LaborViewpoint

It’s Time for a United Front to Take on Billionaire Rule

The super rich are in command, as Donald Trump and Elon Musk run a rampage on the working class. To stop them, the labor movement needs to lead.

Luis Feliz Leon

Dispatch

The New Yorkers Standing Behind Migrants

A mutual aid group works to equip migrants displaced from a shelter on federal land.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborDispatch

How the Teamsters Tested Amazon

A look back at the organizing power of the holiday-season Amazon strikes.

Luis Feliz Leon

Amazon Strike Takeaways: Walk-Outs Slowed Packages, Boosted Union Power

Workers describe tens of thousands of packages delayed—and a strong sense of empowerment within warehouses—after Amazon workers with the Teamsters launched the largest strike to date against one of the world's most powerful companies.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

Amazon Unleashed Flood of Water on Striking Workers, Say Teamsters

Teamsters requested an investigation of the flood from Amazon's warehouse that swamped a picket line in Queens; they also filed for a restraining order against the NYPD.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

NYPD Arrests Workers During Historic Amazon Strike

Police cracked down on striking drivers in Queens who blocked deliveries.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborElection 2024

As Biden Bows out, Labor Begins to Coalesce Around Harris and Sets Sights on Defeating Trump

The path forward is clear,” said UAW President Shaw Fain, “we will defeat Donald Trump and his billionaire agenda and elect a champion for the working class to the highest office in this country.”

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborViewpointElection 2024

A Scab Running for President Calls for Firing UAW President Shawn Fain

“Don’t get played by this scab billionaire,” Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, said in response to Donald Trump. “Stand up and fight for more.”

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

Volkswagen Workers in Chattanooga Vote "UAW, Yes!"—and Win Big

“With UAW’s win at Volkswagen, another gateway to the South has been opened. No longer will the wage-and-benefit standards of the million-strong auto workforce in the U.S. be set by the non-union portion of the industry."

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

Hyundai Workers in the South Are the Latest to Join UAW’s Sweeping Union Drive

Following record contract wins at the Big Three, the United Auto Workers is spearheading an ambitious organizing campaign that’s spreading across the U.S. South.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborPalestine

Unions and Workers Are Increasingly Demanding a Cease-Fire and an End to Gaza Siege

“The rising escalation of war and arms sales doesn't serve the interests of workers anywhere.”

Luis Feliz Leon and Alexandra Bradbury

Labor

UAW Scores Major Victory, GM to Put EV Battery Plants in National Contract

While the UAW's strike against the Big Three is ongoing and bargaining continues, union president Shawn Fain announced an important victory.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

UAW Autoworkers Strike Grows Larger, Stellantis Has Been Spared in This Round

The UAW strike that started Sept. 15 has now increased to 25,000 workers striking against the Big Three automakers. According to UAW President Shawn Fain, while negotiations continue with all of the Big Three, Stellantis has made "significant progress" on some issues.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

The Autoworkers Strike Just Spread to Facilities Across the Country

On Friday, the walk out by UAW members expanded to 38 parts depots across 20 states.

Luis Feliz Leon and Lisa Xu

Labor

It's Official: Autoworkers Are on Strike

“If they don’t move on the union’s demands, more pain will be applied—but the companies won’t be able to predict where.”

Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter

Labor

Will the Clean Energy Auto Economy Be Built on Factory Floors Riddled With Toxic Chemicals and Safety Hazards?

Workers at an Ultium Cells plant in Ohio are fighting for fair wages and safety on the job. What happens there could help set the tone for similar joint-venture plants across the country.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

Reform Caucus Rises, Sues for Elections in Amazon Labor Union

A year after a landmark union win at the JFK8 warehouse, Amazon still refuses to recognize it. Workers disagree on how to end the stalemate.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

The Labor Movement Just Scored One of Its Biggest Victories in the South This Century

In Georgia, 1,400 workers at a school bus manufacturer voted to join the United Steelworkers, marking a watershed union victory in the region.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborFeature

Les travailleurs de Iowa peuvent-ils affronter le géant de la viande, Tyson?

Les travailleurs essentiels qui ont eu un éveil de conscience pour améliorer leurs conditions de vie pendant la pandémie se battent maintenant pour un syndicat.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborFeature

Brightly Colored Bandages and Bags of Ice: Meatpacking Workers Say Tyson Foods Makes Them Fight to See the Doctor

The in-house medical care at Tyson Foods allegedly conceals injuries, throwing what it’s like to be a meatpacking worker in the United States into sharp relief.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborFeatureEn Español

Los Empacadores de Carne Dicen que Tyson Foods los hace Luchar para ir al Doctor

El equipo médico interno en Tyson Foods presuntamente oculta las lesiones, mostrando la difícil realidad de ser empacador de carne en los Estados Unidos.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborFeature

Can Iowa Meatpacking Workers Take on Tyson?

The essential workers who fought for their lives during the pandemic are now fighting for a union.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborFeatureEn Español

Los Empacadores de Carne Podrán Enfrentarse a Tyson?

Los trabajadores esenciales que lucharon por sus vidas tras la pandemia ahora están luchando por un sindicato.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

“There’s a Real Fight Coming”: Newly Elected UAW Reformer Daniel Vicente on What's Next

After winning his runoff election, Region 9's new director talks about his vision for a militant UAW.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborFeature

These Are The Workers Who Took on Amazon, and Won

Against all odds, Amazon workers in New York organized a successful union against one of the biggest companies in the world. Here's how.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

Amazon Workers Decide Not to Form Union at a Second U.S. Facility—But Organizers Pledge to Fight On

One month after making history by organizing the first U.S. Amazon warehouse, workers voted against forming a union at another facility in New York.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

Amazon Workers Defied Conventional Wisdom—And Won a Union

The Amazon Labor Union broke many of the traditional rules of labor organizing, while making history.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

"We Are Fed Up": A Second Mexican Auto Plant Moves to Organize Independent Union

Maquiladora workers in a border city are trying to oust their employer-friendly union, and switch to a truly independent one.

Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

She's a 64-Year-Old Taxi Driver Drowning in Medallion Debt—And She's Fighting Back

Dorothy LeConte is part of a movement of taxi drivers demanding that the city of New York relieve their financial anguish.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborDispatch

NYC's Delivery Drivers Want Employee Status, and Nothing Less

App-based workers have struggled to secure stronger labor protections. A new state bill could set them back years.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborFeature

A Worldwide Workers' Revolt Against Amazon Has Begun

Bessemer was just the beginning. Amazon workers from Italy to India are uniting to form a global movement that may have found Jeff Bezos’s Achilles heel.

Luis Feliz Leon