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¿Tendrán los trabajadores mexicanos de GM una elección sindical justa?
https://www.labornotes.org/node/7868
Published: May 22, 2025 21:13
Los trabajadores de una segunda planta de ensamblaje de General Motors en México están haciendo campaña para unirse a SINTTIA (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Automotrices), el sindicato independiente que ganó una elección histórica para representar a…
Will Mexican GM Workers Get a Fair Union Election?
https://www.labornotes.org/will-mexican-gm-workers-get-a-fair-election
Published: May 22, 2025 20:09
Workers at a second General Motors assembly plant in Mexico are campaigning to join SINTTIA (the National Auto Workers Union), the independent union that won a landmark election to represent workers at another Mexican GM plant in 2022. The 6,500 workers at…
Workshop Lineup Announced for the Great Labor Arts Exchange, June 20-22
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/05/workshop-lineup-announced-great-labor-arts-exchange-june-20-22
Published: May 21, 2025 22:44
The 2025 Great Labor Arts Exchange is set for June 20–22 at the Silver Spring Civic Center in Silver Spring, Maryland—and the
Construction Unions Grab Hold of Clean Energy Jobs
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/05/construction-unions-grab-hold-clean-energy-jobs
Published: May 20, 2025 19:24
State and local governments have begun taking concrete steps towards a clean energy economy, and for now, even under Trump, green union jobs are increasing.
Meanwhile, unions have partnered with climate activists to win legislation for more such jobs. Six…
Strike Halts New Jersey Transit
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/05/strike-halts-new-jersey-transit
Published: May 16, 2025 18:16
Four hundred and fifty train engineers at New Jersey Transit walked off the job overnight, after years of fruitless negotiations with their employer.
These workers drive the state-run commuter trains that serve 350,000 daily riders in New Jersey, New York,…
California Educators Sync Up Negotiations for More Leverage
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/05/california-educators-sync-negotiations-more-leverage
Published: May 15, 2025 15:32
Public school educators in 32 union locals across California are joining forces to maximize their power in a campaign called “We Can’t Wait.” It covers 77,000 educators—about a quarter of the California Teachers Association’s total membership—serving a…
The Government Programs They’re Axing Came from Our Struggles
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/05/government-programs-theyre-axing-came-our-struggles
Published: May 15, 2025 15:28
Ronald Reagan used to say the scariest nine words were “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Wait, what?
When my house was half destroyed by Hurricane Frances in 2004, a Federal Emergency Management Agency agent showed up three days later and cut…
UFCW President Stepping Down, Successor to Be Appointed This Week
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/05/ufcw-president-stepping-down-successor-be-appointed-week
Published: May 12, 2025 18:18
United Food and Commercial Workers President Mark Perrone is expected to announce his retirement this week, according to sources close to the union’s leadership. UFCW has 1.3 million members in the U.S. and Canada, mainly in grocery and meatpacking.
A…
How Federal Workers Without a Union Can Still Act Like a Union
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/05/how-federal-workers-without-union-can-still-act-union
Published: May 8, 2025 19:22
The reality for over 1.3 million federal government workers leading up to the second Trump Administration has been collective bargaining through unions recognized by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).
This recognition comes with the right to…
Locomotive Builders Forge Green Rail Project
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/05/locomotive-builders-forge-green-rail-project
Published: May 8, 2025 18:50
Union workers who make diesel locomotives at a plant in Pennsylvania are pushing ahead with their campaign to manufacture more green-powered locomotives.
The workers aim to clean up diesel railroad pollution while also revitalizing their locomotive engine…