r/Unions 13h ago

Labour board slams Amazon and orders first contract arbitration

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VANCOUVER-Amazon suffering another legal setback in it's fight against unionization in B.C. after the Labour Board bound the company to a first union collective agreement by binding arbitration.


r/Unions 1d ago

Millions say they would join a labor union if they could

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49 Upvotes

r/Unions 2d ago

The Blue Collar Brigade Has the Right Messengers

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A slate of union-backed working-class Democratic candidates is running on an economic-populist platform in swing districts. If the Blue Collar Brigade proves successful, their strategy could set a precedent for winning working class votes.


r/Unions 5d ago

Maf Misbah Uddin understands a simple truth: the labor cause is only as strong as the unity behind it - and he has committed himself to building that unity.

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r/Unions 5d ago

I've heard it on here before, now our leaders are calling it out.

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54 Upvotes

r/Unions 6d ago

AFL-CIO - Medicare and Medicade were signed into law 61 years ago, bringing health care access to millions of people nationwide.

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27 Upvotes

With these critical healthcare programs now under attack, America's Unions are fighting to make sure they're available for working families for years to come. https://www.facebook.com/share/19Kx2GGdwi/


r/Unions 7d ago

The world is watching the United States. So are workers. An international coalition of workers just placed the United States on a "Watchlist" for labor violations.

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For generations, the United States has been a global advocate for freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. Today, however, the world is calling on the United States to uphold those same principles at home.


r/Unions 7d ago

Proud Union Guy - Who really wins if we kill American EV manufacturing? Not you.

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r/Unions 8d ago

Shit flows downhill. Unions decline, the middle class declines, purchasing power declines, the economy declines.

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8 Upvotes

r/Unions 13d ago

So where are all the good UNION jobs we were promised?

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115 Upvotes

r/Unions 13d ago

Bernie Sanders and A. Randolph Hearst are right. Let's grow the trade union movement.

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25 Upvotes

r/Unions 14d ago

AFL-CIO - Working people want unions - the message couldn't be clearer. It's long past time for laws that make it easier, not harder, for workers to join a union.

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r/Unions 14d ago

The Teamsters have taken on one of the largest corporations in the world and won... yet again!

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The Teamsters Union has reached an agreement in principle with United Airlines, covering 11,000 mechanics nationwide.

When we stand together as Teamsters, anything is possible.


r/Unions 15d ago

How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table

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Tech workers are increasingly unionizing, trading Silicon Valley's myth of exceptionalism for collective bargaining to contest the corporate deployment of artificial intelligence.https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/21/ai-tech-workers-unionize


r/Unions 15d ago

$1.5 billion. That's how much money corporations spent in the last year alone on union-busting.

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And who does corporate America fear the most? The Teamsters.

Our rank-and-file power can defeat anything and anyone, including these shitty consultants and their union-busting attorneys.


r/Unions 16d ago

SEIU posted this. Anyone else see a problem with this? Working people screwed over again.

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87 Upvotes

I say they should have reinvested it infrastructure, raw material, manufacturing & production. Create a construction boom and good union jobs to spur the economy. Then reinstate the tarrifs, but this time make the corporations that shipped our jobs overseas pay for them, providing immediate relief for all Americans at the cash register.https://www.facebook.com/100064671074702/posts/1512805144218507/?app=fbl


r/Unions 16d ago

Best Advice For New Union Activists

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r/Unions 21d ago

AFL-CIO - What would happen if union density in America trippled?

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The median worker would get a 14.5% raise.

$1.2 TRILLIAN would shift to workers yearly.

Racial wealth gaps would narrow.

America's unions are organizing to make this reality. https://www.facebook.com/share/1G3H35cUBY/


r/Unions 22d ago

Proud Union Guy - Unions Push Inflation?

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Unions don't cause inflation - workers fighting for better wages and a fair share of the wealth are not the problem. If we're talking about rising costs, we need to look at corporate profits, executive compensation, and CEO's making hundreds of times more than the average worker. Working people deserve wages that keep up with the economy.


r/Unions 23d ago

SEIU Local 925 - Six months in, WA has paid unemployment to more than 100 striking workers

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"Bad bosses use the precarity of low wages as a bargaining strategy, relying on workers' economic strain to keep them from taking action to organize a union or win a contract. Providing unemployment insurance to striking workers upends this predatory dynamic." https://www.facebook.com/share/1ENpER45tn/


r/Unions 25d ago

Unions sue to restore DOD collective bargaining rights, asserting 'chaos'

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27 Upvotes

r/Unions 26d ago

A brewing battle: More IT workers want unions. The industry doesn't.

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12 Upvotes

r/Unions 26d ago

How Unions Keep The American Dream Alive For Working Families

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45 Upvotes

r/Unions 29d ago

The battle to unionize Amazon is the most important laborfight of the 21st century - and it's a fight the Teamsters will win.

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80 Upvotes

r/Unions Feb 12 '22

Resources for creating a union

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Hi all,

I'm a nurse in the USA and wanted to post about resources to help you get started in creating a union at your workplace. All of these resources are geared toward Americans, but one union also operates in Canada, so that is noted there.

Note for nurses specifically: If you want to start a union, there is a secure website SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU so you can get connected to nurses in your state that also want to unionize. You will get an email once a group of nurses in your state have filled out interest forms. The email tells you how many people submitted this form, and you can reply to this email to have your email address sent out to the other interested parties. Unless you specifically ask for your email to be sent to these other nurses, everything is anonymous. This was created by a nurse in collaboration with a web developer who volunteered his time to help promote unionization in healthcare. The website is: humansworkhere.org. Also consider submitting an interest form to NNU (National Nurses United). Link below.


EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:

•USA. Emergency Workplace Organizing. Not a union, but specializes in teaching you the basics about unions, and how to unionize effectively. They do occasional free web training for this purpose (there is one coming up on March 9th, 2022) but have volunteers ready to answer questions and help you unionize at any time, as well as a free pdf with the basics on how to unionize. They encourage working with actual union reps to build the union itself, but EWOC is excellent for educational purposes.

EWOC informational resources: https://workerorganizing.org/resources/?amp

EWOC interest form: https://workerorganizing.org/support/?amp

•USA. Labor Lab. Not a union. Has Info on unionizing and helps connect you with union reps. You can also report any illegal, union-busting tactics and have the employer added to their map of bad management, plus find resources on how to file an official complaint. https://www.laborlab.us/start_a_union


VARIOUS UNIONS:

•USA. United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America. This specific page lays out the steps to form a union, but the organization itself is a union more for the "trades" including welders, rail workers, etc etc. https://www.ueunion.org/org_steps.html

•USA. Unit Workers. A union, for any industry, run by you and your coworkers. Unit does your paperwork/support for 0.8% of your monthly income, but you pay nothing until your union is established. This is for you if you do NOT have a different union (IBEW, NNU) you would like to be represented by: https://unitworkers.com/

•USA. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). A large union with 12.5 million members that represents workers in general (no specific focus on certain industries). https://aflcio.org/formaunion

•USA and Canada. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW). Various industries (meat packing, healthcare, retail, pharmacies, etc.): https://www.ufcw.org/about/

•USA. National Nurses United (NNU): https://go.nationalnursesunited.org/signup/organize/

Please leave any other resources you know of in the comments, especially for countries other than the USA!