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29 Jul, 2022

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Beto O'Rourke's campaign team ratifies historic union contract, the first statewide union campaign in Texas

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26 Oct, 2021

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‘Striketober’ Isn’t a Sign of Chaos—It’s a Healthy Development for the Country

The picket line has been crowded lately.

‘Striketober’ Isn’t a Sign of Chaos—It’s a Healthy Development for the Country

26 Oct, 2021

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26 Oct, 2021

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Survey Shows Broad Public Support For Worker Strikes

Workers at companies like Kellogg’s, Nabisco and John Deere have hit the picket lines in recent weeks hoping to get a better deal from their employers. A new survey suggests the public by and large supports them.

Survey Shows Broad Public Support For Worker Strikes

18 Oct, 2021

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18 Oct, 2021

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Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

Marcial Reyes could have just quit his job. Frustrated with chronic understaffing at the Kaiser Permanente hospital where he works in Southern California, he knows he has options in a region desperate for nurses.

Instead, he voted to go on strike.

Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

18 Oct, 2021

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18 Oct, 2021

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Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers

And many of them are either hitting the picket lines or quitting their jobs as a result.

The changing dynamics of the US labor market, which has put employees rather than employers in the driver's seat in a way not seen for decades, is allowing unions to flex their muscle.

Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers

23 Sep, 2021

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23 Sep, 2021

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20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety

Twenty years ago today, on a Sunday afternoon in Brookwood, Alabama, 32 coal miners descended 2,000 feet below the ground into the Jim Walter Resources Blue Creek No. 5 Mine for a routine maintenance check.

20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety

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‘Striketober’ Isn’t a Sign of Chaos—It’s a Healthy Development for the Country

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Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers

20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety

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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: ATU Local 627 Members Agree to Three-Year Contract with Cincinnati Metro - Jul 26

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers at Optimum in West Virginia Ratify New Contract - Jul 25

Fighting Back Against Union Busting: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Jul 24

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Alaska State Employees Association Wins Big Pay Bumps for Wildland Firefighters - Jul 24

Thank You, Joe: In the States Roundup - Jul 23

Worker Wins: A Historic First - Jul 23

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Equity and Off-Broadway League Ratify New 4-Year Contract - Jul 23

The Rise of the ‘Union Curious’: The Working People Weekly List - Jul 22

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Bethesda Game Studios Workers Join Communications Workers of America - Jul 22

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood Workers Unionize - Jul 18

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‘Striketober’ Isn’t a Sign of Chaos—It’s a Healthy Development for the Country

Survey Shows Broad Public Support For Worker Strikes

Strikes Are Sweeping the Labor Market as Workers Wield New Leverage

Labor Flexes Its Muscle as Leverage Tips from Employers to Workers

20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety

AFL-CIO News Feed

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: ATU Local 627 Members Agree to Three-Year Contract with Cincinnati Metro - Jul 26

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers at Optimum in West Virginia Ratify New Contract - Jul 25

Fighting Back Against Union Busting: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Jul 24

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Alaska State Employees Association Wins Big Pay Bumps for Wildland Firefighters - Jul 24

Thank You, Joe: In the States Roundup - Jul 23

Worker Wins: A Historic First - Jul 23

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Equity and Off-Broadway League Ratify New 4-Year Contract - Jul 23

The Rise of the ‘Union Curious’: The Working People Weekly List - Jul 22

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Bethesda Game Studios Workers Join Communications Workers of America - Jul 22

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood Workers Unionize - Jul 18