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Philadelphia Municipal Workers Strike Before July 4 Celebrations
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/07/philadelphia-municipal-workers-strike-july-4-celebrations
Published: July 2, 2025 18:08
Nine thousand blue-collar workers who make Philadelphia run went on strike July 1. After sacrificing through the pandemic and years of bruising inflation, they say they’re on strike so they can afford to live in the city they serve.
Already, uncollected…
Social Justice Artists: Apply for an Anne Feeney Hellraiser Grant
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/07/social-justice-artists-apply-anne-feeney-hellraiser-grant
Published: July 1, 2025 14:17
Friends and family of legendary folk musician and “hellraiser” Anne Feeney have come together to announce a new round of grants for artists “on the frontlines of the fight against fascism.”
Amazon Workers Defy Dictates of Automation
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/06/amazon-workers-defy-dictates-automation
Published: June 26, 2025 18:59
Amazon delivery stations are being outfitted with robots across the country, leading to fewer workers and speedup for the workers that remain. Workers have reacted with defiance at the delivery station where I work.
Steward’s Corner: Fighting Mid-Contract Changes Can Build the Union
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/06/stewards-corner-fighting-mid-contract-changes-can-build-union
Published: June 24, 2025 14:42
Often our best opportunity to strengthen the union—to build activism, solidarity, and leadership—comes during contract negotiations. Under most U.S. union contracts, this is the only time we are legally free to use our greatest power, the strike.
But…
Trabajadores de GM votarán la próxima semana sobre su representación sindical
https://www.labornotes.org/node/7896
Published: June 18, 2025 19:36
Los trabajadores de una segunda planta de ensamblaje de General Motors en México votarán del 25 al 27 de junio sobre si unirse a SINTTIA (Sindicato Independiente Nacional de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores de la Industria Automotriz), el sindicato…
Mexican GM Workers to Vote Next Week on Union at Second Plant
https://www.labornotes.org/mexican-gm-workers-to-vote-union-election
Published: June 18, 2025 19:08
Workers at a second General Motors assembly plant in Mexico will vote June 25 to 27 on whether to join SINTTIA (the National Auto Workers Union), the independent union that won a landmark election to represent workers at the company’s Silao plant in 2022.…
Chilean Starbucks Workers Gain Second Contract after Strike
https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/06/chilean-starbucks-workers-gain-second-contract-after-strike
Published: June 18, 2025 18:52
After a 25 day strike, on March 31 the baristas of the Sindicato SBK won a second contract with Starbucks Chile (Alsea). Among their wins is paid leave for parents of any gender.
The Art of Organizing: 18 Tips from a Veteran Union Organizer
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/06/art-organizing-18-tips-veteran-union-organizer
Published: June 16, 2025 18:21
Organizing isn’t just a science, it’s also an art. Normally the latter is passed on through phone calls, debriefs, meetings, and late-night shit talk. Below is an attempt to share some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way, some in victory, some in…
European Dockworkers Refuse to Load Weapons Aimed at Palestine
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/06/european-dockworkers-refuse-load-weapons-aimed-palestine
Published: June 12, 2025 17:58
On June 4, in response to the unfolding genocide in Gaza, France’s CGT dockworkers refused to load arms components bound for Israel at the country’s largest port in Fos-Marseille. Their action forced the ship to leave port without its deadly cargo.
‘IAM Max’: Machinists Rally for Member Detained by ICE
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/06/iam-max-machinists-rally-for-member-detained-ice
Published: June 10, 2025 01:28
Rallying under the banner “IAM Max,” 200 union members and supporters gathered outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington, on June 6 to demand the release of Maximo Londonio, a member of Machinists (IAM) Local Lodge 695 who has…