the sacrifices of the last brutal years.

October 25, 2023

US Unions Winning Big Gains Amid ‘Great Reset’ in Worker Power

Steven Greenhouse Guardian

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

October 25, 2023

UAW President Shawn Fain: We’ve Reached a Tentative Deal With Ford After 41 Days on Strike

Phoebe Wall Howard, Eric D. Lawrence, Jamie L. LaReau Detroit Free Press

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.