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UAW Local 2093 Members at American Axle to Hold Strike Authorization Vote May 11
DETROIT, Michigan, May 2 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on May 1, 2026:

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UAW Local 2093 Members at American Axle to Hold Strike Authorization Vote May 11

Today, as working-class people take part in May Day actions around the world, UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle, or Dauch Corporation, announced plans to hold a strike authorization vote starting May 11. Results will be counted on May 12, with the chance for workers to walk out of the Three Rivers plant starting May 31 when the current contract expires.

"UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle have been ... Show Full Article

UAW Members at Major Defense and Aerospace Producer Woodward MPC in Illinois Announce Strike Authorization Vote
DETROIT, Michigan, May 1 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on April 30, 2026:

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UAW Members at Major Defense and Aerospace Producer Woodward MPC in Illinois Announce Strike Authorization Vote

Over 800 workers for Woodward MPC in Niles, Illinois, will take a strike authorization vote after the company has illegally refused to bargain for months, signaling a potential work stoppage at a key producer of defense and aerospace equipment in the Chicagoland area.

"I've got a message for the company: Woodward, the clock is running out," said UAW President Shawn Fain, rallying ... Show Full Article

Teamsters Ready-Mix Drivers On Strike Against Glacier Northwest
WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:

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Teamsters Ready-Mix Drivers On Strike Against Glacier Northwest

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(TACOMA, Wash.) - Ready-mix drivers represented by Teamsters Local 313 at Glacier Northwest, a CalPortland company, have reached the one-month mark of their unfair labor practice (ULP) strike against the company as negotiations over a fair contract have stalled. The drivers, based in DuPont, Wash., are fighting to address significant wage and benefit disparities with other CalPortland ready-mix drivers ... Show Full Article

Registered nurses, allies to demand Maine Health cancel contract with Palantir Technologies
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 30 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:

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Registered nurses, allies to demand Maine Health cancel contract with Palantir Technologies

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Maine Medical Center registered nurses will hold a press conference on Friday, May 1 in Portland to demand Maine Health cancel its contract with Palantir Technologies. Joined by their allies in the Purge Palantir campaign, nurses will detail why leaders of Maine's public institutions and health care organizations should refuse collaborations with the surveillance software giant.To ... Show Full Article

NEA Reacts to Louisiana V. Callais Decision
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The National Education Association issued the following statement on April 29, 2026, by President Becky Pringle:

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NEA reacts to Louisiana v. Callais decision

Pringle: Educators teach students that voting is both a responsibility of citizenship and a right we must continue to uphold

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NEA President Becky Pringle issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, gutting the Voting Rights Act:

"Educators teach students that voting is both a responsibility of citizenship and a right we must continue to uphold. People died to protect ... Show Full Article

DHS Workers Union Statement on the End of the DHS Shutdown
WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:

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DHS Workers Union Statement on the End of the DHS Shutdown

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AFGE Urges Passage of the Shutdown Fairness Act

WASHINGTON - Today, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, celebrated the end of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement:

"For the past 76 days, tens of thousands of ... Show Full Article

AFGE Outraged Over Supreme Court Voting Rights Decision
WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:

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AFGE Outraged Over Supreme Court Voting Rights Decision

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Largest federal employee union calls this a direct attack on the promise of equal representation

WASHINGTON - Today, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, is outraged over the Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais.

AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement:

"Yesterday's Supreme Court decision in Louisiana ... Show Full Article