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After 10 Days Holding the Line, UAW Local 2093 Members Lock In $30 by 2030 with Tentative Agreement at American Axle

After walking out on strike at midnight on June 1, UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle/Dauch Corporation have reached a tentative agreement with the company that secures the workers’ topline demand of $30 per hour by 2030 – a more than 36% increase to the top wage rate over four years – among other historic gains in a record contract at the Tier 1 parts supplier to G.M.

UAW Reaches Tentative Deal to End Strike at Supplier to GM TrucksWorkers at the former American Axle walked off the job June 1.

St. Mary Of Nazareth Nurses Strike Over Alleged Union Busting, Hospital ConditionsNurses at the Ukrainian Village hospital said parent company Prime Healthcare fired six nurses this spring after they spoke up about poor conditions and worked to form a union. The strike is expected to last 24 hours.

HPAE LOCAL 5105 NURSES HIT “PAUSE” ON LABOR ACTION; WILL GO ON STRIKE JUNE 23RD IF PROGRESS IS NOT SUSTAINED - Insider NJHPAE LOCAL 5105 NURSES HIT “PAUSE” ON LABOR ACTION; WILL GO ON STRIKE JUNE 23RD IF PROGRESS IS NOT SUSTAINED EMERSON NJ — HPAE Local 5105 members have made some progress in bargaining with Virtua management since handing in a 10-day strike notice last week. After meeting with the employer, the bargaining committee made a decision to delay the strike fand go back to the table tomorrow.[...]

Square One staff strike, call for living wage in contract negotiations - The ReminderSPRINGFIELD — About a quarter of educators and staff at Square One, a child care and early education agency in Springfield, have been on strike since the beginning of June.

Bar fight: Dispute between distributor and union leads Omaha bars to stop offering popular beers - Flatwater Free PressSince Feb. 2, unionized workers at the beverage distributor Premier-Midwest Beer & Beverage have been on strike after contract negotiations with the company stalled.

Target Field workers announce planned strike during upcoming Twins vs. Dodgers gameTarget Field concession workers announced they plan to strike when the L.A. Dodgers arrive to take on the Minnesota Twins later this month if their demands are not met.

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SoFi stadium workers' strike averted ahead of World CupSoFi stadium workers' strike averted ahead of World Cup

AFL-CIO lays out most ambitious union organizing targets everMINNEAPOLIS—Renee Throckmorton’s managers at the Corning Cable fiber optics plant thought harassing her, including following her to the bathroom, would stop the union drive. It did the opposite.

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El Paso ISD employees targeted for layoffs receive notices, union leaders warn against resigning voluntarilyEl Paso ISD has begun notifying employees that they may be laid off. Union leaders are warning them that resigning voluntarily could put their unemployment benefits at risk.

Painters push for diversity and inclusion in their unionMINNEAPOLIS—The building trades have historically carried a reputation as exclusive, slow-to-change institutions within the labor movement. But at the AFL-CIO’s 30th Constitutional Convention here, General President Jimmy Williams of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT...

Casino union seeks higher wages(June 12, 2026) Workers at Ocean Downs have rejected the latest contract offer from owner Churchill Downs Inc., leaving the casino and its unionized workforce without a new labor agreement

Cargill faces “unfair labour practice charges” from Teamsters in lockout disputeThe union representing workers at Cargill’s Fort Morgan processing plant has filed “unfair labour practise charges” against the meat giant.

Government & Politics

20 House Republicans Break Ranks to Join Democrats in Passing Pro-Union Bill"Speaker Johnson wouldn’t bring this bill to the floor, but House Democrats and the Labor Caucus built bipartisan support and used a discharge petition to force a vote," said one Democratic lawmaker.

Huerta pumps up AFL-CIO crowd with calls for economic and political democracyMINNEAPOLIS—Legendary labor leader Delores Huerta, aged 96, pumped up the crowd at the AFL-CIO convention in Minneapolis with a wide-ranging speech urging action on everything from migrants’ rights to the Equal Rights Amendment to the PRO Act to health insurance for the nation’s farmworkers.

AFL-CIO skeptical of government AI stake“We think that our plan forward is actually a more responsible way to use technology to benefit the people,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said.

President Picks C.D.C. Nominee Who Has Backed Vaccines

Series of Trump policies targeting immigrants declared unlawful by RI judgeA federal judge in Rhode Island has struck down a series of Trump administration policies that indefinitely halted legal immigration cases.

Justice Dept. Pushes Limits of Its Power Over State ElectionsThe department once tried to stay out of state elections, urging caution. It is now pressing forward with claims of fraud as President Trump revives his unfounded assertions that elections cannot be trusted.

Trump's deportation machine is still targeting pro-Palestinian protestersA judge ordered the deportation of student Mohsen Mahdawi, abducted from his naturalization proceedings last April.

Trump Says “I Love Inflation” as Americans Face Highest Rate in 3 YearsTrump claims ending the Iran War will curb inflation, but several questions remain — including when the war will end.

Don’t Write Off a Third-Party Challenge to the DemocratsVoters quite simply do not like the Democrats. The Democratic Party brand is complete trash. Although the structural barriers to a break from the Dems are real, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.

NYSUT, IFT lead educator coalition urging Democratic governors to reject Trump's federal voucher scheme NYSUT joins educator union leaders nationwide in urging Democratic governors to reject President Trump’s federal private school voucher tax credit program, warning it would divert resources from public schools and accelerate education privatization.

Unions to mobilize army of 22,500 election workers by July 3MINNEAPOLIS—The AFL-CIO has set a target of 22,500 people by July 3, eight times that number by Labor Day, and even more after that, to pound the pavements for pro-worker candidates and issues this fall.

Trump’s war on labor: The biggest union-busting drive in U.S. history

The bosses came after the unions the moment Trump took office, and they have not let up since.

NewsGuild President Schleuss: Media consolidation threatens democracyMINNEAPOLIS—Intense pressure from the Trump administration and consolidation of mass media ownership into “four or five” newspaper chains—as some owners, in pursuit of profits and permissions, play along with Trump—poses a big threat to independent news in the U.S.

"I love inflation," Trump says as rates rise thanks to Iran war"Do you know we've been taking out millions of barrels of oil?"

House to Vote to Fund President’s Immigration Crackdown

New Website Tracks AI Dark Money Campaign SpendingOn Wednesday, Demand Progress launched AI Money Watch, a new website that tracks campaign spending from Leading the Future, an AI Super PAC bankrolled by co-founders from OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz. AI Money Watch launches as President Donald Trump, his Big Tech allies and congressional leaders ...

Elon Musk’s reward for calling for a race war? Becoming a trillionaire.Some British government officials accused Musk of inciting violence in ongoing anti-immigration riots across the UK.

Experts Warn Trump Order Would Effectively End the Ability to Vote by MailCongressional Democrats and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general are urging courts to block the order.

Scared of ICE, Angry at Trump, and Facing Red Tape, Many Are Skipping World CupHotel bookings lag in all US host cities, and in several a majority of hotel owners say the tournament is a “non-event.”…

The UFC Is Debasing Itself for Donald TrumpThe Freedom 250 mixed martial arts event at the White House will be a new low for the UFC and its president, Dana White. After campaigning for Donald Trump in 2024, White is now turning the sport he runs into a propaganda prop for Trump’s 80th birthday.

Republicans fume at members circumventing leaders with discharge petitionsHouse Republicans are growing frustrated by small numbers of members of their party joining with Democrats on discharge petitions to force votes, circumventing the wishes of GOP leaders — and weake…

HASC challenges Trump’s EO ending bargaining rights for DoD workers | Federal News NetworkA new amendment would block implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order eliminating collective bargaining rights for DoD civilians.

Cemex: What Employers Can Expect from the Trump 2.0 NLRB? | JD SupraWith the election of President Trump in November 2024, employers were hopeful for a quick reversal of many of the pro-labor decisions of President...

The National AFL-CIO ‘Condemns’ President Trump’s Executive Order To ‘Replace Federal Workers With Political Loyalists’

National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order instating Schedule P/C that would allow his Administration to fire thousands of career Federal Workers and replace them with political loyalists:

Congress Must Act Now to Protect Social Security—Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair ShareThe following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance, regarding the Trustees’ reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released today.The report states that the Social Security Trust Fund is able to pay full benefits and expenses until 2032, while t...

State & Local

Why New Yorkers ‘Thunderously Booed’ Trump at Knicks-Spurs Game - People's TribuneThe booing of Trump at the Knicks-Spurs game was a reminder that New York City’s relationship to Donald Trump isn’t just about contemporary politics. It’s about a 50-year abusive relationship the city had with this man, says sports editor, David Zirin.

Dallas Groups to Discuss Impacts of Data Centers at Film Screening - People's TribuneDallas groups aim to inform residents on the impacts of data centers at film screening and community discussion, —Texas Organizing Project.

‘We’re practically full’: Data center workers fill Eastern Iowa campgrounds

California Union Leans on Newsom’s Climate Record to Fight RTOCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s green-friendly policies inspired a union to wield the state’s flagship environmental protection law to stop a July deadline for roughly 90,000 state workers to expand in-person work requirements.

Las Vegas teachers, union workers honored with ballpark eventReal estate partners host $5 night at Aviators game with food, entertainment and raffle prizes.

Gavin Newsom’s race to block a billionaire tax A growing coalition of unions and health care groups is breaking with SEIU-UHW in a bid to stop a one-time levy on the assets of the ultrarich.

When’s Bevin headed to lock up? w/Attica ScottAaron, Chris and Kim cover Lexington's data center deliberations, what's up with medical weed, and WHEN WILL BEVIN GET LOCKED UP, then check in on the civics crisis facing Kentucky with online educator and good troublemaker, Attica Scott.

Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Teamsters-Supported Warehouse Worker Protection Act(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) – Teamsters are celebrating the passage of S2504A/H7364A, the Rhode Island Warehouse Worker Protection Act, out of the General Assembly. Th

State’s Teacher’s Unions Tout Growth Amidst National Decline - West Virginia Public BroadcastingWest Virginia has the 19th strongest teacher’s unions in the country but is one of only five states where membership hasn’t declined.

Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall - People's TribunePhotojournalists covering the protests outside the Delaney Hall immigration jail in New Jersey say they have been deliberately targeted for assault by ICE agents and police — with at least 42 assaults and five instances of officers damaging journalists’ equipment.

Pension payoff delay will cost city billions - The ChiefGovernor Kathy Hochul has signed into law a reamortization plan for New York City’s five pension plans that would extend the city’s timeline to pay off its liability, stabilize the amount the city pays every year but ultimately increase the city’s...

Carmen’s Union applauds new law aimed at protecting transit workers from assaults - Dorchester ReporterMembers of the Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589 – which represents thousands of train drivers, bus drivers, and other front line public transit staff – offer full applause for a new law, which makes assault or battery on a public transit worker a felony punishable by imprisonment for at least 90 days or a fine of at least $500.

DeSantis wants teachers' unions gone. United Teachers of Dade says it is here to stayAs Florida's new anti-union bill goes into effect, the state's largest public sector union is holding a new election in uncharted territory.

Local 33 builds new partnerships, creates opportunities for members through organizing in West Virginia - SMART UnionSMART Local 33 has started 2026 with strong organizing momentum, signing six new contractors (including in "right-to-work" West Virginia).

State Department of Education battles food insecurity for students during summer with feeding sites - WV MetroNewsThe WVDE said there are around 375 feeding sites this summer.

As data centers move into Kentucky, the Horse Capital throws down the gauntletNew policy would limit data centers by size – and eliminate hyper-scale ones completely in Fayette County

States are trying to block cities from regulating AI data centersAt least nine states have considered bills to stop local municipalities from having a say over AI data centers in their communities

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Labor Department toughens union transparency rulesUpgrades help ensure that union members, prospective union recruits, and the public can track the use of member dues and compulsory fees required of workers in non-right-to-work states.

Business & Economy

U.S. job market is strong, but many Americans still frustrated by prospects and rising pricesWith just five months to go before consequential midterm elections in the U.S., Americans have grown increasingly frustrated by rising costs, and it’s unclear if the strong job numbers this year will change their gloomy view of the economy.

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