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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
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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 beenloyal to their company for decades and during these negotiations we are here for our fair share." said UAW Region 1D Director Steve Dawes. "This company is making billions every year - these workers are ready to do whatever it takes to win a record contract that's long past due."
Influenced by the success of the UAW's 2023 Big Three strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis, American Axle workers are ready to make up for nearly two decades of lost wages and benefits. UAW Local 2093 members laid out their demands in a video released earlier in March, which include: no concessions, fairer wages and profit sharing, better health care, stronger retirement, and job security.
"American Axle is a mainstay in this community, and we're fighting to make it better by making our lives better," said Jay Korf, a UAW Local 2093 member at American Axle. "We're not asking to break the bank; we're demanding our fair share after all our sacrifices and years spent building this company back up."
In 2008, workers at American Axle took major sacrifices to save the facility from closure during the Great Recession. Many long-time workers who were making as much as $29 an hour in 2008 saw their wages slashed to $14.50. Today, eighteen years later, workers are still yet to make up all that lost ground, with wages at American Axle currently topping out at $22 an hour after a five-year progression, with inflation-adjusted wages cut in half from their pre-2008 levels.
Meanwhile, in the last decade, as a Tier 1 parts supplier to General Motors, American Axle has generated $8.4 billion in profits. Over that time, the company's CEO has been paid $111 million, with the top five executives receiving nearly $231 million in compensation - while UAW members working at the Three Rivers plant struggle to afford basic needs, with some even forced to sleep in their cars.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/uaw-local-2093-members-at-american-axle-to-hold-strike-authorization-vote-may-11/
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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
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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, rallyingtoday with Woodward MPC workers. "We will be holding a strike authorization vote. Woodward has a choice to make: This company can either negotiate a fair contract for the workers who make this place run. Or the workers will shut shit down, with the full backing of the UAW International Union."
"We've got a company that has been given billions in taxpayer dollars through federal contracts and state subsidies, while the workers who pay the taxes can't get a damn raise," said UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell. "Is that justice? Hell no. What we are asking for at Woodward is really simple. When you make billions off of your workers, pay them what they're worth. Let them have basic time off. Make the progression fair, and get back to the negotiating table."
"Woodward is offering our members a thirteen cent raise at a time when the company is making record profits," said Jose Tapia, Woodward worker and President of UAW Local 5101. "That is what they offered, and then they refused to bargain. So, before this company decided to break the law and walk away from the table altogether, they told us what they think of us. Because they think they can offer us nothing. Break the law. And we'll take it. We are here to show them exactly how wrong they are."
Woodward workers voted to affiliate with the UAW last fall. Since then, the company has committed over three dozen unfair labor practices, including total refusal to negotiate with the union. Workers are fighting for industry-leading wages, fair progression, time off, and job security.
Woodward has made over $1.7 billion in profits since 2020, and has paid its CEO over $30 million in that timeframe, while workers struggle to make ends meet. The over 800 workers are members of UAW Local 5101.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/uaw-members-at-major-defense-and-aerospace-producer-woodward-mpc-in-illinois-announce-strike-authorization-vote/
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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
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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 driversin neighboring King County.
"Glacier Northwest Teamsters do the same work as CalPortland's other drivers in Washington state, yet the company denies them the fair wages and respect they have earned," said Nick Lansdale, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 313. "Rather than bargaining in good faith, CalPortland's proposals would deepen inequality and undermine the livelihoods of hardworking Teamsters in Pierce County."
The union also condemned the company's decision to bring in replacement workers and engage in other anti-union tactics since the strike began on April 1. Local 313 continues to call on CalPortland and Glacier Northwest leadership to immediately return to the table and reach a fair agreement that recognizes the essential role Glacier Northwest Teamsters play in the company's operations.
"The fact that CalPortland would bring in scabs just proves the value we provide to this company and reaffirms the decision we made last month to go out on strike," said John Silver, a seven-year Glacier Northwest driver and member of Local 313. "All we are asking for is to be treated with the same respect and fairness that CalPortland treats drivers who live an hour away from us. We are ready to stay here as long as it takes to get a fair contract."
Glacier Northwest Teamsters will remain on the picket line until management returns to good-faith bargaining and offers proposals that accurately reflect the importance and reliability of their work.
For over 120 years, Teamsters Local 313 has represented workers in a wide range of industries throughout the Pacific Northwest. For more information, visit teamsters313.org.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/04/teamsters-ready-mix-drivers-on-strike-against-glacier-northwest/
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
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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.Todate, Maine Health has denied nurses any details on the nature of its contract with Palantir. In March, RNs and community allies protested in front of Senator Susan Collins' office to demand she return donations from the company.
What: Maine State Nurses Association May Day press conference
Who: Maine Medical Center RNs, Purge Palantir coalition members, community allies
When: Friday, May 1 at 2:00 pm
Where: Western Promenade, Portland (across from 265 Western Prom)
The event will include opportunities for interviews with spokespersons and visuals for photos/video.
The nurses, who are members of Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (MSNA/NNOC), are holding this press conference on May Day with their Purge Palantir campaign allies to underscore the threat Palantir poses to working people everywhere.
Founded by Peter Thiel and led by Alex Karp, Palantir's data tools centralize and organize massive amounts of data collected by the federal government, including Medicaid data, to enable ICE to target, stalk, detain, and deport immigrants. In addition, Palantir has also partnered with Israel's Ministry of Defense in its human rights abuses of the Palestinian people.
Nurses reject the vision for the future put forward by Karp and Palantir. The company's manifesto reveals its ambitions to drastically militarize U.S. society - at a time when the government has already made unprecedented cuts to health care funding in order to fund militarized immigration enforcement domestically and warfare abroad.
Grassroots efforts to reduce Palantir's influence have been successful. Purge Palantir successfully pushed for New York City's public health care agency to end its contract with Palantir. A growing list of Congressional members have publicly rejected Palantir's campaign contributions - including U.S. representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Jason Crow, Pat Ryan and U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper.
May Day is an internationally recognized day of resistance to corporate greed, dating back to 1886 and the fight to win the eight-hour workday in Chicago. NNU is calling on all working people who are able to refrain from shopping or going to school and instead, to take part in creative disruptions. To find and join a May Day Strong event near you, visit www.mobilize.us/mayday.
Maine State Nurses Association is part of National Nurses Organizing Committee, representing 4,000 nurses and other caregivers from Portland to Fort Kent. NNOC is an affiliate of National Nurses United, the largest and fastest-growing labor union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/registered-nurses-allies-to-demand-maine-health-cancel-contract-with-palantir-technologies
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
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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 protectand advance this right," said NEA President Becky Pringle. "The Supreme Court's decision would reverse decades of progress and voting rights precedent designed to ensure equal representation.
"The reason we have voting rights laws in America is to remedy discrimination against voters of color. If the Supreme Court does not recognize the need to continue upholding this basic value of 'one person, one vote,' then Congress must stop stalling and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
"As Americans, our vote is our voice in a representative democracy, and the right of every single American to have equal access to be heard is a fundamental right and essential to the integrity of our democracy."
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The National Education Association is the nation's largest labor union, representing nearly 3 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators, students preparing to become teachers, health care workers, and public employees. Learn more at www.nea.org.
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Original text here: https://www.nea.org/about-nea/media-center/press-releases/nea-reacts-louisiana-v-callais-decision
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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
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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 ofAFGE members at the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Border Patrol, Coast Guard, and many other DHS agencies have continued to show up each and every day without the guarantee of a paycheck.
"While AFGE is pleased that Congress finally stepped up to do their jobs and fund DHS, it is unacceptable that it took them this long to do so.
"Too many times we have seen lawmakers use patriotic federal employees' livelihoods as leverage for political gains. Federal employees are not political pawns. They are not leverage. They are Americans - and they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
"Today, I am calling on Congress to pass the Shutdown Fairness Act, which would pay federal employees during government shutdowns and ensure they'll never be used in this way again."
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/3adcedfb4567444cbd2bb5fe158fc5f7.aspx
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
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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 Louisianav. Callais is a direct attack on the Voting Rights Act and the promise of equal representation. In gutting protections of our voting rights, the Court has made it harder for working people to challenge unfair districting and easier for politicians to manipulate the electoral process for their own advantage.
"When regular, working Americans lose protections of their voting rights, it makes it harder for citizens to hold politicians accountable and easier for corruption to flourish in government. The American people deserve better, and AFGE will continue to stand with our allies in the labor and civil rights communities to fight for it."
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/4dadd916902a4185a86dec9177cad88c.aspx
