The charges against our union brother Kilmar Abrego Garcia have been dismissed after more than a year of pain and separation for him and his family. Immigrant workers deserve the same rights, dignity, and due process as every other worker in this country.
Heartbreaking and heartening to see our situation stated so plainly here, especially because — as the writer notes — the waters have been intentionally, cynically muddied by now two (2) @post-gazette.com ownership groups (cc: @thebaltimorebanner.com).
neilcosgrove.substack.com/p/venetoulis...
“I think this is intended to make workers shy away from being vociferous in their opposition to state sponsored violence.”
At a bus manufacturing plant in Alabama, longtime worker Stevie Joe Thornton said a manager tried to force workers into overtime daily, despite clear limits in the contract. Thornton walked out during the forced overtime, and later persuaded others to join. 1/2
labornotes.org/2026/05/bus-...
“It is imperative that we receive appropriate cost-of-living increases each year, especially since our union went for more than a decade with no wage increases at all."
- Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal reporter.
Join our fight by signing our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
US stadium and hotel workers threaten strikes ‘to make things fair’ during World Cup www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Two unions representing 2,300 workers at Portland Community College went on strike for three weeks in March, in the first-ever community college strike in Oregon, and a rare wall-to-wall strike where both educators and support staff walked out together. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...
Happy Pride Month from CWA! 🌈
What does it take to unionize factories today, especially in the South? In the last two years, bus manufacturing workers secured first union contracts and a national master agreement across New Flyer facilities in three states
@keithbrowerbrown.bsky.social reports: labornotes.org/2026/05/bus-...
INBOX: Journalists at the five McClatchy newspapers in Washington and Idaho (the Idaho Statesman, Bellingham Herald, Tri-City Herald, Tacoma News Tribune and The Olympian) are calling a one-day strike today over wages and AI protections. That means no clicking on any links to their sites for today.
General President Coleman responded to a federal judge dismissing criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
“I think this is intended to make workers shy away from being vociferous in their opposition to state sponsored violence.”
therealnews.com
What does it take to unionize factories today, especially in the South? In the last two years, bus manufacturing workers secured first union contracts and a national master agreement across New Flyer ...
On April 14th, less than three weeks prior to the planned cessation of publication of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, came the announcement that the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism had purchase...
neilcosgrove.substack.com
Low wages and fears of ICE crackdowns have set workers on edge of strike as thousands set to arrive during World Cup
Two unions representing 2,300 workers at Portland Community College went on strike for three weeks in March. It was the first-ever community college strike in Oregon, and a rare wall-to-wall strike wh...
labornotes.org
What does it take to unionize factories today, especially in the South? In the last two years, bus manufacturing workers secured first union contracts and a national master agreement across New Flyer ...
