The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against the management at Casa Bonita in Denver accusing it of unfair labor practices. These charges include refusing to bargain with Actors' Equity Association in good faith, as well as discrimination against its staff that have unio

Live music at Mississippi Culture in Staunton.

Members of the Cleveland Federation of Musicians, American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 4, who perform as part of the Cleveland Orchestra, have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement after a three-day strike.The previous contract covering musicians expired at the end

Labor PlazaSan Antonio, TexasLabor Plaza is a public art tribute to the labor movement in San Antonio, honoring the contributions and sacrifices of labor leaders throughout the city's history. The plaza was previously the site of the Samuel Gompers statue, which commemorated the foundi

In an update to a story we've previously reported, two weeks after jointly voting to authorize strike action with the Whitney Museum’s union amid stalled contract negotiations unionized staff at the Brooklyn Museum and the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) are preparing to vote on ratif

Night Shifts, Mine Strikes and Workers on StageOn this week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: A mother sorts mail through the night. Miners occupy a coal plant. Baristas turn their organizing struggles into theater. This week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour explores how workers preserve their stori

The Rochester Film Series presents Jay Galione

“8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, and 8 hours for what we will” may be taken for granted now, but it was something our union brothers fought and died for in the 1800s, culminating in the Haymarket affair. We will never forget the sacrifices made to get us to where we are… pic.twitter.com/Ae

Visual effects workers at Apple Studios have secured their first collective bargaining agreement with IATSE, winning new standards for wages, health care, retirement benefits, working hours, artificial intelligence, and workplace safety. The contract establishes minimum rates for

1934: The American Federation of Labor officially endorses the campaign for a six hour day and five day workweek.1949: 500,000 CIO steel workers join 400,000 coal miners already on strike. They close down the nation’s foundries, steel and iron mills and demand pensions, better wages and wo

UAW Local 2110 has announced that unionized workers at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York will carry out a strike action on October 5 if they do not receive a fair contract offer. The date is perilously close to that of the opening of a blockbuster Roy Lichtenstein exhibition, slated t

Join LHF Co-Founder Joe Uehlein for a concert, some conversation, and a chance to get a signed copy of his new book Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology

From Labor Notes:“Philadelphia Orchestra musicians have won first-in-the-nation protections against hearing loss. The groundbreaking provisions, which could serve as a model for other orchestras, are part of a contract just ratified by Musicians (AFM) Local 77-274. “They

Members of the Cleveland Federation of Musicians, American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 4, who perform as part of the Cleveland Orchestra, have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement after a three-day strike.The previous contract covering musicians expired at the end

Attend the second Reed-Fink Award talk of 2026 from Georgia State University.

Making Dances, Making Places: Tejano Labor Migration and Musical Community in the Midwest. Richard Cruz Davila from the Julian Samora Research Institute joins the Brown Bag series at MSU. The presentation is also available as an online webinar at https://msu.zoom.us/j/97496813137.The password is odwodl.

IATSE Local 161 has secured an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to bring union recognition and a first contract to 30 Script Coordinators and Writers’ Room Assistants working in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, extending coast-to-coast coverage for two c

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with A Free Virtual Screening of

1917: 165 Wobblies are indicted for protesting World War 11997: Picketing of the Neptune Jade began in Oakland, California in solidarity with 500 fired dockworkers in Liverpool, England. The Neptune Jade departed Oakland without sending or receiving cargo. The ship attempted to offload in

“Working History” Is Back on the JobOn Labor History Today: What can labor history teach us about the present—and the possibility of change? In this episode, we share excerpts from the relaunch of the Working History podcast. Beth English talks with historians Sarah McNamara, Julie Greene, E

“Each landmark, whether in stone, metal, or ‘new’ material, reveals hidden messages and suggests a particular web of meaning. I suggest a visit to an existing site, anywhere from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Go by foot, car, bus, or rail; at each stop, you will find reminders, marked or not, to wo

From The Verge:"As the tech sector sounds alarms about AI’s potential to destroy humanity, entertainment labor groups are urging the public to stay focused on what’s already happening. The Verge reached out to Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, and other studios who have started u

Starbucks workers, through an artist’s eyes: Damian, an artist and Starbucks worker in San Diego, celebrated their store’s union election win by drawing the coworkers they organized with—joyful, close and worth fighting for.Watch Damian’s story. View this post

HeistAn on-the-streets account of federal workers challenging the Trump Administration while it dismantles federal agencies and purges the federal workforce. This film documents a pivotal moment in U.S. history - as events were unfolding.For more information, visit the website.Got

James R. Stanton's "The Line" (Overtime Hour #74) is a tight short story exploring various dimensions of workplace life and interpersonal interplays in a refrigerator factory. Destiny has worked at the factory for a long time; she has worked almost all manufacturing roles and has see

Times Guild members greeted guests at The New York Times’ 175th anniversary celebration last week with fliers and a message truck, calling for a fair contract. The union says health care costs and protections for journalists’ work as AI expands remain sticking points. It also says an officer w

Staffers at the George Eastman Museum are seeking to unionize under Workers United.Once home to the Eastman Kodak Co. founder, the local institution is the latest in a string of museums nationally to see an organizing push.They point to unclear job roles, high turnover rates, poor wage

The Eastman TheaterRochester, NYThe Eastman Theatre is a concert hall located in Rochester, New York built by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company. On May 18, 1946 forty fired municipal workers who were war veterans demonstrated outside

LHF is now co-sponsoring Michigan State University’s longtime Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives Brown Bag series. The fall 2026 lineup explores Michigan circus women (Oct. 7), Jimmy Hoffa’s service-sector organizing strategy (Nov. 9), women and work in Northern Michigan (Nov. 18), and labor s

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Joe Uehlein shares stories from his new book, “Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology,” including how songs helped workers organize. Mark Strolle takes us inside “Assembled in Lansing,” a new exhibit about the autoworkers behind the city’s auto industry.

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The Rochester Film Series presents Kenny Ortega

The NewsGuild-CWA is condemning President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS Now and Politico reporters from accessing the White House because of coverage he disliked.Earlier this week, those news outlets filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, calling it a selective ban and a

A Working Man’s PrideWritten and sung by Ron Messner for UnioNation, a collection of songs celebrating union pride and solidarity. The recordings grew out of the Machinists Music Project, which brought 23 IAM members together in 2012 to make music for the first time as a group. Got

1891: Two African-American sharecroppers are killed during an ultimately unsuccessful cotton-pickers strike in Lee County, Ark. By the time the strike had been suppressed, 15 African-Americans had died and another six had been imprisoned. A white plantation manager was killed as well.1925: A

Enjoy great music, meet fellow labor arts fans and help introduce festivalgoers to LHF! We’ll have a table at the Takoma Park Folk Festival on Sunday, September 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and we’d love some friendly volunteers to greet visitors, talk about our programs and invite people to join

Three LHF friends and partners are creating spaces where art, organizing and working-class stories can thrive.Theater Alliance, which includes a labor-themed production in every season, opens Washington, DC’s new Revada Arts Center on October 23. Created with IN Series and 4EYE Film Center, th