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Congratulations to @congressunion.bsky.social on achieving the first ever contract for Congressional staff. No surprise that @RepRoKhanna is leading the way in respecting collective bargaining and reaching agreement on this historic contract. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

This Labor Day, @flyingwithsara.bsky.social has a simple message: organize. We need a massive surge in solidarity and the power that comes with it to take our workplaces back from billionaires and corporate bosses to create a world where we all thrive. #laborday #solidarity #1u #unions

Less than a year after launching their union, workers at Partizanfilm movie theater in Burlington have unanimously ratified their first union contract! Workers negotiated a $1.50/hr raise and flexible time-off. www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/l...

Did you know many flight attendants aren’t paid during boarding and deplaning? That’s one big reason almost 4,500 flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet walked off the job Sunday as management refused to negotiate fair pay for their work. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/w...

Ghirardelli Chocolate workers in San Francisco are on strike! Ghirardelli wants to cut workers’ health benefits, and refuses to be transparent on how customer fees are being used. @unitehere.org www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

US Wikimedia Foundation workers join the union drive! @wikiworkersunited.org will file for a NLRB election after the Wikimedia foundation declined to voluntarily recognize them. www.theverge.com/news/972182/...

Nearly 50 Beverage Market workers are still striking (since May 12) over proposed changes to health insurance, spouse coverage, and retirement benefits. This week, over a dozen unions showed up to join the workers for a picket-line luncheon www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Stanford football players formed the first chapter of the College Football Players Association led by active athletes, in a first step towards forming a collective bargaining unit! www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...

More than 900 workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center have started a 5 day strike. Nurses, technicians, and aids are protesting their current raises, which don’t cover inflation, and unsafe working conditions, which the hospital has refused to address. www.aol.com/articles/mor...

Workers protest outside of University System of Maryland HQ to accuse the system of illegal and unfair labor practices, including laying off nearly 100 employees and failing to honor a contract promising pay raises, which were supposed to start July 1. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

“We save money, we save time, telework is not a crime.” California state workers, unionized with SEIU 1000, picket outside of the Department of Human Resources during contract negotiations, advocating for higher pay, telework, and affordable health benefits. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Almost 140 creatives at Swaybox Studios, a Louisiana based animation studio with workers behind DC’s ‘Dynamic Duo’, vote to unionize for a “voice on the job”: union-standard pay raises, benefits, and better working conditions. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Organizing for the win! Plane Train 🚅 workers at the Atlanta Airport just ratified their first union contract. They won-an immediate 18% raise, annual raises, a $2,600 ratification bonus, paid sick days, and paid holidays! www.ajc.com/business/202...

Union Yes! Union Now! What would you do with an extra $7,700 per year? If 1/3 of US workers joined a union, we could take $1.2 trillion back from the billionaire bosses. That means better pay, better benefits and a better life for working people. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back" Microsoft fired 400+ unionized workers at Bethesda Game Studios. Unionized Microsoft workers across the country rallied outside of Xbox-owned studio offices in protest. www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-unionised...

Almost 250 Montana home care workers voted to unionize with @seiu775.org. Five months later, management is refusing to bargain in good faith while workers struggle with poor training, lousy benefits, and no cost of living raises for the past 5 years. missoulian.com/news/local/b...

Strikes work! Congratulations to Boston Towing & Transportation workers for ratifying a new contract, ending a weeklong work stoppage. 🛥️ This new contract improves wages, respect, and includes fully employer-paid health insurance. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/08/b...

Cleveland Public Library workers vote to authorize a strike if a fair contract cannot be reached. Workers demand answers to staff shortages, safety concerns and outsourcing. “Library workers are done waiting for the respect and investment they deserve.” www.clevescene.com/news/clevela...

Congratulations to hundreds of workers at Hachette Book Group, for voting to unionize! They stand together as the largest union in trade publishing “to demand better benefits, transparency, and equity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/b...

Workers at Casa Bonita, the South Park inspired restaurant, are fighting back against unfair wages, unsafe working conditions, and retaliatory actions taken by the restaurant, like cutting workers hours. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

70 workers are still striking at Ashland Specialty Chemicals, nearly 2 weeks after contract negotiations broke down. Workers aren’t fighting for a raise, but instead, clearer job roles, increased sick leave benefits, and tighter work rules. www.galvnews.com/news/workers...

Update: Bazooka Teamsters at Ring Pop Plant ratify “strong” 3 year contract, including a raise, affordable healthcare, an improved pension plan, and stronger vacation structure! Strike threats for the win! www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

Microsoft “slow-walked” at the bargaining table, then laid off hundreds of union members. We’re building Union Now to put power in the hands of workers to fight back against bad bosses. variety.com/2026/gaming/...

Strikes get the goods. 1,600 line workers, gas technicians and customer service representatives secured a new contract that boosted pay, restored pensions, improved medical coverage, and added protections for newer workers. www.phillyvoice.com/peco-contrac...

Missouri cannabis workers are feeling that union high! One group successfully won their first contract (a first for cannabis workers!), another won their election to unionize, and another is scheduled to hold an election at the end of the month! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Faculty at USC fought for over a decade to form a union, and now that they voted overwhelmingly to unionize, the university is appealing the decision to Trump's NLRB, trying to undo years of hard work by faculty. capitalandmain.com/usc-faculty-...

Strike threat gets the goods! Just hours before a strike began, skilled maintenance workers at Prime’s Illinois hospitals lock in a new contract. Workers secured a raise that honors their skills, seniority based vacation time, and back pay. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

Boeing workers are up for a new contract! Negotiations start today, representing about 20,000 workers, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Workers are fighting for a raise, better benefits, workplace fairness, and more flexibility. www.seattletimes.com/business/boe...

Congratulations to Glacier National Park employees, the newest to join a National Park Service union. Employees across 12 parks voted overwhelmingly to form a union after mass layoffs last year heightened concerns, like overworking and poor housing conditions. flatheadbeacon.com/2026/06/26/g...

Congratulations United Creatures of the Sea members for securing a contract with the Sea Creatures restaurant group! After an 8 day strike, workers signed a union contract, where workers keep all tips, get paid time off and retirement benefits. www.seattletimes.com/life/food-dr...

4,500 Mass General Brigham nurses to strike July 8, for stronger protections for patient care, affordable health insurance, and competitive wages. “We need enforceable standards and meaningful improvements so we can continue providing quality care.” www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Congratulations to Production Assistants for ratifying three contracts with Warner Bros. Television, even stronger than ones from last year, made by PAs at the PITT! PAs across three shows now earn $20 minimum wage, pension plans, health plans, and PTO. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Four years ago, they voted to unionize. Two years ago, they negotiated a contract. This week, Apple closed their store. Workers aren’t giving up. Apple workers represented by IAM filed a discrimination suit against Apple’s treatment of union vs nonunion workers. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/b...

Workers in San Francisco organized a union. Then Amazon refused to recognize them for two years. Workers refused to stop or give up. And now a judge has ruled that Amazon must come to the table. Solidarity for the win! www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/06/23/a...

Strike looms for Target Field concession workers in Minneapolis. @unitehere.org workers are fighting for higher pay and better benefits. That includes healthcare, which the company has refused to provide. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

QVC hosts are organizing with SAG-AFTRA to protect their likenesses from generative AI. Also on the table: job protections, pay transparency, and a voice at work. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Big step for Whole Foods Union members! This week their union election, held in 2025, was upheld by the National Labor Relations Board. This decision supports workers’ solidarity, and will be the first time Whole Foods must collectively bargain with US employees. www.seattletimes.com/business/who...

Solidarity wins! Congratulations to @UAW members for ratifying a new contract with American Axle that increases their top pay to $30/hr, increases vacation days, and decreases healthcare costs! www.courant.com/2026/06/15/u...

Union workers across the country are using their power ahead of World Cup. From Seattle to LA to Philadelphia, hospitality workers are fighting for livable wages, ICE protections, and year-round health insurance. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The non-tenured faculty union at NYU has reversed the “downward spiral” facing higher education. By improving teacher working conditions, the union successfully improved the educational experiences of their students. inthesetimes.com/article/new-...

👏🏿If companies are posting record profits, their workers should be earning record wages👏🏿

Worker power for the win! Thanks to the tireless efforts of union members across the country, the House has just passed a bill to force employers to the table, and allow federal monitors, if a deal is not reached within 90 days of a successful union election. www.npr.org/2026/06/09/n...

Congratulations to FedEx pilots for ratifying a deal to raise wages by 40% this year. This deal was more than 5 years in the making, and includes compensation, retirement, scheduling, work rules, and other job protections. www.alpa.org/press-room/2...

Congratulations to SAG-AFTRA television and movie actors for successfully negotiating a four year contract that provides protection from AI actors, raises wages, and reinforces member benefits. apnews.com/article/acto...

“With each day that goes by on the (American Axle) picket line, the union gains leverage," said labor expert Harley Shaiken. "The clock favors the union..." 📰 https://ow.ly/EVTU50Z8Ytj

The largest instrumental music union sues Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. Both record labels allegedly licensed the members’ work to tech companies for AI training, without permission from the musicians, which directly violates their union contract. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Hersheypark union workers vote to authorize strike after Hershey refused to offer a fair contract. Members are fighting to raise wages, lower health care costs, and improve retirement benefits. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...