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This is the South’s Next Worker Uprising

7,300 workers at Daimler Truck & Thomas Built are ready to walk out and shut down 7 plants at midnight. The company made $5.8 billion…

I Work For the King of Beers. I’m Paid Like a Peasant

5,000 Teamsters could shut down Anheuser-Busch on March 1st. 99% of the workers at 12 breweries voted to authorize a strike. One worker told us,…

Why Going to the Pharmacy Sucks Now

Walgreens and CVS are becoming unbearable for customers and workers — so pharmacists are unionizing. This fall, they walked out of stores nationwide during "Pharmageddon."…

Inside the Exploitation at Vegas’s MGM and Caesar’s Palace

A major strike could rock the Las Vegas strip. 40,000 workers at the MGM Grand, Caesar's Palace, and other iconic Vegas hotels and casinos are…

We Went to the Frontlines of the Auto Strike

The United Auto Workers are taking solidarity to the next level. We went down to the picket lines with Labor Notes to talk with workers…

The Real Reason Autoworkers Are Fed Up

The United Auto Workers strike is historic. Not just because it's the first time in history the union is striking all Big 3 automakers—Ford, GM,…

TRACKER: Which Elected Officials Are Speaking Out For Autoworkers?

Last updated 9/18/23 @ 12:55 p.m. ET The United Auto Workers are negotiating new labor contracts with the Big 3 automakers — Ford, General Motors,…
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What Jeep Doesn’t Want You to Know

Jeep relies on an army of temp workers who make half the rate of full-time employees, despite doing the same jobs. Some have been “temporary”…

This flight attendant works 13 hour days. He’s only paid for 5.

26,000 flight attendants at American Airlines may walk out on strike soon. 99% voted in favor of authorizing a strike. That means that if the…

The Labor Standoff That Could Shut Down The Auto Industry

150,000 autoworkers across the United States could walk off the job this month. They’re fighting for a 40% pay increase — the same raise that…

Could America Have A General Strike Like France?

When millions of French protesters shut down their country over the president's decision to raise the retirement age, U.S. commentators said it could never happen…

AOC Teams Up With Workers To Take On UPS

UPS workers are prepping for one of the biggest strikes in American history. We hit a Teamsters practice picket with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and hundreds…