Less than a year after launching their union, workers at Partizanfilm movie theater in Burlington have unanimously ratified their first union contract! Workers negotiated a $1.50/hr raise and flexible time-off. www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/l...

Workers at Burlington movie theater Partizanfilm ink union contract

Partizanfilm workers ratified their first labor contract including a wage hike and new time-off policies.

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Did you know many flight attendants aren’t paid during boarding and deplaning? That’s one big reason almost 4,500 flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet walked off the job Sunday as management refused to negotiate fair pay for their work. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/w...

Canada’s WestJet Cancels Trips Amid Strike By Flight Attendants

Labor talks resumed on Sunday between the airline and union representing 4,400 flight attendants, who want improved wages and compensation for unpaid work.

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Ghirardelli Chocolate workers in San Francisco are on strike! Ghirardelli wants to cut workers’ health benefits, and refuses to be transparent on how customer fees are being used. @unitehere.org www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Ghirardelli closes flagship San Francisco shop as workers strike

Workers at Ghirardelli's flagship San Francisco shop are asking customers to stay away during a three-day strike involving health insurance and a 6% surcharge.

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US Wikimedia Foundation workers join the union drive! @wikiworkersunited.org will file for a NLRB election after the Wikimedia foundation declined to voluntarily recognize them. www.theverge.com/news/972182/...

The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding

US-based employees say they will file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.

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Nearly 50 Beverage Market workers are still striking (since May 12) over proposed changes to health insurance, spouse coverage, and retirement benefits. This week, over a dozen unions showed up to join the workers for a picket-line luncheon www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Stanford football players formed the first chapter of the College Football Players Association led by active athletes, in a first step towards forming a collective bargaining unit! www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...

Stanford football players move toward creating collective bargaining unit, with long way to go

State labor laws vary widely, so a model in which athletes bargain with their schools would likely not set a national standard.

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More than 900 workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center have started a 5 day strike. Nurses, technicians, and aids are protesting their current raises, which don’t cover inflation, and unsafe working conditions, which the hospital has refused to address. www.aol.com/articles/mor...

More than 900 Mount Nittany Medical Center union workers begin 5-day strike - AOL

It’s the first strike at the hospital since 2004.

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Workers protest outside of University System of Maryland HQ to accuse the system of illegal and unfair labor practices, including laying off nearly 100 employees and failing to honor a contract promising pay raises, which were supposed to start July 1. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

“We save money, we save time, telework is not a crime.” California state workers, unionized with SEIU 1000, picket outside of the Department of Human Resources during contract negotiations, advocating for higher pay, telework, and affordable health benefits. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

State workers picket outside CalHR headquarters during SEIU 1000 negotiations

State workers gathered to picket outside the CalHR headquarters in Sacramento. How are labor negotiations going?

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Almost 140 creatives at Swaybox Studios, a Louisiana based animation studio with workers behind DC’s ‘Dynamic Duo’, vote to unionize for a “voice on the job”: union-standard pay raises, benefits, and better working conditions. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Workers at Swaybox Studios, Home to Batman Animated Movie, Vote to Unionize

After an election with the National Labor Relations Board, workers on the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DC Studios project 'Dynamic Duo' are set to join crew union IATSE.

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Organizing for the win! Plane Train 🚅 workers at the Atlanta Airport just ratified their first union contract. They won-an immediate 18% raise, annual raises, a $2,600 ratification bonus, paid sick days, and paid holidays! www.ajc.com/business/202...

Atlanta airport Plane Train employees secure their first union contract

In addition to an immediate 18% wage increase, the Plant Train contract also includes annual 3% increases, a $2,600 ratification bonus, five paid sick days and more.

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Union Yes! Union Now! What would you do with an extra $7,700 per year? If 1/3 of US workers joined a union, we could take $1.2 trillion back from the billionaire bosses. That means better pay, better benefits and a better life for working people. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Tripling US union membership would shift $1.2tn to workers annually – report

More density would also narrow racial pay gaps, while a decline in density correlated to surges in wealth inequality

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"The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back" Microsoft fired 400+ unionized workers at Bethesda Game Studios. Unionized Microsoft workers across the country rallied outside of Xbox-owned studio offices in protest. www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-unionised...

As unionised Microsoft workers rally against Bethesda layoffs, Fallout 4's been filled with protest signs and OneBGS logoed vault suits by modders

Unionised Microsoft workers are rallying against layoffs at Bethesda, ZeniMax and id Software, with some Fallout 4 modders showing solidarity.

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Almost 250 Montana home care workers voted to unionize with @seiu775.org. Five months later, management is refusing to bargain in good faith while workers struggle with poor training, lousy benefits, and no cost of living raises for the past 5 years. missoulian.com/news/local/b...

Healthcare workers rally in Missoula to push negotiations forward

"This is stalling on real issues, all while the cost of living is continuing to increase," said Tasha Anderson, who said she hasn't gotten a raise in five years.

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Strikes work! Congratulations to Boston Towing & Transportation workers for ratifying a new contract, ending a weeklong work stoppage. 🛥️ This new contract improves wages, respect, and includes fully employer-paid health insurance. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/08/b...

Tugboat workers ratify new contract, ending strike days before tall ships arrive - The Boston Globe

Workers for the company that operates the Boston Harbor tugboats ratified the contract Wednesday, just days before the kickoff of Sail Boston.

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Cleveland Public Library workers vote to authorize a strike if a fair contract cannot be reached. Workers demand answers to staff shortages, safety concerns and outsourcing. “Library workers are done waiting for the respect and investment they deserve.” www.clevescene.com/news/clevela...

Cleveland Public Library Employees Vote to Approve Strike

Cleveland Public Library Employees Vote to Approve Strike - Cleveland Scene

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Congratulations to hundreds of workers at Hachette Book Group, for voting to unionize! They stand together as the largest union in trade publishing “to demand better benefits, transparency, and equity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/b...

Hachette Book Group Employees Vote to Unionize

Workers at a major publishing house have established what organizers are calling the largest union in trade book publishing history.

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Workers at Casa Bonita, the South Park inspired restaurant, are fighting back against unfair wages, unsafe working conditions, and retaliatory actions taken by the restaurant, like cutting workers hours. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Union Leader Brooke Shields Went Undercover To "Ambush" Management At Casa Bonita

Casa Bonita had an especially problematic guest last week, and it somehow wasn’t Eric Cartman.PlayWhen South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone spent an eye-watering $40 million on acquiring, re...

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70 workers are still striking at Ashland Specialty Chemicals, nearly 2 weeks after contract negotiations broke down. Workers aren’t fighting for a raise, but instead, clearer job roles, increased sick leave benefits, and tighter work rules. www.galvnews.com/news/workers...

Workers at Texas City Ashland plant hold line as strike enters second week

For the roughly 70 workers represented by four unions through the Texas City Metal Trades Council, the dispute isn't about higher wages but proposed contract changes they fear would require

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Update: Bazooka Teamsters at Ring Pop Plant ratify “strong” 3 year contract, including a raise, affordable healthcare, an improved pension plan, and stronger vacation structure! Strike threats for the win! www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

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Possible strike at the Ring Pop plant! Union members voted to strike after Bazooka refused to negotiate a contract that recognizes their hard work and dedication. www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/05/28/t...

Microsoft “slow-walked” at the bargaining table, then laid off hundreds of union members. We’re building Union Now to put power in the hands of workers to fight back against bad bosses. variety.com/2026/gaming/...

Union Video Game Workers ‘Extremely Disappointed’ With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup)

Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers.

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Strikes get the goods. 1,600 line workers, gas technicians and customer service representatives secured a new contract that boosted pay, restored pensions, improved medical coverage, and added protections for newer workers. www.phillyvoice.com/peco-contrac...

PECO union workers end 3-day strike after reaching tentative contract agreement

The deal include annual wage increases for line workers, gas technicians and customer service representatives.

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Missouri cannabis workers are feeling that union high! One group successfully won their first contract (a first for cannabis workers!), another won their election to unionize, and another is scheduled to hold an election at the end of the month! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Missouri cannabis workers notch union wins as organizing spreads

Missouri cannabis workers are trying to turn a string of recent union victories into broader organizing momentum across the state. High Profile Cannabis dispensary workers in Columbia last week unanim...

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Faculty at USC fought for over a decade to form a union, and now that they voted overwhelmingly to unionize, the university is appealing the decision to Trump's NLRB, trying to undo years of hard work by faculty. capitalandmain.com/usc-faculty-...

USC Faculty Won Their Union. The Administration Wants Trump’s NLRB to Undo It.

The university has been fighting attempts at union organizing for years. Now it’s seeking help from an employer-friendly labor board.

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Strike threat gets the goods! Just hours before a strike began, skilled maintenance workers at Prime’s Illinois hospitals lock in a new contract. Workers secured a raise that honors their skills, seniority based vacation time, and back pay. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

Strike averted after skilled maintenance workers at Prime’s Illinois hospitals reach contract agreements

A union of skilled hospital maintenance workers and Prime Healthcare have reached contract agreements, averting a strike that had been planned for Thursday. More than 50 workers across Prime’s Illinoi...

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Boeing workers are up for a new contract! Negotiations start today, representing about 20,000 workers, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Workers are fighting for a raise, better benefits, workplace fairness, and more flexibility. www.seattletimes.com/business/boe...

Boeing’s next big union negotiation begins

This round of negotiations will mark the first full contract negotiations between Boeing and the union representing its white-collar workers in almost 14 years.

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Congratulations to Glacier National Park employees, the newest to join a National Park Service union. Employees across 12 parks voted overwhelmingly to form a union after mass layoffs last year heightened concerns, like overworking and poor housing conditions. flatheadbeacon.com/2026/06/26/g...

Glacier National Park Employees Unionize - Flathead Beacon

Glacier National Park employees joined a National Park Service employee union pending the certification of election results, which was slated for late Thursday afternoon. Employees from 12 parks acros...

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Congratulations United Creatures of the Sea members for securing a contract with the Sea Creatures restaurant group! After an 8 day strike, workers signed a union contract, where workers keep all tips, get paid time off and retirement benefits. www.seattletimes.com/life/food-dr...

Labor strike ends with new contract at acclaimed Seattle oyster bar

The flagship oyster bar of Renee Erickson's Sea Creatures restaurant group will reopen Friday after management and its staff labor union reached an agreement.

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4,500 Mass General Brigham nurses to strike July 8, for stronger protections for patient care, affordable health insurance, and competitive wages. “We need enforceable standards and meaningful improvements so we can continue providing quality care.” www.boston.com/news/local-n...

More than 4,000 Mass General Brigham nurses to strike on July 8

Nurses say they are walking to demand competitive wages, affordable health insurance, and stronger protections for patient care.

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Congratulations to Production Assistants for ratifying three contracts with Warner Bros. Television, even stronger than ones from last year, made by PAs at the PITT! PAs across three shows now earn $20 minimum wage, pension plans, health plans, and PTO. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Production Assistants Ratify Three Warner Bros. TV Union Contracts

Staffers on ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ and ‘All American’ unanimously greenlit deals brokered by Production Assistants United.

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