After just four days on strike, six thousand San Francisco educators won their top demands—some of which the district had previously refused even to bargain over. “It was hard and it was joyful and we f-ing beat them,” said high school teacher Ilan Desai-Geller. labornotes.org/2026/03/over...

Bosses in the meatpacking industry often use the threat of immigration enforcement to scare workers out of organizing, but UFCW Local 7 members report that "being on strike has stripped away the fear they experience." Hear more on the @majorityreport.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WKk...

To truly assert power in the A.I. era, labor must demand a fair share of its gains. Vishal Reddy, Executive Director of WorkFour, writes that a four-day, 32-hour workweek with full pay and benefits should be at the center of this offensive agenda. Read more here: labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

What does a union reform caucus actually do? It can start with bottom-up issue campaigns and grow into running for union office, but the real challenge is what comes next: keeping leadership accountable and building democratic structures that can work through disagreement.

When rank-and-file members band together in an effort to make their union more effective and democratic, you get a reform caucus. Oregon nurses did exactly that, turning shop-floor organizers into a reform slate that recently won leadership positions statewide. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

"There’s a legacy of workers responding to new technologies by taking militant action to win back their time," writes Vishal Reddy, executive director of WorkFour. "If A.I.’s promise is that it’s going to 'save us time,' then it can give us our time back from work." labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

"Workers at the Greeley plant are fighting to make sure their wages keep up with the rising cost of living—to be able to afford the same food they produce for the rest of the country." Tune in to the Working People Podcast to hear more about this remarkable strike: open.spotify.com/episode/62ul...

"The May Day Strong network is pulling together different forces—from small-town Indivisible chapters to the largest unions—to build momentum for the world we all deserve. Join the growing movement at MayDayStrong.org." labornotes.org/2026/03/gear...

"The picket line has stayed really strong. They've brought together workers from all around the world who are dancing together and chanting in each other's languages." Hear more from Caitlyn Clark and @l-l-xu.bsky.social on the @majorityreport.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WKk...

"This is some of the most dangerous work in the United States. Workers who are out on strike are demanding that their pay reflect the difficulty and danger of the work that they do." Hear from Caitlyn Clark of Essential Workers for Democracy and @l-l-xu.bsky.social: therealnews.com/immigrant-wo...

Line speed is a major issue in the meatpacking industry. The UFCW International recently spoke out against a new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove federal limits on line speeds entirely labornotes.org/2026/03/57-l... 1/3

3,800 workers at the JBS beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado—among the largest in the country—have united this past week in the largest U.S. meatpacking strike in 40 years. Caitlyn Clark of Essential Workers for Democracy and @l-l-xu.bsky.social report: labornotes.org/2026/03/57-l...

"Labor history suggests that the most effective way for labor to exert control over technology is not to minimize the role of technology at work, but to minimize the role of work in life," writes Vishal Reddy, executive director of WorkFour. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

Looking back, the past year has been defined by workers stepping up in big ways. For casino dealer Tara Arnold, this meant organizing with her co-workers to launch a recognition strike: “Noon struck, our hands went up… we walked out together, chanting ‘We want a union now!’” 1/3

Over the past decade, workers have reshaped their unions from the inside out. Reform caucuses are the engine of that renewal. Change doesn’t just drop in from above. It starts on the shop floor. Learn more about starting a reform caucus in your union: labornotes.org/caucuspacket

"Our union has a proud history of strike action," writes Jackson Potter, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union. "Now Solidarity Schools can spread the know-how for militant, disruptive action to knit a national movement." labornotes.org/2026/03/gear...

We can implement technology on labor’s terms, not that of the oligarchs. One way is through a fight for our time back, writes Vishal Reddy, union negotiator for nursing home workers and the executive director of WorkFour, a national campaign for a four-day workweek 1/2 labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

"From the beginning, we knew a traditional strike wouldn’t work," said Alfonso Martínez Valero, an Amazon worker in Murcia, Spain. "The strike wasn’t directed from above. This approach allowed us to adapt to every move the company made." labornotes.org/amazon-worke...

"If we want to build an organized working class capable of taking on the billionaires, we have to treat the labor movement more like a movement," write Roz Hunter and Megan Svoboda, organizers with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC). labornotes.org/2026/02/work...

The rush to adopt A.I. is often sold to us as progress, but for workers it can mean job cuts, tighter surveillance, and less control over how their work gets done. @keithbrowerbrown.bsky.social outlines some concrete strategies unions can take to push back. labornotes.org/2026/03/four...

In the first year of the Labor Notes Podcast, we’ve covered mass strikes, contract fights, and organizing breakthroughs in an era of escalating repression at work and on the streets 1/2

🚨TONIGHT (Tuesday, 3/17, 7:30 p.m. Eastern): Online Workshop on What to Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart. There's still time to sign up! labornotes.org/events/2026/...

“We as nurses need to have the power and control over our union to make things better for us as workers,” said Raven Winters, a nurse on the reform slate at Oregon Health & Science University, “but also, make health care better for all Oregonians.” 🧵 1/3 labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

🚨TONIGHT (Monday, 3/16, 8 p.m. Eastern): Online Stewards Workshop on investigating grievances There's still time to sign up! labornotes.org/events/2026/...

A reform caucus is a group of union members who are organizing together to improve their union, and build its power to effectively fight the boss. Check out the new Labor Notes guide: labornotes.org/caucus

A.I. is a management power grab, disguised as an inevitable tech upgrade. But workers can use proven strategies to fight it: name the problem, unionize it, ransom it, and block it. Labor Notes Organizer @keithbrowerbrown.bsky.social reports: labornotes.org/2026/03/four-union-strategies-fight-ai

“We need the union to listen to our members. Ultimately our goal is to have a member-led union, not something that is top-down and controlled by someone with a $300,000 annual paycheck.” labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

Nearly every corner of the US labor movement has experienced an exciting revitalization in the past decade—educators have brought a fighting spirit to their unions from Los Angeles to Chicago to Massachusetts... 🧵 1/4 Read the Labor Notes Caucus Packet: labornotes.org/sites/defaul...

"We as nurses need to have the power and control over our union to make things better for us as workers, but also [to] make health care better for all Oregonians," said Raven Winters, a nurse on the reform slate at Oregon Health & Science University. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

A grievance is more than just paperwork. The real work is the investigation, where you gather evidence and build a case that management can’t ignore. Join fellow union stewards on Monday to swap strategies on how to dig up the facts! labornotes.org/events/2026/...

"New tech could become an excuse to outsource your work to non-union hands. To keep it union, you can bargain contract language, make direct demands on management, and take a proactive union approach to learning technology." labornotes.org/2026/03/four...

And if you're curious, here is more good stuff from @labornotes.bsky.social : labornotes.org/secrets/hand... /3

"Rank-and-file letter carriers in Minneapolis continue to demand that national NALC leadership support getting ICE off of postal property, and that they fight to ensure that ICE cannot use postal facilities for its operations," writes letter carrier Emmett Bongaarts. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

Join NYT Tech Guild steward John Cruickshank and Seattle teacher Alaina McCallum for a rank-and-file training on how to energize union members by opening up bargaining! When: Tuesday, March 17 Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST Where: Online via Zoom Sign up here: labornotes.org/events/2026/...

We have assembled a new guide for union members seeking advice on transforming their unions: how (and when) to build a union reform caucus, and how to navigate the challenges of developing a caucus. Learn more: labornotes.org/caucus

"Starbucks baristas in Ann Arbor, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis have held marches on the boss or other workplace actions demanding that ICE be barred from their worksites in the absence of a signed judicial warrant." labornotes.org/2026/03/keep...

"Focused, disciplined organizing has always been one way through the most dire political moments," Labor Notes organizer Danielle Smith reminds us. Hear why there's ample reason to be hopeful about the labor movement on our latest podcast episode! labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/three-reas...

Join stewards across various unions to talk about strategies and best practices for grievance investigations! When: Monday, March 16, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET Where: Online via Zoom Sign up here: labornotes.org/events/2026/...

"A.I. is no unstoppable force of progress. Standing up to management’s technological power grab is one big step to take responsibility for the world we make on the job—and to keep open the path to a better one." labornotes.org/2026/03/four...

"As workers who serve our community and are out walking every day, we wanted to make it clear that postal workers are not associated with ICE, and that we want them off of postal property," writes letter carrier Emmett Bongaarts in Minneapolis labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0... 🧵1/5

🗞️ Out now: Our March issue cover story is on the Volkswagen @uaw.org members in Chattanooga, Tennessee, who won their first contract in February, almost two years after they became the first auto plant in the South to unionize through an election since the 1940s 🧵1/4 labornotes.org/2026/02/majo...

“We can only ask ICE agents to leave if they are harassing or disrupting business,” Starbucks barista Alex Rivers told @nataschaelena.bsky.social. “Starbucks must follow hundreds of Minnesota businesses and forbid ICE from entering without a warrant.” labornotes.org/2026/03/keep...

Labor Notes Pod: The antidote to despair, even now, is organizing. From autoworkers in Chattanooga winning their first contract to the trolleybus operators in Mexico City preparing to go on strike, there are pockets of labor everywhere building momentum labornotespodcast.podbean.com/e/three-reas...

The Labor Notes Podcast turns 1 year old! 🥳 Each week, we’ve gone behind the headlines to dig deeper into the struggles of rank-and-file organizers who make up labor’s troublemaking wing. Listen to some of our favorite episodes out now: labornotespodcast.podbean.com

"A.I. is a management power grab, disguised as an inevitable technical upgrade. To fight it, workers can use four strategies proven in the past: name the real problem; unionize it; ransom it; and block it." labornotes.org/2026/03/four...

"People trust the people they work with. As management kept pushing the message that workers should focus on their personal risk rather than our strength as a group, organizers held the store together by leaning on our deep relationships with one another." labornotes.org/2026/02/how-...

"The future of organizing demands a movement that can take risks, cultivate and multiply worker leadership, and experiment with new pathways to recognition." labornotes.org/2026/02/work...

"Our strike succeeded because workers knew the production process better than the company, we trusted in the collective intelligence of the workforce, and we broke with predictable mobilization models that the company could have anticipated." labornotes.org/amazon-worke...

⏰Tonight (Wednesday, March 4). There's still time to sign up! labornotes.org/events/2026/...

The Tram Workers Alliance of Mexico is fighting for raises, job security, and more training. Rail, trolleybus, and cable car workers could soon hit the brakes on Mexico City’s mass transit system if their demands are not met. labornotes.org/2026/02/mexi...