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New York Islanders
fromEngadget
18 hours ago

Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union

Amazon is ordered to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union for Staten Island workers after a prolonged standoff.
US Elections
fromThe Washington Post
1 day ago

Trump labor board orders Amazon to bargain with Teamsters

Amazon must recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union at its Staten Island warehouse after a prolonged legal battle.
New York Islanders
fromEngadget
18 hours ago

Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union

Amazon is ordered to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union for Staten Island workers after a prolonged standoff.
US Elections
fromThe Washington Post
1 day ago

Trump labor board orders Amazon to bargain with Teamsters

Amazon must recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union at its Staten Island warehouse after a prolonged legal battle.
Agriculture
fromThe Nation
19 hours ago

Meet the Immigrant Workers Who Launched the First Major Meatpacking Strike in Decades

Workers at the Greeley beef-processing plant launched a historic strike after years of exploitation and fear stemming from past ICE raids.
fromFast Company
1 day ago

The architecture world just got its second union

This contract, the second in the industry, sets a standard for workers at Sage and Coombe and beyond, according to Architectural Workers United, which has been instrumental in organizing efforts.
NYC startup
fromJezebel
12 hours ago

That Jonathan Majors-Daily Wire movie has a predictably bad relationship with unions

The crew walked off the Bonfire Legend production late last week and has called a strike against the production, citing a series of labor issues.
Media industry
#mlb
#labor-department
Europe politics
fromwww.thelocal.se
2 days ago

Swedish union leaders warn 'haphazard' citizenship reforms could harm international reputation

Support for transitional rules in Sweden's citizenship overhaul is crucial to maintain trust and attract skilled workers.
#labor-relations
Higher education
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Faculty Fight Anti-Union Tactics at St. John's University in New York

St. John's University faculty mobilizes against administration's decision to end union recognition and contract negotiations, citing labor conditions and transparency issues.
Toronto startup
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Union tries to seize control of works council at Tesla's German factory

IG Metall union seeks control of Tesla's Berlin gigafactory works council in a clash between German worker protections and Tesla's management approach.
Higher education
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Faculty Fight Anti-Union Tactics at St. John's University in New York

St. John's University faculty mobilizes against administration's decision to end union recognition and contract negotiations, citing labor conditions and transparency issues.
Toronto startup
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Union tries to seize control of works council at Tesla's German factory

IG Metall union seeks control of Tesla's Berlin gigafactory works council in a clash between German worker protections and Tesla's management approach.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead

The government has withdrawn an offer of creating 1,000 more doctor training posts in England after the British Medical Association (BMA) refused to call off a six-day strike next week. The extra posts were part of a wider package of measures put forward by ministers earlier this year to resolve the long-running dispute with resident doctors.
UK politics
Remote teams
fromWAMC
2 days ago

State officials plan appeal of Vermont Labor Relations Board decision

Vermont's governor criticizes the Labor Relations Board's decision allowing remote workers to return to hybrid work.
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Workers in Colorado Continue Historic Strike at US's Largest Meat Processor

"This company is one of the richest companies in the world, and the wage increases that they're offering simply just don't keep up with the economy and the high cost of living," says Kim Cordova, president of the union that represents JBS workers in Greeley.
Social justice
#unionization
Careers
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

There's Only One Way to Get More Money at Work. Some People Absolutely Refuse to Do It.

Many people do not negotiate their salaries, often accepting initial offers due to fear of appearing greedy.
Canada news
fromYahoo Finance
4 days ago

B.C. union calls for full-time remote work due to spiking gas prices

The BC General Employees' Union requests full-time remote work for employees due to high fuel prices.
#labor-rights
fromCity & State NY
5 days ago
NYC politics

Unions, NYC council members to rally for DCWP funding

Labor unions and advocates rally to demand full funding for the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection amid proposed budget cuts.
fromFuturism
2 months ago
World news

The Workers Building Labubus Are Allegedly Being Horribly Exploited

A Pop Mart supplier employed 16- and 17-year-olds without required labor protections, adequate health and safety training, or effective grievance mechanisms.
NYC politics
fromCity & State NY
5 days ago

Unions, NYC council members to rally for DCWP funding

Labor unions and advocates rally to demand full funding for the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection amid proposed budget cuts.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
5 days ago

DXC Australia staff to strike over long-running pay dispute

DXC employees in Australia will strike due to stalled pay negotiations amid rising living costs.
#portland-community-college
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

BMA to ballot senior doctors in England over strikes as pay dispute escalates

Senior doctors in England are balloting for strikes due to inadequate pay and lack of progress in negotiations with the government.
Brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Residential building service workers to hold strike vote on April 15

A strike vote by 32BJ SEIU members is scheduled for April 15 amid contract negotiations with the Realty Advisory Board.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Zack Polanski meets unions in attempt to get them to switch party funding to Greens

Zack Polanski has kicked off a charm offensive designed to convince trade unions to stop funding Labour and throw their weight behind the Green party, as he delivered the first in a series of speeches to union conferences.
Education
Careers
fromFortune
6 days ago

Your employee benefits package is a hostage situation. Here's the proof - and the fix | Fortune

Employers in the U.S. leverage healthcare access as a means of coercion, impacting employee motivation and performance.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Unite fined 265k over bin strike protests

Unite union fined £265,000 for repeatedly breaching an injunction during Birmingham's bin strike, with additional £170,000 interim payment ordered for council legal costs.
fromApaonline
2 weeks ago

Good Work and Economic Democracy

Within the workplace, the content and conditions of work are largely controlled by employers who often have an interest in degrading the quality of work, both to increase productivity and to increase their control over employees in the workplace. Outside the workplace, employers have both an incentive and the power to undermine measures that would improve the quality of work through the political process.
Philosophy
Film
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

Fair Pay Feels Good In A Place Like This | Defector

Nitehawk theater workers organized a union to improve conditions at an independent Brooklyn cinema that combines movie-watching with full-service dining, joining a broader wave of service industry unionization.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The College-Educated Working Class

America experiences recurring mutinies across political divides, with MAGA representing the ur-mutiny that challenges institutional foundations despite holding federal power.
NYC real estate
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Lux labor: Hundreds of workers from Midtown's luxury residential buildings rally in demand of fair contracts

Workers at three luxury Manhattan condo buildings are rallying for union contracts covering wages, benefits, and pensions after two years of stalled negotiations with building management.
from48 hills
2 weeks ago

At Gaming Conference, game-workers keep unionization hopes alive - 48 hills

The United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 is a direct-join organization that, according to organizers, is meant to provide a channel into activism and organizing for workers in a fragmented industry. The day of the organization's launch, its membership swelled to triple digits, and CWA members led an impromptu march from a panel discussion in Moscone's West Hall to the bandshell in Yerba Buena Gardens, accompanied by cheers from passersby.
Media industry
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

The State Is Escalating Charges Against Protesters. Labor Must Defend Them.

It's my responsibility to protect them, and so I've been patrolling the city streets following armed, masked thugs trying to kidnap my neighbors. On July 10, Caravello was present at the site, and, according to witnesses, he was arrested directly after he attempted to dislodge a tear gas canister from underneath a protester's wheelchair.
US politics
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
3 weeks ago

In the Shadows: Records Show Labor Leader's Campaign to Influence City Councilors

Labor Council executive Laurie Wimmer secretly influenced Portland City Council leadership strategy, including proposing litigation to challenge charter interpretation on mayoral tie-breaking authority.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Teamsters Boss Who Nearly Came to Blows With Markwayne Mullin Endorses His DHS Nomination

Teamsters president Sean O'Brien endorsed Senator Markwayne Mullin's nomination as Homeland Security secretary, despite their heated confrontation during a 2023 Senate hearing.
#teacher-strikes
Education
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

Teacher Strikes Continue Amid Year of Labor Strife | KQED

California K-12 teachers are striking across multiple districts due to funding challenges from declining enrollment, expensive living costs, and exhausted pandemic relief money.
Education
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Teachers across California are considering work stoppages

California teachers are preparing for strikes due to insufficient state funding that fails to keep pace with rising school costs and teacher compensation needs.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Psychology of Fair Labor

Decent work—encompassing safety, fair hours, adequate pay, healthcare access, and alignment with personal values—is essential for mental and physical health, while its absence creates chronic stress and undermines overall well-being.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 weeks ago

Unite cuts more than 500,000 from Labour amid bin strike - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Unite members are coming to the end of the line as far Labour is concerned. Workers are scratching their heads asking whose side are Labour on, who do they really represent, because it certainly isn't workers. Workers and communities are paying the price. Labour needs to wake up and smell the coffee. The cut in affiliation fee shows the anger of Unite members.
UK politics
Higher education
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

NYU standoff: Students, alumni back faculty strike if labor deal isn't reached by Monday

Nearly 1,500 NYU students and advocates support a faculty strike if contract negotiations fail by Monday, March 23, with union demands focusing on compensation, job security, academic freedom, and workload standards.
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago

University of California unions reach deal, avoiding potential statewide strike

I think it's really a best case scenario. What I can say is that it was evident that the picket that we held on Thursday was absolutely instrumental in getting us over the finish line. The unions, which are units of the United Auto Workers, represent academic student employees, student services and advising professionals, as well as research and public service professionals across the U.C. system.
Higher education
Higher education
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

UCSF workers move to unionize - with potential statewide strike on the way

University of California workers are unionizing with UAW to protect jobs and wages amid federal attacks on higher education funding and diversity programs.
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 month ago

Organized Labor Took a Huge Step Forward When GM Workers Sat Down in Unison in 1937

Flint autoworkers occupied their plant in a sit-down strike, crippling production and forcing General Motors to recognize their union.
#kaiser-permanente
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Council workers to vote over possible pay strike

About 1,000 Unite members working on housing maintenance across several English councils will vote on strike action after rejecting a 3.2% pay offer.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany braces for more strikes in 2026

Widespread strikes across multiple German industries caused massive flight cancellations and disrupted public services as collective bargaining for millions of workers intensifies in 2026.
Canada news
fromYahoo News
1 month ago

Union president says 'a strike vote on remote work' could be coming

Federal government requires public servants back in office four days weekly, provoking union outrage and potential strike votes amid simultaneous job-cut announcements.
Law
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

Arbitrator: Trump's union EOs violate 'hierarchy of law'

An independent arbitrator refused to dismiss a grievance, ruling the Defense Department's withdrawal from arbitration unlawful and affirming collective bargaining rights protected by statute.
#labor-strike
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 months ago

Can the Fight Against AI Revitalize the US Labor Movement? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Recent developments suggest that the labor movement is starting to take a more active and adversarial approach toward AI in the workplace, This was hardly an isolated incident amid the breakneck integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the workplace. Ominous signs abound, from the news editor at a nonprofit news site who used AI to edit stories and then fired a reporter for raising objections, to Salesforce's cutting 4,000 customer support jobs and shifting to AI agents.
Tech industry
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Workers at London councils to be balloted on pay strike

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: The way the LGA has conducted pay negotiations has been nothing short of a disgrace. Craft workers who do difficult and highly skilled jobs deserve better than the LGA playing politics with their livelihoods and imposing a poor pay offer without negotiations. They will have Unite's full backing throughout this dispute which is of the LGA's own making.
UK politics
California
fromKqed
1 month ago

Teachers' Unions Across the State Mobilizing in Labor Fights | KQED

A San Francisco teachers' strike has left nearly 50,000 students out of school amid statewide teacher labor disputes over wages, staffing, healthcare, and district budgets.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

GMB union faces claims of bullying in industrial disputes from rival union leader

GMB officials are accused of bullying TSSA leader Maryam Eslamdoust, causing significant stress and prompting formal complaints and bans.
from48 hills
2 months ago

Urban Ore workers win contract after three-year battle - 48 hills

I am very happy with what we've managed to accomplish. The strike was, I think, the pivotal thing in making progress on this,
Social justice
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 months ago

Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery: Global Inequality, Racial Boundaries, and the Rise of Unions in American and British Capitalism, 1870-1929

Rudi Batzell offers a material account of how racial hierarchies formed in the United States, framing the history of racism in the labor movement as a question not of biases and prejudice but of access to property and land. Racism is often considered a question of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. The accused racist will sometimes deploy the tired old defense that he or she "has black friends,"
History
Psychology
fromFast Company
1 month ago

No one knows how to do layoffs. The psychology secrets to doing it humanely

Conducting layoffs causes lasting operational and moral stress for managers, producing anxiety, guilt, and conflict between company duty and personal values.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

The Affordability Crisis Is Real. Only Worker Organizing Can Offer Solutions.

A friend recently told me a story that made this reality impossible to ignore. Her elderly parents live near an elementary school not far from the nation's capital. For several years, they had been quietly raising money to provide groceries and basic supplies for families whose children were going hungry. When Republicans suspended SNAP benefits, the need surged overnight. What had been a steady act of care suddenly became an emergency response.
US politics
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Ontario local union head says national leadership not stepping up for auto workers | CBC News

Unifor Local 222 urges stronger national union action as GM Canada cuts the Oshawa midnight shift, costing roughly 2,000 auto-sector jobs amid U.S. trade pressures.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

No working, no shopping: Thousands of people hit the Trump administration where it hurts

The strike is a response to the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota. In the days since, calls for a nationwide shutdown have spread rapidly across social media, shared by activists, nonprofits, and everyday people urging a halt to economic activity. Celebrities including Pedro Pascal, Edward Norton, and Jamie Lee Curtis have amplified the message to their followers.
US politics
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Ontario union leader won't be seeking re-election in May vote | CBC News

Fred Hahn will not seek re-election as CUPE Ontario president this spring after controversy over a social-media video; he has led the union since 2010.
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Trade Unions Alarmed by Robots Designed to Do Blue Collar Work

When past generations imagined the best version of the future, it was one of leisure. Advertisements, cartoonists, and pulp novelists dared us to dream of a world where the spoils of industrial development were shared with all: robot butlers, transit by pneumatic tube, and more familiar tropes. These developments, it seemed, would make our lives more convenient, more secure, and - dare we say - more abundant.
US politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

Brits are being urged to 'strike for a week' in protest over Starmer's policies - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Donaldson calling on Brits to "go on strike for a week" from 2 to 9 February, the right-wing activist says that "native Brits must always come first." On his website he explains that mending "immigration" is not "anywhere near as complicated as politicians pretend." He is calling on the government to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and to "deport" all illegal immigrants from the UK and those who commit sexual and violent crimes.
UK politics
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

America's largest labor movement joins the fight against ICE

Minnesota unions and community groups endorsed a statewide economic blackout on January 23 to protest ICE actions and federal enforcement presence.
fromTruthout
1 month ago

More and More Unions Are Joining the Fight Against ICE

People gather for National Day of Truth & Freedom at Union Square on January 23, 2026, in New York City. 1199SEIU frontline healthcare workers, faith leaders, students and community members stood in solidarity with Minnesota, after community groups, faith-based organizations, and unions in the state came together to call for an "economic blackout," as part of National Day of Truth & Freedom to stand against corporations profiteering from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) actions.
US politics
Education
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

San Francisco school workers are the latest California educators to authorize a strike

United Educators of San Francisco authorized a potential strike with 97.6% support to demand increased public education funding, more special education supports, and stable staffing.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Dan Goldman Voted With Labor. The UAW Is Still Choosing Brad Lander.

UAW Region 9A endorsed Brad Lander for New York's 10th Congressional District to challenge Rep. Dan Goldman and advance workers' rights.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Unionized Veterans Are Joining Labor's Fight Against Trump

Military veterans are more likely to join unions; 1.3 million are union members, and veterans’ discipline, leadership, and social standing strengthen labor organizing.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE | TechCrunch

Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine allowed employees to take the day off to join a nationwide general strike protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Higher education
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

NYU professors authorize strike authorization vote

NYU contract faculty union will hold a strike-authorization vote Feb. 9–20 after stalled talks, pressing for higher pay, job security, academic freedom, AI rules, and workload relief.
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