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Unions Stand Up To Halt Deportation Of Two Hundred Workers

1 week ago | popularresistance.org | Luis Feliz Leon |Labor Notes

Above photo: Thousands of people gathered in Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky as part of the “Hands Off!” protest against the Trump administration. Cassie Lyles. Two hundred union workers, out of 5,700 who assemble dishwashers, refrigerators, washers, and dryers for GE Appliances-Haier at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, received notice this month that the Trump administration is revoking their work authorizations.
Why Oligarchs Want A Recession

2 weeks ago | popularresistance.org | Van Jackson |Labor Notes

Above photo: Jenny Brown. A recession is looming. Trump himself recently affirmed that his economic plans would induce a recession in the near term.
Federal Unionists Say It’s Not Game Over, It’s Game On

2 weeks ago | progressivehub.net | Jenny Brown |Labor Notes

Federal unions are leading the charge to push back against Trump’s anti-worker policies. By Jenny Brown, Labor NotesA scrappy network of federal unionists is leading the response to the Trump administration’s attacks on their workplaces, including Trump’s March 27 order purporting to end union contracts covering most federal workers. Where the Federal Unionists Network has led, union leaders have followed.
Postal Workers Brace For Trump’s Wrecking Ball

1 month ago | popularresistance.org | Alexandra Bradbury |Labor Notes

Above photo: Postal unions and other unions rallied February 24 in Washington, D.C., after news broke that the Postal Service could be on the DOGE chopping block. APWU. Is the nation’s biggest union workforce, at the Postal Service, President Trump’s next target?
Federal Workers Mobilize Against Musk’s And Trump’s ‘Corporate Coup’

2 months ago | popularresistance.org | Jenny Brown |Labor Notes

Above photo: Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) members were among dozens of unions represented at a lunchtime picket in New York City on February 19. Jenny Brown. Federal employee union members have been speaking out, rallying, and suing, as agency after agency has been hit by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)—a private unaccountable entity which has been demanding access to all government records while spreading wild lies about waste and fraud.
Blocked Nippon Deal Is Lesson On Tariffs: Workers Need A Say

2 months ago | popularresistance.org | Jenny Brown |Labor Notes

Above photo: The Edgar Thompson steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, is one of three Mon Valley facilities that U.S. Steel threatened to close if it didn’t get taken over by Nippon Steel. Gene J. Puskar / AP. The business press howled in January when outgoing President Joe Biden blocked Japanese steel giant Nippon from buying U.S. Steel. The Steelworkers (USW) had strongly opposed the deal.
Can A Labor-Backed Candidate Inspire More Working-Class Independents?

Jan 21, 2025 | popularresistance.org | Steve Early |Labor Notes

Above photo: Dan Osborn’s independent U.S. Senate run in Nebraska came closer to winning than anyone expected. While running for U.S. Senate in Nebraska, working class candidate Dan Osborn characterized the Senate as “a country club of millionaires that work for billionaires.”In November, he almost crashed their party.
Swedish Dockworkers Vote To Block Military Shipments For Israel

Jan 16, 2025 | popularresistance.org | Katy Fox-Hodess |Rafeef Ziadah |Labor Notes

By Katy Fox-Hodess & Rafeef Ziadah, Labor Notes.
While Los Angeles Burns, AI Fans the Flames

Jan 11, 2025 | truthout.org | Schuyler Mitchell |Labor Notes

While Los Angeles Burns, AI Fans the Flames Artificial intelligence is a water-guzzling industry hastening future climate crises from California’s own backyard.
Amazon Strike By The Numbers

Jan 7, 2025 | popularresistance.org | Luis Feliz Leon |Labor Notes

Above photo: Amazon workers and supporters picketed outside the JFK8 fulfillment center at midnight Saturday, December 21. Luis Feliz Leon. An estimated 600 Amazon workers went on a short strike or participated in pickets from December 19 to Christmas Eve across eight warehouse locations, from Queens to San Francisco. The coordinated mobilization was an opening salvo to Amazon, and a test of capacity for the Teamsters’ growing national network.