Friday, November 13, 2026
Nursing home workers on strike against HealthBridge in Connecticut, in an earlier dispute. Photo: Dannel Malloy / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Workers at six Chicago-area nursing homes set an October 16 strike date

The union says Landmark pays below the industry standard, and the parent company had not responded when the notice was reported.
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Photo: jimcintosh (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Nearly 4,000 Brigham nurses set open-ended strike for Oct. 14, the largest in Massachusetts...

Mass General Brigham says it has contracted 1,300 temporary nurses, while the union says the system conditioned further talks on a multi-year pay freeze
The Peace Tower and Library of Parliament on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Photo: Sylvain Pastor / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Tariffs Were a Wake-Up Call. Ottawa Hits Snooze Again

The U.S. share of Canadian merchandise exports fell from 75.9% in 2024 to 71.7% in 2025, but Umer Azad of CODEPINK argues Ottawa has not changed course.
The Whitney Museum of American Art on Gansevoort Street in New York. Photo: Jim Henderson

Whitney Museum union sets Monday strike deadline days before Lichtenstein retrospective

UAW Local 2110 is asking for a $71,000 salary floor, a figure drawn from a New York City cost of living report.
The Frances Perkins Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Senate confirms Keith Sonderling as labor secretary, 47-41

The vote fell along party lines after a hearing in which Democrats questioned him over a rolled-back overtime rule; the seat had been empty since April.
An Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina, not the Rock Tavern facility. Photo: Indy beetle (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Amazon warehouse workers in Rock Tavern strike over conveyor speeds and ignored safety complaints

Teamsters say managers deleted safety posts from Amazon's internal feedback board; Amazon says the picket was an illegal attempt to intimidate workers.
A used car lot in Lansingburgh, New York. Photo: Tyler A. McNeil / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Credit Acceptance agrees to million settlement over unaffordable subprime car loans

Borrowers who lost cars to repossession will get million in debt relief, and the lender must cap vehicle prices at 109% of retail book value for seven years.
An Environmental Protection Agency signing event in 2014. File photo. Photo: Environmental Protection Agency

EPA union sues over termination of contract that protected scientific integrity

AFGE Council 238 says the agency ended its 2024 agreement to stifle dissent, months after employees signed a letter against administration policies.
Shoppers' prices at a grocery store. File photo. Photo: vofuth / CC BY 2.0

Paychecks aren’t going as far. More Americans say they trust Democrats to help.

A 19th and YouGov poll finds more Americans say their paychecks are not going as far, and more say they trust Democrats to help.
The Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Photo: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.