“Fascism, it’s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. For violence and repression and exploitation, internationalism is the antidote, always.” —Robin D. G. Kelley
4,200 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospitals are still on strike at their hospitals in upper Manhattan since they first walked out on January 12. They're calling for support on the picket lines from other nurses, union members, and the public labornotes.org/2026/02/nurs... 1/5
Since 1989, nearly all net job growth in America has occurred under Democratic presidents — about 97% of the 52 million jobs created.
That’s not spin. That’s the data.
I've been saying since early 2025 that people were and are in motion... Some people have insisted that 'no one is doing anything' and they are wrong.
A few of our comrades spoke with The Pitch about our recent union victory!
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A title card featuring a photo of workers at a large demonstration, carrying signs that read "UAW Says: Fight For Our Future" and "Kill The Cuts, Save Lives." In the foreground are cut-out photos of Labor Notes pod co-hosts Danielle Smith and Natascha Elena Uhlmann. The title reads, "2026 Contract Fights."
Workers are increasingly seeing union contracts as a means to win the basic needs and protections being snatched away. They're also recognizing how robust contract campaigns can build up the labor movement to resist the Trump admin's broadside attacks labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/how-contra...
We are many, they are few
I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
We're going to be talking at The Hearland Labor Forum tomorrow night at 6pm! Tune in @ kkfi.org
Over 20,000 New York nurses could strike to ring in the new year.
97% of the nurses at 12 NYC hospitals have voted to authorize a strike.
And their contracts expire on December 31st.
Our Westport store just voted unanimously to ratify their union contract!
#WeAintBuyingIt
Starbucks knows where we stand. We’ve been clear: more take-home pay, better hours, & resolution of 100s of ULPs.
Bring us NEW proposals that address these issues so we can finalize a contract. Until then, we'll keep escalating. See you on the picket line!
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/s...
Remember Black Friday 2022? Amazon #STL8 workers went on a historic strike to demand safer work, higher pay, and more! By coming together, workers won *five* OSHA citations and FORCED management to address their safety violations 💪
#MOworkers #AmazonHurts #MakeAmazonPay
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Three scrapbook covers. One with an image of deer, another with a black and white dog, and the other with terriers.
Newspaper clipping of people demonstrating outside a Dodge Motor plant in Detroit. 1939.
Don't judge a book by its cover...Who would guess these cutesy scrapbooks contain dramatic history of the early @uaw.org? From the John Eldon Papers at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social, they're scrapbooks of news clippings about 1930s autoworker organizing. 📰🐶
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Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
Last chance!
A yellow cover with a man in a mask and a debutante with a black line over her eyes. The book is titled "The Veiled Prophet"; subhead "Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis" by Devin Thomas O'Shea.
check it out
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Rent is due. Bills are mounting. There’s no money for groceries.
It’s been a month since federal workers across the country were locked out of their jobs to break the Affordable Care Act.
And it's way past time for Congress to put working people first.
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
In most states open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance starts Nov. 1.
This year 22 million people are about to see their premiums more than double, on average.
At the heart of the government shutdown is the battle to keep these huge costs down.
Friends — these are terrible times, to be sure. But I believe we will triumph. Here’s why.
KC Sipps: Two drink-centered openings, 10 years of Heirloom Bakery & Hearth, and a beerfest
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@uaw.org president Shawn Fain laid out four priorities for a workers’ political program
✅Fair wages
✅Health care
✅Retirement
✅Winning back our time
...and a strategy to fight for those essential needs: building toward a mass strike in May 2028
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AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value.
This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025.
Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment.
Be warned.
The Italian General Confederation of Labour, Italy’s largest labor confederation, called a general strike for October 3 “in defense of the Global Sumud Flotilla, constitutional values, to stop the genocide, and in support of the people of Gaza.” labornotes.org/2025/10/mill...
Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than last year, primarily due to the Republican tax cuts for the rich.
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