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The Progressive National Baptist Convention, AFL-CIO, and Rainbow PUSH Coalition will launch "The People's Revival" on September 22, 2026, at Zion Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., according to an announcement from the coalition.
Eleven workers at an AutoZone store in White Plains, New York, will vote beginning September 25 on whether to join United Auto Workers Local 259 and form the first union at the nation's largest auto parts retailer, according to reporting in The Guardian.
LaborLab, a workers' rights watchdog organization, released a search tool and cost estimator on September 8 designed to expose the spending patterns of the $1.7 billion union-busting industry, according to The American Prospect.
Union membership in the United States increased by 411,000 workers in 2025, the largest single-year gain since 2008, with nearly three-quarters of new members concentrated in states that legally protect collective bargaining rights, according to a report released September 7, 2026, by the Illinois E
Tech industry workers are increasingly turning to union organizing after decades of resistance from employers, driven by mounting job losses, workplace discontent, and artificial intelligence implementation that threatens employment stability, according to an analysis published by the San Francisco
A coalition of Missouri labor unions and reproductive rights organizations announced a $1 million campaign in August 2026 targeting Republican state legislators who voted to repeal the state's paid sick leave requirement, according to the Missouri Independent.
A collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is a legally binding contract between an employer and a union that sets wages, benefits, working conditions, and dispute resolution procedures for every covered worker.
Concession workers at Target Field in Minneapolis plan to walk off the job during an upcoming Noah Kahan concert, according to Minnesota Public Radio, marking the latest labor action at the stadium after workers picketed during a Minnesota Twins game in June.
WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees local 8125 reached a tentative labor agreement at 4:15 a.m. Mountain time Monday, ending a strike by the airline's flight attendants that had suspended WestJet's 737 and 787 operations since just after midnight Sunday, according to Global News.
The Alphabet Workers Union delivered a 4,500-signature job security petition to Google executives last week, capping a year in which union actions at Alphabet doubled from 2024 levels, according to The Guardian.
U.S. employers are charged with violating federal law in 41.5% of all union election campaigns, according to a study from the Economic Policy Institute. The violations follow a predictable script.
The NLRB requires a 30% showing of interest before scheduling a union election, and organizers need 50% plus one vote to win. Those two numbers define every campaign's math.
