Read our editorial on the significance of strikes here. More than 1,600 linemen and call center workers represented by IBEW Local 614 returned to work July 8 after winning a tentative agreement with PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest […]
Read our editorial on the significance of strikes here. Transit worker correspondent On June 27, 99.5% of the almost 1,500 transit workers belonging to the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1091, in Austin, TX, voted to […]
Amazon Worker Correspondent On July 18, 2026, this article was updated with information about Amazon’s lack of communication with workers following the flooding. Workers met high production goals at the Amazon Fulfillment Center MQY1, in […]
The City Council of Memphis rejected the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union local 1733’s proposed 5% raise and $5k bonus for city workers on June 23, which includes the city’s […]
Read our editorial on the significance of strikes here. Over 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital voted near-unanimously to go on a one-day strike on July 8. The hospital has responded to the strike with […]
JBS USA, one of the “Big Four” meatpacking monopolies, announced it will close plants in Memphis, TN and Philadelphia, PA, laying off more than 1,700 workers as it consolidates production into newer facilities. The Memphis […]
On June 18, 2026, a worker at the FedEx World Hub in Memphis, Tennessee, was hospitalized after succumbing to severe overheating while on the job. The hospitalized worker, Darius Smith (name changed for privacy), spoke […]
Jesse Leal, a 29-year-old Guatemalan worker, was killed at the Pilgrim’s Pride meat processing plant in Minnesota after being crushed by machinery while repairing a loading dock on June 25. While workers managed to remove […]
Read our editorial on the significance of strikes here. After nearly two years of what workers describe as bad-faith and regressive bargaining, Houston glaziers represented by Glaziers Local 1778 launched an unfair labor practice strike against […]
Read our editorial on the significance of strikes here. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) workers across five unions voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in June. Through a three-day strike […]
