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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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With Teamsters' Support, Maryland Bans Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings
WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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With Teamsters' Support, Maryland Bans Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings
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(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) - Maryland Teamsters are celebrating the passage of SB 417/HB 45, legislation authored by Delegate Joe Vogel (D - Gaithersburg), which bans mandatory attendance for workers at captive audience meetings. These meetings are employer-sponsored propaganda sessions designed to discourage workers from organizing.
"We started fighting for this bill three years ago because banning
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WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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With Teamsters' Support, Maryland Bans Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings
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(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) - Maryland Teamsters are celebrating the passage of SB 417/HB 45, legislation authored by Delegate Joe Vogel (D - Gaithersburg), which bans mandatory attendance for workers at captive audience meetings. These meetings are employer-sponsored propaganda sessions designed to discourage workers from organizing.
"We started fighting for this bill three years ago because banningthis undemocratic practice is a moral imperative -not just for the labor movement, but for everyone in our state who cares about economic justice," said Sean Cedenio, President of Teamsters Joint Council 62 in Baltimore. "This a major victory for working families in Maryland, and it happened because Teamsters mobilized, showed up in Annapolis, and made our voices heard."
Maryland is the 14th state to ban mandatory captive audience meetings. As a result, nearly one in three Americans now lives in a jurisdiction where employers can't forcibly subject workers to anti-union meetings.
"I was subjected to vicious public attacks during a captive audience meeting when I was a rank-and-file worker fighting to form a union," said Brandon King, an organizer with Teamsters Local 570. "No worker should ever be put in that position. Thanks to Teamsters and the leadership of Delegate Joe Vogel, State Senator Clarence Lam, and the strength of our coalition, Maryland workers are now protected."
Teamsters Joint Council 62 represents more than 20,000 hardworking men and women throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/04/with-teamsters-support-maryland-bans-mandatory-captive-audience-meetings/
UAW: Amid Slashed Services and Striking Workers, Six-Figure Salary Administration Positions in Lorain County Triple Since 2021
DETROIT, Michigan, April 30 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on April 29, 2026:
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Amid Slashed Services and Striking Workers, Six-Figure Salary Administration Positions in Lorain County Triple Since 2021
The number of administration positions earning $100,000 or more in salary at Lorain County has tripled since 2021, according to recently released Lorain County Auditor data (https://ohioauditor.gov/auditsearch/detail.aspx?ReportID=91f57092-55e4-415d-a33c-dd211c2377ad). As reported by the County Auditor payroll data released this year, the number of administrative
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DETROIT, Michigan, April 30 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on April 29, 2026:
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Amid Slashed Services and Striking Workers, Six-Figure Salary Administration Positions in Lorain County Triple Since 2021
The number of administration positions earning $100,000 or more in salary at Lorain County has tripled since 2021, according to recently released Lorain County Auditor data (https://ohioauditor.gov/auditsearch/detail.aspx?ReportID=91f57092-55e4-415d-a33c-dd211c2377ad). As reported by the County Auditor payroll data released this year, the number of administrativepositions at Lorain County earning over six-figures spiked from 55 in 2021 to 174 in 2025 - with the $20.3 million spent on these six-figure payrolls representing nearly a quarter of the County's entire $89 million operating budget last year alone.
The added positions at these high payouts - which do not figure in health care coverage, pension contributions, or paid time off accruals - are surging as County Commissioners slash public services, claiming an $11 million budget deficit, and refuse to bargain with workers on strike at Job and Family Services over a $1 per hour supplemental wage increase aimed at addressing a severe retention and service crisis. Meanwhile, as these administrative payrolls ballooned, County Commissioners have directed $67 million in County capital funds to a controversial "Megasite" economic development project.
"The County Commissioners have blown up the budget on six-figure administrative salaries but won't resolve a strike with the frontline workers who actually deliver services," said UAW Local 2192 Chairperson Gina Jones, a case worker on strike at JFS. "We know we have the community on our side in our outrage at the County's mismanaged priorities and refusal to settle for $1 per hour."
The cost to settle the JFS strike, a $1 per hour supplemental wage increase that Commissioners have refused to negotiate, would total approximately $299,520 annually. That figure represents less than 1.5% of what the County spent on six-figure administrative salaries in 2025. The growth in administrative wages between 2024 and 2025 alone - approximately $2.6 million - is nearly nine times the cost of settling the JFS strike.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/amid-slashed-services-and-striking-workers-six-figure-salary-administration-positions-in-lorain-county-triple-since-2021/
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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/
Teamsters California Condemns Rushed, Reckless DMV Rules Allowing Driverless Trucks
WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Teamsters California Condemns Rushed, Reckless DMV Rules Allowing Driverless Trucks
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(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - The following is a statement from Teamsters California Co-Chairs Victor Mineros and Peter Finn regarding the California Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV) new rules on heavy trucks that were announced this week:
"The DMV's decision to rush forward with driverless heavy-duty trucks is reckless, and we will use every tool necessary to stop it -including taking
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WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Teamsters California Condemns Rushed, Reckless DMV Rules Allowing Driverless Trucks
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(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - The following is a statement from Teamsters California Co-Chairs Victor Mineros and Peter Finn regarding the California Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV) new rules on heavy trucks that were announced this week:
"The DMV's decision to rush forward with driverless heavy-duty trucks is reckless, and we will use every tool necessary to stop it -including takingthis fight to the courts. Make no mistake: this is just the beginning of Teamsters California's fight for good jobs and safety on our roads.
"We have been clear from the start: a change this sweeping should be handled through the legislature, out in the open, with real transparency and accountability. Instead, the DMV is making major public policy behind closed doors.
"The DMV is also ignoring the real-world stakes. These rules put our streets, our highways, and our jobs in jeopardy. This agency happily greenlit technology that companies still won't fully disclose safety data on, thereby threatening the livelihoods of the professional drivers who keep California's economy moving. That's why California voters are with Teamsters: there's no substitute for a human driver behind the wheel.
"Teamsters California will keep fighting for public safety and good jobs throughout and beyond the November elections -and then the next administration -until California gets rules that protect communities, protect workers, and put accountability over experimentation and corporate greed."
Teamsters California is the united voice of 250,000 workers across dozens of industries who power the state's economy and communities every single day. For more information, go to teamstersca.org.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/04/teamsters-california-condemns-rushed-reckless-dmv-rules-allowing-driverless-trucks/
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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