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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 05/09/2026
This Labor Day, @flyingwithsara.bsky.social has a simple message: organize. We need a massive surge in solidarity and the power that comes with it to take our workplaces back from billionaires and corporate bosses to create a world where we all thrive. #laborday #solidarity #1u #unions
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 04/08/2026
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. www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/l...
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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.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 03/08/2026
Did you know many flight attendants aren’t paid during boarding and deplaning? That’s one big reason almost 4,500 flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet walked off the job Sunday as management refused to negotiate fair pay for their work. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/w...
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Canada’s WestJet Cancels Trips Amid Strike By Flight Attendants
Labor talks resumed on Sunday between the airline and union representing 4,400 flight attendants, who want improved wages and compensation for unpaid work.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 31/07/2026
Ghirardelli Chocolate workers in San Francisco are on strike! Ghirardelli wants to cut workers’ health benefits, and refuses to be transparent on how customer fees are being used. @unitehere.org www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Ghirardelli closes flagship San Francisco shop as workers strike
Workers at Ghirardelli's flagship San Francisco shop are asking customers to stay away during a three-day strike involving health insurance and a 6% surcharge.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 30/07/2026
US Wikimedia Foundation workers join the union drive! @wikiworkersunited.org will file for a NLRB election after the Wikimedia foundation declined to voluntarily recognize them. www.theverge.com/news/972182/...
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The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding
US-based employees say they will file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 29/07/2026
Nearly 50 Beverage Market workers are still striking (since May 12) over proposed changes to health insurance, spouse coverage, and retirement benefits. This week, over a dozen unions showed up to join the workers for a picket-line luncheon www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Union solidarity grows as Beverage Market strike continues
CHARLESTON — Teamsters 175 Union Members continue to strike, even on their lunch break. On July 27, over a dozen various unions showed up in Charleston to protest at an organized picket-line luncheon ...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 28/07/2026
Stanford football players formed the first chapter of the College Football Players Association led by active athletes, in a first step towards forming a collective bargaining unit! www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
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Stanford football players move toward creating collective bargaining unit, with long way to go
State labor laws vary widely, so a model in which athletes bargain with their schools would likely not set a national standard.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 27/07/2026
More than 900 workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center have started a 5 day strike. Nurses, technicians, and aids are protesting their current raises, which don’t cover inflation, and unsafe working conditions, which the hospital has refused to address. www.aol.com/articles/mor...
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More than 900 Mount Nittany Medical Center union workers begin 5-day strike - AOL
It’s the first strike at the hospital since 2004.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 24/07/2026
Workers protest outside of University System of Maryland HQ to accuse the system of illegal and unfair labor practices, including laying off nearly 100 employees and failing to honor a contract promising pay raises, which were supposed to start July 1. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 23/07/2026
“We save money, we save time, telework is not a crime.” California state workers, unionized with SEIU 1000, picket outside of the Department of Human Resources during contract negotiations, advocating for higher pay, telework, and affordable health benefits. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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State workers picket outside CalHR headquarters during SEIU 1000 negotiations
State workers gathered to picket outside the CalHR headquarters in Sacramento. How are labor negotiations going?
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 22/07/2026
Almost 140 creatives at Swaybox Studios, a Louisiana based animation studio with workers behind DC’s ‘Dynamic Duo’, vote to unionize for a “voice on the job”: union-standard pay raises, benefits, and better working conditions. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Workers at Swaybox Studios, Home to Batman Animated Movie, Vote to Unionize
After an election with the National Labor Relations Board, workers on the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DC Studios project 'Dynamic Duo' are set to join crew union IATSE.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 21/07/2026
Organizing for the win! Plane Train 🚅 workers at the Atlanta Airport just ratified their first union contract. They won-an immediate 18% raise, annual raises, a $2,600 ratification bonus, paid sick days, and paid holidays! www.ajc.com/business/202...
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Atlanta airport Plane Train employees secure their first union contract
In addition to an immediate 18% wage increase, the Plant Train contract also includes annual 3% increases, a $2,600 ratification bonus, five paid sick days and more.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 20/07/2026
Union Yes! Union Now! What would you do with an extra $7,700 per year? If 1/3 of US workers joined a union, we could take $1.2 trillion back from the billionaire bosses. That means better pay, better benefits and a better life for working people. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Tripling US union membership would shift $1.2tn to workers annually – report
More density would also narrow racial pay gaps, while a decline in density correlated to surges in wealth inequality
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 17/07/2026
"The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back" Microsoft fired 400+ unionized workers at Bethesda Game Studios. Unionized Microsoft workers across the country rallied outside of Xbox-owned studio offices in protest. www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-unionised...
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As unionised Microsoft workers rally against Bethesda layoffs, Fallout 4's been filled with protest signs and OneBGS logoed vault suits by modders
Unionised Microsoft workers are rallying against layoffs at Bethesda, ZeniMax and id Software, with some Fallout 4 modders showing solidarity.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 17/07/2026
Almost 250 Montana home care workers voted to unionize with @seiu775.org. Five months later, management is refusing to bargain in good faith while workers struggle with poor training, lousy benefits, and no cost of living raises for the past 5 years. missoulian.com/news/local/b...
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Healthcare workers rally in Missoula to push negotiations forward
"This is stalling on real issues, all while the cost of living is continuing to increase," said Tasha Anderson, who said she hasn't gotten a raise in five years.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 15/07/2026
Strikes work! Congratulations to Boston Towing & Transportation workers for ratifying a new contract, ending a weeklong work stoppage. 🛥️ This new contract improves wages, respect, and includes fully employer-paid health insurance. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/08/b...
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Tugboat workers ratify new contract, ending strike days before tall ships arrive - The Boston Globe
Workers for the company that operates the Boston Harbor tugboats ratified the contract Wednesday, just days before the kickoff of Sail Boston.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 14/07/2026
Cleveland Public Library workers vote to authorize a strike if a fair contract cannot be reached. Workers demand answers to staff shortages, safety concerns and outsourcing. “Library workers are done waiting for the respect and investment they deserve.” www.clevescene.com/news/clevela...
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Cleveland Public Library Employees Vote to Approve Strike
Cleveland Public Library Employees Vote to Approve Strike - Cleveland Scene
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 13/07/2026
Congratulations to hundreds of workers at Hachette Book Group, for voting to unionize! They stand together as the largest union in trade publishing “to demand better benefits, transparency, and equity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/b...
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Hachette Book Group Employees Vote to Unionize
Workers at a major publishing house have established what organizers are calling the largest union in trade book publishing history.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 10/07/2026
Workers at Casa Bonita, the South Park inspired restaurant, are fighting back against unfair wages, unsafe working conditions, and retaliatory actions taken by the restaurant, like cutting workers hours. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Union Leader Brooke Shields Went Undercover To "Ambush" Management At Casa Bonita
Casa Bonita had an especially problematic guest last week, and it somehow wasn’t Eric Cartman.PlayWhen South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone spent an eye-watering $40 million on acquiring, re...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 10/07/2026
70 workers are still striking at Ashland Specialty Chemicals, nearly 2 weeks after contract negotiations broke down. Workers aren’t fighting for a raise, but instead, clearer job roles, increased sick leave benefits, and tighter work rules. www.galvnews.com/news/workers...
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Workers at Texas City Ashland plant hold line as strike enters second week
For the roughly 70 workers represented by four unions through the Texas City Metal Trades Council, the dispute isn't about higher wages but proposed contract changes they fear would require
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 08/07/2026
Update: Bazooka Teamsters at Ring Pop Plant ratify “strong” 3 year contract, including a raise, affordable healthcare, an improved pension plan, and stronger vacation structure! Strike threats for the win! www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Workers at Bazooka in Moosic ratify new labor union contract
More than 60 members of the Teamsters Local 229 at Bazooka in Moosic ratified a new three-year contract with 15% pay raises, the union announced Tuesday. Calling it a “strong” contract for workers, th...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 08/07/2026
Microsoft “slow-walked” at the bargaining table, then laid off hundreds of union members. We’re building Union Now to put power in the hands of workers to fight back against bad bosses. variety.com/2026/gaming/...
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Union Video Game Workers ‘Extremely Disappointed’ With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup)
Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 07/07/2026
Strikes get the goods. 1,600 line workers, gas technicians and customer service representatives secured a new contract that boosted pay, restored pensions, improved medical coverage, and added protections for newer workers. www.phillyvoice.com/peco-contrac...
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PECO union workers end 3-day strike after reaching tentative contract agreement
The deal include annual wage increases for line workers, gas technicians and customer service representatives.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 06/07/2026
Missouri cannabis workers are feeling that union high! One group successfully won their first contract (a first for cannabis workers!), another won their election to unionize, and another is scheduled to hold an election at the end of the month! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Missouri cannabis workers notch union wins as organizing spreads
Missouri cannabis workers are trying to turn a string of recent union victories into broader organizing momentum across the state. High Profile Cannabis dispensary workers in Columbia last week unanim...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 03/07/2026
Faculty at USC fought for over a decade to form a union, and now that they voted overwhelmingly to unionize, the university is appealing the decision to Trump's NLRB, trying to undo years of hard work by faculty. capitalandmain.com/usc-faculty-...
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USC Faculty Won Their Union. The Administration Wants Trump’s NLRB to Undo It.
The university has been fighting attempts at union organizing for years. Now it’s seeking help from an employer-friendly labor board.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 02/07/2026
Strike threat gets the goods! Just hours before a strike began, skilled maintenance workers at Prime’s Illinois hospitals lock in a new contract. Workers secured a raise that honors their skills, seniority based vacation time, and back pay. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Strike averted after skilled maintenance workers at Prime’s Illinois hospitals reach contract agreements
A union of skilled hospital maintenance workers and Prime Healthcare have reached contract agreements, averting a strike that had been planned for Thursday. More than 50 workers across Prime’s Illinoi...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 01/07/2026
Boeing workers are up for a new contract! Negotiations start today, representing about 20,000 workers, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Workers are fighting for a raise, better benefits, workplace fairness, and more flexibility. www.seattletimes.com/business/boe...
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Boeing’s next big union negotiation begins
This round of negotiations will mark the first full contract negotiations between Boeing and the union representing its white-collar workers in almost 14 years.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 30/06/2026
Congratulations to Glacier National Park employees, the newest to join a National Park Service union. Employees across 12 parks voted overwhelmingly to form a union after mass layoffs last year heightened concerns, like overworking and poor housing conditions. flatheadbeacon.com/2026/06/26/g...
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Glacier National Park Employees Unionize - Flathead Beacon
Glacier National Park employees joined a National Park Service employee union pending the certification of election results, which was slated for late Thursday afternoon. Employees from 12 parks acros...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 29/06/2026
Congratulations United Creatures of the Sea members for securing a contract with the Sea Creatures restaurant group! After an 8 day strike, workers signed a union contract, where workers keep all tips, get paid time off and retirement benefits. www.seattletimes.com/life/food-dr...
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Labor strike ends with new contract at acclaimed Seattle oyster bar
The flagship oyster bar of Renee Erickson's Sea Creatures restaurant group will reopen Friday after management and its staff labor union reached an agreement.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 26/06/2026
4,500 Mass General Brigham nurses to strike July 8, for stronger protections for patient care, affordable health insurance, and competitive wages. “We need enforceable standards and meaningful improvements so we can continue providing quality care.” www.boston.com/news/local-n...
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More than 4,000 Mass General Brigham nurses to strike on July 8
Nurses say they are walking to demand competitive wages, affordable health insurance, and stronger protections for patient care.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 25/06/2026
Congratulations to Production Assistants for ratifying three contracts with Warner Bros. Television, even stronger than ones from last year, made by PAs at the PITT! PAs across three shows now earn $20 minimum wage, pension plans, health plans, and PTO. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Production Assistants Ratify Three Warner Bros. TV Union Contracts
Staffers on ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ and ‘All American’ unanimously greenlit deals brokered by Production Assistants United.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 24/06/2026
Four years ago, they voted to unionize. Two years ago, they negotiated a contract. This week, Apple closed their store. Workers aren’t giving up. Apple workers represented by IAM filed a discrimination suit against Apple’s treatment of union vs nonunion workers. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/b...
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It Was the First Unionized Apple Store in the U.S. Apple Just Closed It.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 23/06/2026
Workers in San Francisco organized a union. Then Amazon refused to recognize them for two years. Workers refused to stop or give up. And now a judge has ruled that Amazon must come to the table. Solidarity for the win! www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/06/23/a...
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Amazon ordered to collectively bargain at San Francisco warehouse
A US labor board judge ruled that Amazon.com Inc. must collectively bargain with California warehouse workers, teeing up a legal battle that could end with President Donald Trump’s appointees reversin...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 22/06/2026
Strike looms for Target Field concession workers in Minneapolis. @unitehere.org workers are fighting for higher pay and better benefits. That includes healthcare, which the company has refused to provide. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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Target Field concessions workers set to begin strike Monday
A strike is looming for 500 concessions workers at Target Field in Minneapolis on Monday.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 18/06/2026
“If we allow corporations to decide which speech is or is not allowed, that absolutely hurts democracy.” Amazon workers investigated for their testimony against data centers, are now facing discipline, termination, and intimidation for speaking out. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/t...
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Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Supported Regulating Data Centers, Complaint Says
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 18/06/2026
QVC hosts are organizing with SAG-AFTRA to protect their likenesses from generative AI. Also on the table: job protections, pay transparency, and a voice at work. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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QVC Hosts Attempt to Unionize With SAG-AFTRA
The brand’s presenters are concerned about the use of generative AI on the job amid a transformation in the way consumers shop.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 16/06/2026
Big step for Whole Foods Union members! This week their union election, held in 2025, was upheld by the National Labor Relations Board. This decision supports workers’ solidarity, and will be the first time Whole Foods must collectively bargain with US employees. www.seattletimes.com/business/who...
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Whole Foods unionization upheld by U.S. Labor Board
The ruling tees up a likely yearslong legal battle over whether the Amazon.com grocery chain must collectively bargain with U.S. employees for the first time.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 15/06/2026
Solidarity wins! Congratulations to @UAW members for ratifying a new contract with American Axle that increases their top pay to $30/hr, increases vacation days, and decreases healthcare costs! www.courant.com/2026/06/15/u...
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UAW ratifies deal, ends strike at key GM axle supplier Dauch
The United Auto Workers strike at Dauch Corp.’s Three Rivers plant is officially over after the local union chapter ratified a new contract with the key General Motors Co. truck axle supplier. About 8...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 13/06/2026
Union workers across the country are using their power ahead of World Cup. From Seattle to LA to Philadelphia, hospitality workers are fighting for livable wages, ICE protections, and year-round health insurance. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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US stadium and hotel workers threaten strikes ‘to make things fair’ during World Cup
Low wages and fears of ICE crackdowns have set workers on edge of strike as thousands set to arrive during World Cup
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 12/06/2026
The non-tenured faculty union at NYU has reversed the “downward spiral” facing higher education. By improving teacher working conditions, the union successfully improved the educational experiences of their students. inthesetimes.com/article/new-...
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The NYU Strike Showed How to Reverse the Downward Spiral in Higher Ed
By withholding their labor earlier this year, non-tenured faculty at New York University won major gains—and helped create better learning conditions for their students.
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
👏🏿If companies are posting record profits, their workers should be earning record wages👏🏿
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 10/06/2026
Worker power for the win! Thanks to the tireless efforts of union members across the country, the House has just passed a bill to force employers to the table, and allow federal monitors, if a deal is not reached within 90 days of a successful union election. www.npr.org/2026/06/09/n...
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House approves bill to speed up union contract negotiations
The House has approved a bill to slash the time it takes for newly unionized workers to get a first contract. The measure allows for government intervention if a deal is not reached within 90 days.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 09/06/2026
Congratulations to FedEx pilots for ratifying a deal to raise wages by 40% this year. This deal was more than 5 years in the making, and includes compensation, retirement, scheduling, work rules, and other job protections. www.alpa.org/press-room/2...
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FedEx Pilots Ratify New Collective Bargaining Agreement
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 08/06/2026
Congratulations to SAG-AFTRA television and movie actors for successfully negotiating a four year contract that provides protection from AI actors, raises wages, and reinforces member benefits. apnews.com/article/acto...
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Actors' union approves 4-year contract with studios and streamers
Television and movie actors have voted to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services.
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UAW @uaw.org · 08/06/2026
“With each day that goes by on the (American Axle) picket line, the union gains leverage," said labor expert Harley Shaiken. "The clock favors the union..." 📰 ow.ly/EVTU50Z8Ytj
UAW Local 2093 members were joined by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on the picket line at American Axle in Three Rivers, MI, on June 5, 2026. Workers there are demanding $30 by '30.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 05/06/2026
The largest instrumental music union sues Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. Both record labels allegedly licensed the members’ work to tech companies for AI training, without permission from the musicians, which directly violates their union contract. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Musicians union sues record labels over AI licensing
The world's largest instrumental musicians union sued Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group in Manhattan federal court on Friday for allegedly licensing its members' work to tech companies for ...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 04/06/2026
Hersheypark union workers vote to authorize strike after Hershey refused to offer a fair contract. Members are fighting to raise wages, lower health care costs, and improve retirement benefits. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 03/06/2026
Possible strike at the Ring Pop plant! Union members voted to strike after Bazooka refused to negotiate a contract that recognizes their hard work and dedication. www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/05/28/t...
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Teamsters at Bazooka in Moosic vote to strike
More than 60 members of the Teamsters Local 229 at Bazooka in Moosic voted to strike after the candy company and union failed to reach a contract.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 02/06/2026
Congratulations to the Netflix Feature Animators for signing their first union contract! This contract establishes wage minimums, workplace protections and is a big moment for animation workers. www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-right...
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Netflix Animation Production Workers Secure First Union Contract
Animation crews cited years of layoffs and instability as key motivations behind the organizing effort at the Netflix-owned studio.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 01/06/2026
“No contract, no axles.” Almost 1,000 United Auto Workers @uaw.org went on strike today after not reaching a new contract deal. Workers are fighting for livable wages lost during the Great Recession, when the company slashed wages from $29 to $14.50. www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/u...
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UAW union strike threatens General Motors truck production
Nearly 1,000 workers at a Michigan supplier plant that notably makes parts for GM pickup trucks went on strike Monday after not reaching a new contract deal.
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