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Workers stand by on their motorcycles.

Mexico's Gig Workers Fight Efforts to Hollow Out Their Employee Status Win

Jun 24 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann
Delegates stand and applaud at the UAW convention.

Auto Worker Delegates Back Union's Fighting Direction at UAW Convention

Jun 18 / Dan DiMaggio, Jane Slaughter

American Axle Strikers Set to Win $30 by ’30

Jun 11 / Jane Slaughter
Several people paint a big banner that says ‘We Can’t Wait.’

They Didn’t Wait: California Teachers Strike and Win

Jun 9 / Danielle Smith
A group of 10 people poses for the camera. One is in a wheelchair.

Can Transit Workers Escape the Death Spiral?

Jun 9 / Paul Prescod
Former Honda workers gather for a photo at a press conference.

Honda Mexico Worker Wins Reinstatement After 15-Year Fight

Jun 5 / Natascha Elena Uhlmann

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Fast food strikers, mostly young and Black, a mix of genders, sit in an intersection, linking arms. A long red banner laid out in front of them says "Whatever it takes." In the crowd behind them, some people hold a white handlettered banner: "Give us this day our daily bread."

Viewpoint: What Amazon Workers Can Learn from the Successes (and Failures) of the Fight for 15

Jul 15 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney
A large crowd of people, mostly Black women, rallies in Manhattan's Foley Square. Many wear purple 1199 T-shirts. Some hold yellow 1199 signs, or red ones shaped like hearts with the message "We are the heart of New York healthcare." The mood is active, with many arms reaching up into the air and mouths opening to speak, chant, or sing.

‘Give Me a Chance to Survive’: Workers, Employers Dread Deportations’ Effect on Health Care

Jul 15 / Steve Wishnia
A group of workers pose for the camera on a city sidewalk. They are diverse in race, gender, and age. Many hold printed red and blue signs that say "PECO workers on strike!" One holds a big hand-drawn sign: "26+666+614=1. IBEW united!"

Power Workers Independence Day Strike Wins Pensions in Pennsylvania

Jul 9 / Mindy Isser
Artwork in the distinctive woodcut style of Ricardo Levins Morales has a guitar, a bullhorn, a rose, and a photo of Anne. Text says: "Celebrating the life and legacy of a hellraiser, Anne Feeney, 1951-2021."

Artists: Apply for an Anne Feeney Hellraiser Grant

Jul 6 /

Still Fighting at 250

Jul 2 / Dan DiMaggio
Shawn Fain, a white man with glasses, speaks at a podium. Behind him (and on the podium) is the UAW logo in white on a blue background. Yellow letters around it say (partly obscured) "Our Generation's Defining Moment."

On Eve of Election, UAW's Shawn Fain Stands Up to Government Monitor

Jun 25 / Jane Slaughter

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