“Anybody who thinks we have to ignore certain issues or avoid certain political conversations in order to grow the base, they don’t understand what it means to grow the base.” How fighting ICE terror can help build the union—@sarahlazare.bsky.social and I report: labornotes.org/2025/07/figh...

From rallies to free David Huerta, to rapid response networks that unite communities and unions, to a successful battle to protect street vendors in NYC, Labor is mobilizing to fight ICE. @nataschaelena.bsky.social and I report on how.

Fight ICE. Build the Union. How Labor is mobilizing to defend workers from federal raids. by @nataschaelena.bsky.social and @sarahlazare.bsky.social, published in collaboration with @labornotes.bsky.social

Workers will vote next week on whether to join Mexico's independent auto union SINTTIA at a second GM plant. A win would mark a major breakthrough for Mexico's labor movement. The union is asking for messages of solidarity from workers and their unions: labornotes.org/mexican-gm-w...

Days after Mexico's independent auto union SINTTIA filed to represent GM workers, a second union jumped in the ring. Organizers say the Carlos Leone union—which some allege has ties to organized crime—is getting preferential treatment from GM. labornotes.org/will-mexican...

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After a union drive at a Bergen Logistics warehouse went public, the company began handing out gifts: earrings, luxury pillows, and even raffled TV's. “It was shameless,” one worker said. “It was like they wanted to buy off part of our conscience.” labornotes.org/2025/05/ware...

Attacks on immigrants are fundamental affronts to human dignity and safety, and they undermine our strength as workers. How union members are fighting back:

Must-read reporting on how the recent ICE raids terrorizing New Bedford are targeting immigrant workers in the city’s all-important fishing and seafood industry

Mexican GM workers stared down tariff threats and won a double-digit raise. They're forcing company unions to deliver record raises for workers at other plants, to preempt a union election they'd likely lose. This is how you transform the auto industry. labornotes.org/2025/04/unmo...

Some good news today: 10 national unions are jointly demanding the release of immigrant workers detained by ICE, in what could be a prelude to more coordinated and direct action. labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

What do you do when neoliberal ghouls are set on privatizing services you love and rely on? For Mexico City’s trolleybus workers, the answer was building a coalition of public transit riders, climate activists and labor allies prepared to fight back.

NEW: Ep. 4: How Mexico City's trolleybus workers have been fighting against decades of disinvestment. They built an effective public pressure campaign by bringing riders into the fight... 🧵1/7 labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/mexico-cit...

The Trump administration's volley of attacks is right out of the boss' playbook. It’s never been more important for organizers to remember: workers have the power to fight back. labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

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Watch The Valley Labor Report interview with @nataschaelena.bsky.social which mentions UE Local 115 contract language that protects immigrant workers. ✊ Check it out here: youtu.be/XUiNmEyHuC8?...

"ICE wants to project far more strength than it has and hopes people will remove themselves from public life or self-deport. A lot of organizers I'm talking to are saying, 'spread power, not panic,'" @nataschaelena.bsky.social said today on The Valley Labor Report: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUiN...

February cover: @nataschaelena.bsky.social and @sarahlazare.bsky.social report on the unions and worker centers organizing immigrant workers against threats of raids and deportation (w/ @workdaymagazine.bsky.social): labornotes.org/2025/01/how-... Get Labor Notes 📬 labornotes.org/store/labor-...

Room attendants at Virgin Hotels LV clean 15 hotel rooms per day—stripping dirty linens, emptying trash, making beds, cleaning toilets—all in 30 to 45 minutes per room. For their trouble, Virgin has proposed a raise of about 30¢ per year, said @culinary226.bsky.social labornotes.org/2024/11/unio...