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Lavandería “tóxica” y delantales derretidos: la huelga de Mauser cumple dos meses
https://www.labornotes.org/node/7932
Published: August 7, 2025 20:37
Muchos empleados de Mauser Packaging Solutions, en Chicago, temen el día de lavandería, y no por las razones habituales. Los trabajadores, que reacondicionan bidones de acero utilizados en el transporte de materiales como acetona, amoníaco y pintura,…
‘Toxic’ Laundry, Melting Aprons: Mauser Strike Hits Two Months
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/08/mauser-strike-hits-two-months
Published: August 7, 2025 19:48
Many employees at Chicago’s Mauser Packaging Solutions dread laundry day, and not for the usual reasons. The workers, who recondition steel drums used in the transport of materials like acetone, ammonia, and paint, say they have inconsistent access to…
Why the UAW Endorsed Zohran When Other New York City Unions Held Back
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/08/why-uaw-endorsed-zohran-when-other-new-york-city-unions-held-back
Published: August 7, 2025 15:59
Zohran Mamdani’s shock victory in this year’s New York City Democratic mayoral primary upended New York politics and called into question the effectiveness of big local unions, which mostly lined up behind loser Andrew Cuomo.
But labor was far from…
Steward’s Corner: Help Members Know Their Contract
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/08/stewards-corner-help-members-know-their-contract
Published: August 5, 2025 17:08
Union contracts can be dense, legalistic, and shaped by unwritten past practices. Sometimes they’re not even in the first language of most employees. Yet if union members don’t know what their contract says, employers can rob workers of rights that the…
Zohran’s New York City Primary Win Shows People Are Ready to Organize
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/08/zohran%E2%80%99s-new-york-city-primary-win-shows-people-are-ready-to-organize
Published: August 4, 2025 20:33
Back in February, few New Yorkers were thinking about the upcoming Democratic mayoral primary, and even fewer had heard of the New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.
In Small-Town Oregon, Teacher Strike Threat and Community Support Stop Bad Proposal
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/07/small-town-oregon-teacher-strike-threat-and-community-support-stop-bad-proposal
Published: July 30, 2025 18:01
As educators fend off attacks at the federal and state level, they’re also seeing some local wins. From striking for more recess to demanding more nurses and support personnel, teachers across the country have successfully organized for policies that…
In Italy, Immigrant Workers Launch a Wave of Strikes for a 40-Hour Week
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/07/italy-immigrant-workers-launch-wave-strikes-40-hour-week
Published: July 30, 2025 14:18
Since early April, immigrant workers in the Tuscan city of Prato have staged a wave of strikes demanding their right to a 40-hour work week, or “8x5.”
Organized by the union SUDD Cobas, these walkouts, dubbed “Strike Days,” have directly involved 70…
SINTTIA pierde elección sindical en planta GM de San Luis Potosí
https://www.labornotes.org/node/7925
Published: July 28, 2025 19:42
El Sindicato Independiente Nacional de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Industria Automotriz (SINTTIA) perdió su intento de representar a los trabajadores de General Motors en la planta de SUV de la compañía en San Luis Potosí. Los trabajadores votaron a…
Independent Union Loses Bid to Represent Second Mexico GM Plant
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/07/independent-union-loses-bid-represent-second-mexico-gm-plant
Published: July 28, 2025 18:43
The independent National Auto Workers Union (SINTTIA) lost its bid to represent General Motors workers at the company’s San Luis Potosí SUV plant. Workers there voted to join another union, Carlos Leone, with ties to the Confederation of Mexican Workers…
Confront or Cave? Federal Pressure Splits the Building Trades
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/07/confront-or-cave-federal-pressure-splits-building-trades
Published: July 24, 2025 13:59
One of the last nationwide bastions of union jobs is getting jackhammered by the Trump administration. Members are languishing in ICE prisons without trial. Programs that protect members from racism and sexism are getting the axe.
In response, building…