The Complete Strike Fund Readiness Checklist: What Locals Must Have in Place Before Authorizing a Work Stoppage
The Teamsters' national strike fund holds over $300 million, according to Civic Media. That figure gives the impression of invincibility.
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5 First-Contract Bargaining Mistakes That Destroy New Unions — and How to Recover From Them
Workers at The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Ars Technica voted to join the NewsGuild of New York in 2018. Their first contract didn't arrive until June 2021.
Binding Arbitration vs. Strike Rights: Which Dispute Resolution Path Better Protects Healthcare Workers?
The Ontario Hospital Association has not freely negotiated a contract with hospital nurses in more than fifteen years, relying on binding arbitration to set terms for roughly 62,000 workers.
From Recognition to Results: The Post-Election Bargaining Roadmap Unions Get Wrong
Forty-four percent of newly certified unions between 1999 and 2004 never reached a first contract, according to a study of more than 8,000 successful elections by sociologist John-Paul Ferguson. The election was the easy part.
The Safety Committee Power Play: How Unions Win Workplace Hazard Control Through Formal Joint Representation
Workplace safety committees without union backing don't reduce injury rates.
Ontario Nurses Launch Constitutional Challenge to Overturn 59-Year-Old Strike Ban
The Ontario Nurses' Association announced a constitutional challenge on May 11, 2026, to strike down a 1965 law that bans job action for more than 90% of Ontario healthcare workers and forces contract disputes into binding arbitration, according to a press release from the union.
Gig Worker Firsts: What the Victoria Uber Drivers' Historic Contract Reveals About Future Organizing Battles
On April 28, 2026, over 1,000 Uber drivers in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, voted 99% in favor of the first collective bargaining agreement ever ratified by app-based rideshare workers anywhere in the world.
UK Government Eliminates Cap on Paid Union Time for Civil Servants in Framework Overhaul
The United Kingdom has removed the cap on paid time civil servants can dedicate to union activities and duties, allowing union representatives to spend up to half their working hours on trade union work while remaining on the government payroll, according to the Daily Mail. The shift eliminates the
Atlanta Mayor to Sign Firefighters Union Agreement After Year-Long Delay and Lawsuit
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens will sign the city's collective bargaining agreement with the firefighters union on May 11, ending a stalemate that lasted more than a year and prompted the union to file a breach-of-contract lawsuit in March, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement Blueprint: How to Negotiate Workplace-Specific Contracts That Actually Stick
Section 8(d) of the National Labor Relations Act requires both employers and unions to bargain in good faith over wages, hours, and working conditions. That three-word legal phrase, "in good faith," is the engine behind every collective bargaining agreement in the country.
From Election Win to Contract Victory: Why Post-Recognition Organizing Strategy Determines Real Workplace Change
Fifty-two percent of newly certified unions don't reach a first contract within a year of winning their election. Nearly a third still don't have one after three years.
34,000 NYC Building Workers Authorize Strike as Contract Deadline Looms
More than 34,000 apartment building workers in New York City moved toward strike authorization on April 18 as their union contract approached expiration at midnight on April 20, according to Prism News.