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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
September 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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.
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Workers at Burlington movie theater Partizanfilm ink union contract
Partizanfilm workers ratified their first labor contract including a wage hike and new time-off policies.
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August 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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.
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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.
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Canada’s WestJet Cancels Trips Amid Strike By Flight Attendants
Labor talks resumed on Sunday between the airline and union representing 4,400 flight attendants, who want improved wages and compensation for unpaid work.
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August 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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.
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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
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Ghirardelli closes flagship San Francisco shop as workers strike
Workers at Ghirardelli's flagship San Francisco shop are asking customers to stay away during a three-day strike involving health insurance and a 6% surcharge.
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July 31, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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
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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.
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The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding
US-based employees say they will file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.
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July 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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.
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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
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This week, over a dozen unions showed up to join the workers for a picket-line luncheon
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Union solidarity grows as Beverage Market strike continues
CHARLESTON — Teamsters 175 Union Members continue to strike, even on their lunch break. On July 27, over a dozen various unions showed up in Charleston to protest at an organized picket-line luncheon ...
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July 29, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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
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This week, over a dozen unions showed up to join the workers for a picket-line luncheon
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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!
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Stanford football players move toward creating collective bargaining unit, with long way to go
State labor laws vary widely, so a model in which athletes bargain with their schools would likely not set a national standard.
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July 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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!
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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.
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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.
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More than 900 Mount Nittany Medical Center union workers begin 5-day strike - AOL
It’s the first strike at the hospital since 2004.
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July 27, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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.
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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.
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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.
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July 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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.
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“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.
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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.
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State workers picket outside CalHR headquarters during SEIU 1000 negotiations
State workers gathered to picket outside the CalHR headquarters in Sacramento. How are labor negotiations going?
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July 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
“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.
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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.
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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.
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Workers at Swaybox Studios, Home to Batman Animated Movie, Vote to Unionize
After an election with the National Labor Relations Board, workers on the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DC Studios project 'Dynamic Duo' are set to join crew union IATSE.
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July 22, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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.
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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!
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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!
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Atlanta airport Plane Train employees secure their first union contract
In addition to an immediate 18% wage increase, the Plant Train contract also includes annual 3% increases, a $2,600 ratification bonus, five paid sick days and more.
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July 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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...
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!
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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.
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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.
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Tripling US union membership would shift $1.2tn to workers annually – report
More density would also narrow racial pay gaps, while a decline in density correlated to surges in wealth inequality
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July 20, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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.
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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.
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"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.
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Microsoft fired 400+ unionized workers at Bethesda Game Studios.
Unionized Microsoft workers across the country rallied outside of Xbox-owned studio offices in protest.
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As unionised Microsoft workers rally against Bethesda layoffs, Fallout 4's been filled with protest signs and OneBGS logoed vault suits by modders
Unionised Microsoft workers are rallying against layoffs at Bethesda, ZeniMax and id Software, with some Fallout 4 modders showing solidarity.
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July 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
"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.
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Microsoft fired 400+ unionized workers at Bethesda Game Studios.
Unionized Microsoft workers across the country rallied outside of Xbox-owned studio offices in protest.
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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.
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Healthcare workers rally in Missoula to push negotiations forward
"This is stalling on real issues, all while the cost of living is continuing to increase," said Tasha Anderson, who said she hasn't gotten a raise in five years.
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July 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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.
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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.
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Tugboat workers ratify new contract, ending strike days before tall ships arrive - The Boston Globe
Workers for the company that operates the Boston Harbor tugboats ratified the contract Wednesday, just days before the kickoff of Sail Boston.
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July 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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.
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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.”
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Workers demand answers to staff shortages, safety concerns and outsourcing.
“Library workers are done waiting for the respect and investment they deserve.”
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Cleveland Public Library Employees Vote to Approve Strike
Cleveland Public Library Employees Vote to Approve Strike - Cleveland Scene
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July 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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.”
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Workers demand answers to staff shortages, safety concerns and outsourcing.
“Library workers are done waiting for the respect and investment they deserve.”
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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.”
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Hachette Book Group Employees Vote to Unionize
Workers at a major publishing house have established what organizers are calling the largest union in trade book publishing history.
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July 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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.”
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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.
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Union Leader Brooke Shields Went Undercover To "Ambush" Management At Casa Bonita
Casa Bonita had an especially problematic guest last week, and it somehow wasn’t Eric Cartman.PlayWhen South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone spent an eye-watering $40 million on acquiring, re...
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July 10, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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.
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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.
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Workers at Texas City Ashland plant hold line as strike enters second week
For the roughly 70 workers represented by four unions through the Texas City Metal Trades Council, the dispute isn't about higher wages but proposed contract changes they fear would require
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July 10, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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.
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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!
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July 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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!
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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.
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Union Video Game Workers ‘Extremely Disappointed’ With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup)
Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers.
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July 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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.
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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.
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PECO union workers end 3-day strike after reaching tentative contract agreement
The deal include annual wage increases for line workers, gas technicians and customer service representatives.
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July 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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.
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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!
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Missouri cannabis workers notch union wins as organizing spreads
Missouri cannabis workers are trying to turn a string of recent union victories into broader organizing momentum across the state. High Profile Cannabis dispensary workers in Columbia last week unanim...
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July 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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!
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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.
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USC Faculty Won Their Union. The Administration Wants Trump’s NLRB to Undo It.
The university has been fighting attempts at union organizing for years. Now it’s seeking help from an employer-friendly labor board.
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July 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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.
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