97% of UAW Votes to Strike at Big 3 – Cali May Give Unemployment Benefits to Strikers – Youngstown Teacher Walkout
Folks, Greetings from the house of my old college host family in Rio de Janeiro, where I have spent the last two and half weeks…
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After 3 Month Pause, Studios & WGA Returning to Bargaining Friday – Wabtec Sues UE – NBC Universal Forced to Reopen Sidewalk
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where the wildfire smoke is once again returning. Please donate to help me pay for my asthma medicines. After 3 Month…
As UPS Workers Rally Against Contract, Teamsters Drag Out Ratification Process -Fort Knox Rocked by Strikes – Studios Exec May Return to Bargaining Table
Folks, Greetings from Burgh, where I am wrapping up a few assignments and heading out on vacation next week. Help a Tired Labor Reporter Take…
388 Minors Found Illegally Working for Mcdonald’s – 5,000 Commercial TV Producers Unionize – GM Announces 39% Profit Surge as Strike Deadline Looms
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where over 100 animal humane society workers have just moved to unionize with the Steelworkers Union. 100 Human Society Workers…
180,000 UPS Part-Timers Left Out of Teamsters’ Deal – Biden Pressured Teamsters to Settle Early – Yellowstone Rangers Unionize
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where it a been a busy day to get a sense of how workers feel about the Teamsters settlement at…
Hotel Workers Kick Off 3rd Strike Wave – UAW Prez Fain & Biden Meet Ahead of Strike – Powell Frontrunner in Pgh State Rep Race
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where I just received some exciting news from a funder. We will have more next week, but Payday is making…
22,000 Teamsters to Strike at Yellow – 500,000 US Workers Likely to be on Strike in 2 Weeks – 16-Year-Old Guatemalans Killed in Miss. Poultry Plant
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where it’s been an exhausting day working on our data migration transfer to the open-sourced, non-profit platform Ghost. 500,000 Workers in…
3,300 UPS Pilots Vow to Strike w/ Teamsters Drivers – Erie Hotel Facing Heat for Housing Scabs – Universal Facing Investigation Over Trimming Shade on Picket Lines
Folks, Greetings from the Burgh, where I am slowly getting back in the swing of things after struggling with some over-exhaustion and Long Covid-related issues. …
Unlike Teamsters or UAW Coverage, White Labor Press Largely Ignores Black Reformer Winning CWA Presidency
Folks, Claude Cummings was elected the 1st Black President of the 600,000-member Communication Workers of America early Tuesday morning. While the heavily white labor press…
Top NewsGuild Official in CWA Defeated – Cummings Leads Second Round
Top NewsGuild official in CWA Sara Steffens, defeated amid scandals involving the cover-up of sexual misconduct & violent intimidation in CWA, which was credited with…
With UE & Wabtec Still Far Apart, Summer Lee Rallies the Troops – Videos of UPS Practice Picket Lines – Traders Joe Threatens to Sue Union over Copyright
Folks, Greetings from Carrboro, North Carolina, where I am wrapping up a week of exciting conversations and holiday festivities. We will have a story from…
160,000 SAG-AFTRA Members Could Strike July 12th – UPS Refuses Teamsters’ Demand for “Last, Best, & Final Offer” – Melk’s Summer Vacation Plans Cancelled
Folks, Greetings from Carrboro, North Carolina, where I am staying at a reader’s house while covering public sector unionization in the state. However, I recently…