Labor News

Honoring Dolores Huerta’s Legacy

It was a profound experience to watch her in union contract negotiations-this diminutive woman facing off against the beefy growers…

4 years ago

Labor Briefs March #2

Minneapolis Educators Continue Strike On March 8, members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and the St. Paul Federation of…

4 years ago

TROUBLE IN THE TULIPS Organized Farmworkers Win Basic Demands in a Quick Strike

Once harvesting starts, so do other problems. When a worker cuts a daffodil, for instance, she or he has to…

4 years ago

Governors Briefs: California is Job Creator/ Bolstering Conservation Efforts and an LA Appointment

Gov. Gavin Newsom March 28, took steps to drive water conservation at the local level, calling on local water suppliers…

4 years ago

Another Record Month at the Port of Los Angeles

Two months into 2022, overall cargo volume has reached 1,723,360 TEUs, a 5.4% increase compared to 2021. 

4 years ago

Strike Vote Begins for Thousands of Grocery Store Workers

A bargaining committee composed of workers and union leaders negotiated with the companies for 12 days before the contract expired…

4 years ago

Grocery Corporations Stonewall Unions Negotiations

By Anealia Kortkamp, RLn Editorial Intern In a surprising turn, major Southern California grocery chains and the United Food and…

4 years ago

Supermarket Workers Vote to Authorize Strike

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union 770 said in a statement that the supermarket corporations engaged in illegal and…

4 years ago

Pro-Union Rallies Held in Bessemer, Ala― Amazon Labor Organization Inches Closer to Union-hood

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has certified that the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) has collected enough signatures for a…

4 years ago

Starbucks Workers Win in Mesa, Arizona

This month, Labor Notes reported on how Starbucks workers in Mesa, Arizona won its third store election Feb. 28.  The…

4 years ago