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Where Militant Unionists Come to Plan
The ongoing legacy of Labor Notes was renewed at last week’s gathering.
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FTC to Finalize Noncompete Rule Today
The fight now shifts to the courts, where the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will likely try to strip the agency of its rulemaking authority.
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The UAW’s Chattanooga Victory: Score One for the North in Our Endless Civil War
We still have two labor systems, and need mass unionization to end our immense inequality, which has its roots in the South.
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After Ten-Year Battle, a Younger Generation Leads the Way at Volkswagen
The UAW has high hopes for success in organizing the non-union plant in Tennessee, as a first step to campaigns across the South.
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American Workers Get Some Help From an Enlightened German Law
As the UAW seeks to unionize an Alabama Mercedes factory, a new German law requires the company not to go union-busting.
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Autoworkers at Alabama’s Mercedes-Benz Plant File for a Union Election
The announcement is the second UAW election planned in the South this year.
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How Republicans Screw Workers
Efforts by Obama and Biden to enforce labor laws have been systematically undermined by right-wing courts and legislators. This should be a prime election theme.
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How Everything Changed at Volkswagen in Chattanooga
This union drive by the UAW looks very different from two other attempts in 2014 and 2019.
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Turning the Tables in Minnesota
An enduring union-community alliance in the Twin Cities may be a model for progressive victories.