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UAW President Shawn Fain Wins Reelection Victory

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has won a second four-year term, winning 68 percent of the vote in member balloting for the union’s top officers. The election was a referendum on the new fighting direction Fain has taken the union by leading 2023’s Stand-Up Strike against the Big 3 automa…

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12 Oct 2026

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UAW President Shawn Fain Wins Reelection Victory

Author: Luis Feliz Leon, Jane Slaughter Source: labornotes.org

07 Oct 2026

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Amazon Package Drivers Rev Up Organizing to Become Direct Employees

The workers who wear Amazon vests and drive vans with the company’s logo aren’t legally employed by Amazon. But that could change in New York City, under legislation that Teamsters and Amazon workers alongside the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are organizing to pass. The Delivery Protecti…

Author: Luis Feliz Leon Source: labornotes.org

Luis Feliz Leon Transport and logistics Teamsters Amazon

07 Oct 2026

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Film Review: A Portrait of How Workers Build a Strike

“Who Moves America” is touring the U.S., with upcoming screenings across the West Coast, Northeast, and South. See when it’s coming to your town, or request a screening, here . In the new documentary “Who Moves America,” filmmaker Yael Bridge offers a window into the working-class culture of one o…

Author: Luis Feliz Leon Source: labornotes.org

Luis Feliz Leon United States Transport and logistics Teamsters

29 Sep 2026

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German Amazon Workers Organize to Get Paid for Every Minute

Amazon workers at four delivery and sorting warehouses in Germany are organizing to make every minute count. They’re demanding that Amazon pay them for every minute of work, saying in a petition that the company is stealing their time. Working even 10 unpaid minutes a day, the workers say, adds up…

Author: Luis Feliz Leon Source: labornotes.org

Luis Feliz Leon Germany Transport and logistics Value

22 Sep 2026

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AutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever Union

When workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who reap tens of thousands of dollars from sowing fear and doubt. A new calculator from workers’ right…

Author: Luis Feliz Leon Source: labornotes.org

Luis Feliz Leon United States UAW Union busting and repression

09 Sep 2026

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Persecuted by Trump, Will Unions Build Towards May 2028?

Three years ago the United Auto Workers, glowing with confidence after a successful strike at the Big 3 and pledging ambitious new organizing drives, put out a call for a national strike on May 1, 2028. UAW President Shawn Fain called for unions to align their contracts with the Big 3 to build lev…

Author: Luis Feliz Leon Source: labornotes.org

Luis Feliz Leon United States Auto industry UAW

26 Aug 2026

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UAW Members Voting for International Officers

United Auto Workers members are voting by mail ballot for their top officers, for the second time in the union’s 91 years. Ballots went out August 21 and are due back by October 5. The contest will decide whether President Shawn Fain, who became famous for leading 2023’s Stand-Up Strike against th…

Author: Luis Feliz Leon, Jane Slaughter Source: labornotes.org

Jane Slaughter Luis Feliz Leon United States Auto industry

14 Aug 2026

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Federal Spies Hunt Minnesota Unions in Search of Conspiracy, But Find Solidarity

Yesterday news broke of a sweeping undercover investigation by the Department of Homeland Security in Minnesota early this year to infiltrate and surveil meetings and obtain the financial records of nonprofit groups and two of the country’s largest unions, the Communications Workers (CWA) and the S…

Author: Luis Feliz Leon Source: labornotes.org

Luis Feliz Leon CWA SEIU UFCW

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Future Skills: How Trade Unions Shape Vocational Education

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Who determines the knowledge and skills the labour market will need tomorrow? Should vocational education be the sole responsibility of the state and employers? What role can trade unions play in shaping the future of work and professions? Join our webinar, “Future Skills: How Trade Unions Shape Vocational Education.” The webinar will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Ukrainian. Vocational education is not only about preparing young people for their first jobs. It also gives workers opportunities to gain new skills, improve their qualifications and adapt to changes in the labour market. In Norway, trade unions actively take part in shaping vocational education and skills development policy. Cooperation between the state, employers and trade unions helps align the needs of the economy with workers’ interests. We will discuss: • How Norway’s vocational education and workforce training system is organised • The role of trade unions in shaping skills and competence development policy • How tripartite cooperation between the state, employers and trade unions works in vocational education • How to ensure that vocational training meets the real needs of the labour market • Why lifelong learning and upskilling matter for protecting workers’ interests • How trade unions can influence access to and the quality of vocational education This topic is especially important for Ukraine. The war has significantly changed the labour market: some sectors face severe skills shortages, others need new competencies, and thousands of workers have had to change occupations or adapt to new conditions. At the same time, Ukraine’s reconstruction, economic modernisation and European integration will require new approaches to vocational education and workforce training. But who will decide which skills are needed? And will workers and their trade unions have a voice in shaping this policy? Vocational education is not only a response to employers’ needs. It is also an investment in people, their opportunities, professional development and future. That is why trade unions must be full participants in shaping policy in this field. Join the discussion on how cooperation between trade unions, employers and the state can help build a vocational education system that meets today’s challenges and prepares workers for the future. Time: 12:00–13:30 MSK (UTC+3), November 3, 2026. Working language: English

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