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Have you gotten your tickets to the 2026 National Conference: Workers Revive Democracy yet?? Keep a lookout! We'll be sharing detailed workshop info ASAP. Until then, learn more and register at www.jwj.org/workers-revive-democracy!

Conference agenda is posted!
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MEET US IN ATLANTA! Join us in Atlanta for the 2026 National Conference: Workers Revive Democracy, happening May 14–16, 2026, in ATL. This is more than a conference–it’s a call to action! 🎟️: jwj.org/2026-conference

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State of the U.S. Unions 2026 This is my annual roundup of labor data on union membership, elections and strikes. How is the U.S. labor movement doing in the Trump 2.0…

NEW ANALYSIS: This is my annual roundup of labor data on union membership, elections and strikes. How is the U.S. labor movement doing in the Trump 2.0 era?
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Viewpoint: Labor’s Answer to A.I.? Give Us Our Time Back When it comes to A.I., there’s a stark gap in ambition between business and labor. If A.I. ushers in a technological boom, corporations intend to use it to wage total war on labor. They will use effic...

"There’s a legacy of workers responding to new technologies by taking militant action to win back their time," writes Vishal Reddy, executive director of WorkFour. "If A.I.’s promise is that it’s going to 'save us time,' then it can give us our time back from work."
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A more diverse workforce isn’t ‘DEI-motivated discrimination’—it’s just demographic change: How Trump is weaponizing the EEOC against the workers it was built to protect Key takeaways: Trump has weaponized the EEOC to go after employers with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, accusing them of “reverse racism” against white workers—but nothing in the EEOC...

A workplace that reflects the workforce is not “reverse racism.”

The Trump EEOC’s frivolous justification for a serious federal investigation is another signal of the rise of white supremacy within our government & diverts attention + resources from the systemic discrimination that still occurs.

Artisan Bread Maker Paying $500/Hour to Fight Teamsters: Union-Buster Watch for the Week of March 9, 2026 - LaborLab New federal disclosures filed this week reveal employers shelling out hundreds of dollars per hour to keep workers from organizing, from a Michigan bakery to a Texas electric cooperative to a New York...

New federal disclosures reveal employers shelling out hundreds of dollars per hour to keep workers from organizing, from a Michigan bakery to a Texas electric cooperative to a New York car dealership.

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Keep ICE out of Stores, Say Starbucks Workers Since more than 4,000 ICE agents descended on the city of Minneapolis, Starbucks barista Alex Rivers has tried to balance the exacting focus the job requires—baristas are expected to write on every cu...

"Starbucks baristas in Ann Arbor, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis have held marches on the boss or other workplace actions demanding that ICE be barred from their worksites in the absence of a signed judicial warrant."

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Four Union Strategies to Fight on A.I. A corporate artificial intelligence frenzy is sowing fear for workers on a massive scale. Seventy-one percent of people in the U.S., according to a Reuters poll on A.I., are concerned “too many people...

"New tech could become an excuse to outsource your work to non-union hands. To keep it union, you can bargain contract language, make direct demands on management, and take a proactive union approach to learning technology."
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Workers Can Organize Outside the NLRB When it comes to reversing labor’s decline, union elections through the National Labor Relations Board have proven woefully insufficient. We need strategies for building workplace power that aren’t de...

The US labor movement is not organizing enough workers to grow and has been shrinking for decades. We need more ways for workers to organize and join unions.
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Union Membership (Annual) News Release - 2025 A01 Results

Some slightly good news in union membership data, last year the number of union members increased by about 400,000 and the union membership rate increased 0.1% to 10%.
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The VAST majority of union-busting goes unreported. That means workers are subjected to undisclosed levels of secret coercion.

These concerted attacks of the freedoms of working people degrades our society and weakens our democracy.

Fact Sheet: Centering Job Quality for Workers with Records #FairChance #JobQuality A Black woman carpenter is at work sawing a table.

Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults has a criminal record. Many are trapped in underpaid, unstable, and unsafe jobs.

NELP’s new fact sheet unpacks the evidence and explains why we need to center job quality for #workers with records.

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LaborLab Summit Registration hosted by Whova 2026-05-06

Registration is FREE & provides access to all Summit sessions, including expert panels, practical workshops, and strategic conversations focused on confronting union-busting, sharing effective organizing tools, and building durable worker power across sectors and regions.

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Union Election Wins Decrease in Trump’s First Year Back, But I’m Not Worried Yet I reviewed U.S. union election wins during the recent federal fiscal year. What are recent labor movement trends and how has the Trump…

NEW analysis: I reviewed U.S. union election wins during the recent federal fiscal year. What are recent labor movement trends and how has the Trump regime impacted union organizing?
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Registration is open for the LRAN/JWJ National Conference in Atlanta, May 14-16, 2026.
@jwj.org #LaborResearch #UnionYes
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The Labor Research and Action Network announces the 2025 New Scholars Grant Winners. #UnionYes #LaborResearch @jwj.org
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The Labor Research and Action Network 2026 Conference Call for Proposals!
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I had a great time interviewing Dave Kamper about his new book, Who’s Got the Power: The Resurgence of American Unions!
#UnionYes #LaborHistory
@dskamper.bsky.social
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Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

LaborLab 2026 Summit - LaborLab Registration and Agenda Coming Soon May 6 – 7, 2026 The LaborLab 2026 Summit will convene workers, organizers, researchers, and community allies for a solutions-driven gathering focused on protecting ...

LaborLab is seeking proposals for our 2026 Shmmit. Help build a movement that can defeat the union-busting industry.

laborlab.us/2026summit

there is no available evidence that donald trump understands what a tariff is, what a trade deficit is, and what the national debt is.

Many thanks for @ericdirnbach.bsky.social for this lovely review of Who's Got the Power in @labornotes.bsky.social!

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I reviewed a great book!
"Every few years a book comes out that tries to explain what’s happening in the labor movement & maybe cheer us up from the bad news of union decline. Dave Kamper’s new book, Who’s Got the Power: The Resurgence of American Unions, does the job"
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The 2026 Labor Research & Action Network Conference will be held in Atlanta, GA, May 14 (exclusively) & 15 in conjunction with the Jobs with Justice Conference (May 14–16). The WEB DuBois Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy at Clark Atlanta University will co-host the conference. @jwj.org

JWJ-aligned LRAN @labor-research.bsky.social is pleased to announce a competition for seed grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 for those engaged in research as activists, policymakers, and academics. Details at the link!

Labor Research and Action Network New Scholars Research Grants Call for Proposals (2025)
#LaborResearch #UnionYes @jwj.org
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Common Mistakes New Union Organizers Make—and How to Avoid Them To err is human, to be a union organizer is to make mistakes. We all do it, so don't sweat it. Here are some tips to try to avoid the next one.

Common Mistakes New Union Organizers Make—and How to Avoid Them

To err is human, to be a union organizer is to make mistakes. We all do it, so don't sweat it. Here are some tips to try to avoid the next one.

Social Security FAQ Social Security turns 90 this year. Despite its popularity and exemplary record of never having missed a payment---even after the 9/11 terror attacks and Hurricane Katrina---misperceptions persist abo...

Social Security turns 90 tomorrow.

Social Security has never missed a payment, even during national crises like 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina.

We should be increasing resources for this important program, not laying off critical staff and closing offices.

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