Can Federal Workers Stop Trump?
After what has felt like an eternity of Elon Musk and DOGE running rampant across the federal government, federal workers themselves and their unions are now leading the pushback.
8 Articles by: Joe DeManuelle-Hall
Joe DeManuelle-Hall is a staff writer and organizer at Labor Notes.
What the Longshore Union Deal Means for Workers
The longshore strike that paralyzed East and Gulf Coast ports for three days last year produced big wage gains and expanded protections in an industry where jobs are constantly under threat of automation.
East Coast Longshore Workers May Soon Strike
Union negotiations covering East and Gulf Coast longshore workers have been stalled since June, making a strike more likely as the September 30 contract expiration looms. A strike would have a massive economic impact, costing billions of dollars per day.
Over 27,000 K-12 Educators Just Unionized in Virginia
This week, workers in Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools voted to unionize, forming a wall-to-wall union of 27,500 teachers, custodians, teaching assistants, bus drivers, and more. The vote has created one of the largest K-12 unions on the East Coast.
115,000 US Railworkers Could Strike in a Matter of Weeks
In a new survey, the overwhelming majority of railroad workers say they reject a proposed settlement that fails to improve their draconian working conditions. They could strike as soon as September 16.
The US Could Be on the Verge of a Nationwide Railroad Strike
With railroad companies refusing to offer employees a favorable contract, 115,000 railworkers could soon launch a nationwide strike. We spoke with a train engineer about the industry’s brutal working conditions — and why a strike could spread like wildfire.
The Year in Class Struggle
Labor is going into a new decade weaker than it’s been in nearly a century. But the year was a promising one for those looking for sparks from the US working class — and hoping the new decade can stoke those sparks into a flame.
That’s Strike One, Amazon
In what may be the first coordinated strike at a US Amazon facility, fifty Somali-American workers walked off the job in Minnesota recently to protest work speedups. And organizers say it won’t be the last strike.