Boston Labor Solidarity Committee
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Congratulations to our Local 415 kin at the Arizona Theatre Company on their first union contract!
Workers voted nearly unanimously to ratify their first agreement, winning an average of 15% wage increases, continued health coverage during seasonal layoffs, improved overtime conditions, and more!
Workers voted nearly unanimously to ratify their first agreement, winning an average of 15% wage increases, continued health coverage during seasonal layoffs, improved overtime conditions, and more!
September 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Congrats to our @codecwa.bsky.social family at Blizzard on ratifying their historic first union contracts across their game teams!
Breaking! CWA members at Blizzard Entertainment have voted to ratify historic first union contracts, securing an unprecedented victory for the video game industry.
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September 10, 2026 at 4:15 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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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.
www.burlingtonfreepress.com
August 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Among other contract wins, 2,000 SoFi Stadium workers in Los Angeles recently won the right to walk off the job should ICE agents threaten their safety.
Their victory came days after a 96% vote to authorize a strike.
Their victory came days after a 96% vote to authorize a strike.
LA Stadium Workers Won the Right to Strike Over ICE
Wielding the leverage of scheduled World Cup matches, concessions workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles won the right to strike if ICE poses a threat to their safety. The victory comes amid other World Cup–related worker contract wins across the US.
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July 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Among other contract wins, 2,000 SoFi Stadium workers in Los Angeles recently won the right to walk off the job should ICE agents threaten their safety.
Their victory came days after a 96% vote to authorize a strike.
Their victory came days after a 96% vote to authorize a strike.
As workers at the University of Pennsylvania pursued a first contract, Trump’s second presidency rendered the administration cowed, the labor board unreliable, and international workers afraid.
The antidote: high-participation, worker-led organizing.
The antidote: high-participation, worker-led organizing.
How Penn Graduate Workers Got Their Union Contract
As workers at the University of Pennsylvania pursued a first contract, Trump’s second presidency rendered the administration cowed, the labor board unreliable, and international workers afraid. The antidote: high-participation, worker-led organizing.
jacobin.com
June 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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The Boston Teachers Union seeks an Organizing Apprentice to be based in Boston, MA. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3059... #1u #UnionStrong @btu66.bsky.social
June 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The Boston Teachers Union seeks an Organizing Apprentice to be based in Boston, MA. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3059... #1u #UnionStrong @btu66.bsky.social
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Teamsters Joint Council 10 New England is offering an Organizing Fellowship to be based in Boston, MA. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/2939... #1u #UnionStrong @teamsters.bsky.social
May 27, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Teamsters Joint Council 10 New England is offering an Organizing Fellowship to be based in Boston, MA. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/2939... #1u #UnionStrong @teamsters.bsky.social
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Consider making a donation to the Utah Phillips Caboose and Library, in honor of Utah’s Living Memory, preserving IWW history and making it available for future generations to learn from and enjoy.
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Donate to Restore Utah Phillips' Caboose and Library, organized by Brendan Phillips
My name is Brendan Phillips, and I am the youngest son of U. Utah Phillips… Brendan Phillips needs your support for Restore Utah Phillips' Caboose and Library
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May 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Consider making a donation to the Utah Phillips Caboose and Library, in honor of Utah’s Living Memory, preserving IWW history and making it available for future generations to learn from and enjoy.
www.gofundme.com/f/restore-ut...
Read more: industrialworker.org/the-long-mem...
#IWW #workers #trains
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“8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours for what we will” was the slogan of the workers who were killed in Haymarket Square while on strike in 1886.
On the anniversary of the Haymarket Affair, we carry their strength in our fight for economic justice and workers’ rights.
On the anniversary of the Haymarket Affair, we carry their strength in our fight for economic justice and workers’ rights.
May 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
“8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours for what we will” was the slogan of the workers who were killed in Haymarket Square while on strike in 1886.
On the anniversary of the Haymarket Affair, we carry their strength in our fight for economic justice and workers’ rights.
On the anniversary of the Haymarket Affair, we carry their strength in our fight for economic justice and workers’ rights.
Steve Kellerman on May Day
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Address to May Day 2024
The following address was delivered by FW Steve Kellerman at the May Day rally on the steps across from the Massachusetts state house. Happy May Day Friends and Fellow Workers! May Day is the inter…
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May 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Steve Kellerman on May Day
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Congrats to the CFU UAW members at New York University on ratifying their historic first contract!
Better wages, workplace and academic freedom protections, AI guardrails and more—it’s #BetterInAUnion!
Better wages, workplace and academic freedom protections, AI guardrails and more—it’s #BetterInAUnion!
Contract faculty officially approve agreement with NYU - Washington Square News
NYU’s contract faculty union ratified its first agreement with the university with over 98% of voting members in favor, securing new policies on salaries, benefits and academic freedom after 17 months of negotiations and a two-day strike last month. The vote, which ended at 5 p.m. Monday, saw 81% of all contract faculty participate. Members...
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April 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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There was some fluffy and fabulous energy on this picket line today! Workers at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge publicly launched their union campaign on March 26, 2026. They are demanding a fair process to organize – without harassment, intimidation, or retaliation. #ItsBetterInAUnion
April 5, 2026 at 3:19 AM
There was some fluffy and fabulous energy on this picket line today! Workers at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge publicly launched their union campaign on March 26, 2026. They are demanding a fair process to organize – without harassment, intimidation, or retaliation. #ItsBetterInAUnion
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Rasmus Hästbacka of the Swedish union SAC highlights six leading ideas of syndicalism and their usefulness in contemporary class struggle.
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#IWW #labor #workers #union #wobblies #syndicalist
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What is Syndicalism and What is it Good For?
Rasmus Hästbacka of the Swedish union SAC highlights six leading ideas of syndicalism and their usefulness in contemporary class struggle. Syndicalism has emerged from class struggle. It is an inte…
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April 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Rasmus Hästbacka of the Swedish union SAC highlights six leading ideas of syndicalism and their usefulness in contemporary class struggle.
industrialworker.org/what-is-synd...
#IWW #labor #workers #union #wobblies #syndicalist
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#IWW #labor #workers #union #wobblies #syndicalist
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In the streets and on the shop floor, in union halls and at the ballot box, working people are rising up.
Join America’s unions and allies across the country next week at a #NoKings event near you as we fight to take back our power ✊ https://www.mobilize.us/?q=No%20Kings%20AFLCIO
Join America’s unions and allies across the country next week at a #NoKings event near you as we fight to take back our power ✊ https://www.mobilize.us/?q=No%20Kings%20AFLCIO
March 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
In the streets and on the shop floor, in union halls and at the ballot box, working people are rising up.
Join America’s unions and allies across the country next week at a #NoKings event near you as we fight to take back our power ✊ https://www.mobilize.us/?q=No%20Kings%20AFLCIO
Join America’s unions and allies across the country next week at a #NoKings event near you as we fight to take back our power ✊ https://www.mobilize.us/?q=No%20Kings%20AFLCIO
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Ready to take back your power from billionaires and corporations? To get the pay, benefits, dignity and respect you deserve?
Join the hundreds of thousands of workers who organized last year and all 15+ million members of America’s unions and unionize your workplace.
Join the hundreds of thousands of workers who organized last year and all 15+ million members of America’s unions and unionize your workplace.
Form a Union | AFL-CIO
Form a Union Organizing a union in your workplace is about getting more rights and more power. Thousands of working people--all across the country and in all kinds of jobs--organize unions every year because unions are the best way to secure the things ...
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February 27, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Ready to take back your power from billionaires and corporations? To get the pay, benefits, dignity and respect you deserve?
Join the hundreds of thousands of workers who organized last year and all 15+ million members of America’s unions and unionize your workplace.
Join the hundreds of thousands of workers who organized last year and all 15+ million members of America’s unions and unionize your workplace.
VW workers have voted by 96% to ratify their first union contract, @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports. Read his piece this month on the deal, which comes with a 20% wage increase (equal to around a $7 wage bump for production workers) over the 4-year contract labornotes.org/2026/02/majo... 1/2
In Major Breakthrough, Volkswagen Auto Workers Reach Tentative Deal
Volkswagen had dangled a treat: a ratification bonus of $4,000, sweetened by $1,500 if a first contract at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was approved by Halloween 2025. But auto worker...
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February 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Resources for resisting ICE in your workplace
Whether or not you're in a union, you can build a strong defense against ICE in your workplace. Here's how.
Whether or not you're in a union, you can build a strong defense against ICE in your workplace. Here's how.
Resources for resisting ICE in your workplace
Whether or not you're in a union, you can build a strong defense against ICE in your workplace. Here's how.
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February 19, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Resources for resisting ICE in your workplace
Whether or not you're in a union, you can build a strong defense against ICE in your workplace. Here's how.
Whether or not you're in a union, you can build a strong defense against ICE in your workplace. Here's how.
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How to prepare for a general strike
Recent protests against ICE in Minnesota have led to a renewed interest in general strikes, but they take a higher level of organizing to pull off.
Recent protests against ICE in Minnesota have led to a renewed interest in general strikes, but they take a higher level of organizing to pull off.
How to prepare for a general strike
Recent protests against ICE in Minnesota have led to a renewed interest in general strikes, but they take a higher level of organizing to pull off.
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February 18, 2026 at 11:32 AM
How to prepare for a general strike
Recent protests against ICE in Minnesota have led to a renewed interest in general strikes, but they take a higher level of organizing to pull off.
Recent protests against ICE in Minnesota have led to a renewed interest in general strikes, but they take a higher level of organizing to pull off.
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Today Jean-Carl talks about how grievances are a “flashpoint” for direct action, citing the tactics of the Sakana IWW campaign of the late 20-teens.
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#iww #labor #restaurantworker #workers #unions #wobblies #nlrb
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#iww #labor #restaurantworker #workers #unions #wobblies #nlrb
The Grievance, It’s In Our Hands
In his poem “The Grievance, It’s Out of My Hands,” Martin Glaberman lays bare the dead end of business unionism. He traces the life of a workplace grievance as it leaves the worker’s hands, passes …
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February 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Today Jean-Carl talks about how grievances are a “flashpoint” for direct action, citing the tactics of the Sakana IWW campaign of the late 20-teens.
industrialworker.org/the-grievanc...
#iww #labor #restaurantworker #workers #unions #wobblies #nlrb
industrialworker.org/the-grievanc...
#iww #labor #restaurantworker #workers #unions #wobblies #nlrb
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Hot off the press! The 2026 Winter issue of Industrial Worker is now available to print, read, and share!
Read it now:
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#IWW #UnionStrong #union #workers #labor #NLRB #contractualism #solidarity #organizing
Read it now:
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#IWW #UnionStrong #union #workers #labor #NLRB #contractualism #solidarity #organizing
New Print Issue Available!
The 2026 IW Winter issue is now available for download! Read or print it now at your leisure. This is a 5.5 by 8.5 inch booklet. 2026 1 IW WinterDownload
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February 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Hot off the press! The 2026 Winter issue of Industrial Worker is now available to print, read, and share!
Read it now:
industrialworker.org/new-print-is...
#IWW #UnionStrong #union #workers #labor #NLRB #contractualism #solidarity #organizing
Read it now:
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#IWW #UnionStrong #union #workers #labor #NLRB #contractualism #solidarity #organizing
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32BJ Members at Harvard United for a Fair Contact
Rally for fair wages & strong benefits
February 19th • 12:00pm
124 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge
Rally for fair wages & strong benefits
February 19th • 12:00pm
124 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
32BJ Members at Harvard United for a Fair Contact
Rally for fair wages & strong benefits
February 19th • 12:00pm
124 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge
Rally for fair wages & strong benefits
February 19th • 12:00pm
124 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge
Nearly 700 @opeiu.org members at @rescue.org ratified their first union agreement, securing wage increases, just-cause protections, and permanent jobs. Congrats to these workers supporting refugees and families in crisis on a hard fought victory.
IRC Workers Ratify First Contract Covering 700 Employees Nationwide
New York, NY -- Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) members at 13 International Rescue Committee (IRC) offices ratified their first union contract today, bringing wage increa...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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The labor movement isn’t just weak, it’s approaching an event horizon: the point at which unions become so small they lose the political, cultural, and institutional mass to successfully reverse their own decline. 🧵 jacobin.com/2026/02/unio...
Unions Are Going to Die Unless Something Big Changes Soon
The labor movement isn’t just the weakest it’s been in a century. Without a radical and aggressive shift in organizing, US unions could effectively cease to matter in the very near future.
jacobin.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The labor movement isn’t just weak, it’s approaching an event horizon: the point at which unions become so small they lose the political, cultural, and institutional mass to successfully reverse their own decline. 🧵 jacobin.com/2026/02/unio...
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J.R. reminds us of who we are in this week's piece!
"As the IWW grows and recruits workers beaten down...the idea will inevitably reappear that we can be a contract union “just like them,” but somehow radical about it...”
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"As the IWW grows and recruits workers beaten down...the idea will inevitably reappear that we can be a contract union “just like them,” but somehow radical about it...”
industrialworker.org/why-we-oppos...
#workers #iww #unions #wobblies #nlrb
Why We Oppose the No-Strike Clause
July 15, 1922, Industrial Solidarity paper. From the IWW Materials Preservation Project, restored by x426914. These are my observations as a dual-card steward in one of the largest unions in the U.…
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February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Independent Grocery Union Affiliates with UE, Wins Strong First Contract!
Read the full story written by Local 1010 members Ava Robins and Veronica McShane in the UE NEWS: www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
Read the full story written by Local 1010 members Ava Robins and Veronica McShane in the UE NEWS: www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
Independent Grocery Union Affiliates with UE, Wins Strong First Contract
On December 16, 2025, workers with UE Local 1010-New Seasons Labor Union ratified their first contract, concluding a three-plus year struggle. The contract will protect more than 850 grocery workers a...
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February 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM