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The Most Consequential Election You’ve Never Heard Of

One of the largest unions in the U.S. and Canada, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, is holding an election to vote in new leadership. The…

NYC Taxi Drivers Hunger Strike For Debt Relief

NYC Taxi drivers are on a hunger strike. Thousands of drivers are $500K+ in debt after being deceived by the city. They’ve lost their homes,…

Striking Kellogg’s Workers Expose Company’s Lies

Kellogg's workers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are setting the record straight, after the company released a video criticizing the striking Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain…

The Most Pro-Labor President? Here’s What Joe Biden Must Do

by Jonah Furman, Labor Notes President Joe Biden is eager to be the most pro-union president in American history.  “You know, you’ve heard me say…

SCOOP: Dollar General Caught Union Busting

Dollar General was caught illegally intimidating workers just days before a store in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, is set to vote on whether to form the company’s…

Here’s Why 10,000 John Deere Workers Are on Strike

Striking John Deere workers are furious about the company’s contract offer, which would give them only a $2-3 raise over 3 years. Deere’s CEO made…

CVS Workers Refuse To Settle For Nickels And Dimes

by Prerna Jagadeesh and Libby Rainey After months of negotiations, CVS workers in Southern California have won a new contract with CVS Health that increases…

Working 120 Days Straight: Kellogg’s Workers Go on Strike to Protest Brutal Conditions

The workers behind Fruit Loops, Rice Krispies, and Frosted Flakes are on strike at all of Kellogg's U.S. cereal plants to demand decent pay, hours,…

60,000 Hollywood Crew Workers Gear Up For First-Ever Strike

More Perfect Union interviewed Hollywood crew members represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) as they prepare for their first ever strike.…

Starbucks Tries To Crush Historic Union Drive In Buffalo

Starbucks is retaliating against the Buffalo workers who are on the verge of forming the company's first U.S. union. Remarkably, top Starbucks executives have begun…

How NYU Grad Students Won A Major Labor Fight On Their Campus

New York University is one of the most exclusive and profitable private universities in the United States, situated in the heart of one of the…

For Fast-Food Workers, the Pandemic Made a Bad Situation Worse. Now They’re Fighting Back.

As essential workers, employees at fast-food restaurants did not have the luxury of working from home during the pandemic. They continued to show up for…