May 12, 2026
After 14 months of fruitless contract negotiations with the
Harvard University administration, over 4,000 workers represented
by the Harvard Graduate Students Union (HGSU-UAW Local 5118) walked
off the job on an indefinite strike on April 21. According to the
union, “Graduate student workers will suspend teaching and...
May 7, 2026
After members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh won their
strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in late 2025, which
had lasted for over 3 years, they were notified in January that the
paper’s wealthy owners, the Block family and Block Communications
Inc., were shutting down operations. Then, in a stunning
turn...
May 1, 2026
After decades of decline, the organized labor movement in the
US has seen a resurgence in rank-and-file militancy over the last
decade, with increased strike actions and union drives in
industries across the economy. And in the story of this recent
revival of labor in America, the movement led by predominantly
young...
Apr 29, 2026
Inspired by January’s mass strike against ICE terror in
Minnesota, a vast coalition of labor unions, democratic
organizations, and community groups are organizing a nationwide
economic blackout on Friday, May 1, International Workers Day. “May
Day Strong events are being planned across the US,”
Michael...
Apr 15, 2026
On Aug. 22, 2025, the small-town lives of residents living near the Smitty’s Supply facility in Roseland, LA, changed forever when an explosion occurred at the automotive lubricant plant. The explosion and ensuing fire, which burned for days, triggered evacuations across the area, blanketing homes and businesses with...